A Brief History of Baldwin County, Alabama

The authors have striven "to present in a brief way some facts which it is hoped will be the inspiration to those seeking to know that history better to go deeper and to find out more of the traditions of this, one of the most romantic and picturesque sections of the state.... The Baldwin County Historical Society has conceived well in its efforts to have the world remember the deeds of those who came, lived and have passed on. This little corner of the state has seen the Spaniard, the Frenchman, the Britisher strive for a foothold and fail. Here America's own nation, the Choctaw-speaking Indians, and America's own white born have been the only ones who have succeeded. They have builded strong. The Choctaw have gone on; those whom we term Americans, in this section of Alabama-amalgamations of romantic Spain, vivacious France, shrewd Scotch, conservative English, mixed yet further with the blue blood of Virginia and the Carolinas-have produced many of Alabama's staunchest citizens. In recent years that influx from the Northern and Western states has caused the revival of the commercial prosperity second to none in the state." This slender volume examines a wide variety of topics: Indian villages, Indian mounds, shell banks, early white settlers, William Bartram, boundaries, Josiah Blakeley, D'Olive Cemetery, Jackson's Oak, Fort Morgan, education, the Revolutionary War, and much, much more.