Most of my memories are created by photographs. Those images don’t always seem real. And then there are other people who can remember amazing details.
Before the Civil War, the state of Alabama was home to an estimated thirty three thousand slave holders. Local historians say one of them was John Welch Prewitt. He set aside two acres that became known as the Old Prewitt Slave Cemetery. The site may hold up to two hundred unmarked graves. Former World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Deontay Wilder lives next door.
Ever wonder where the dollar sign originated? While reviewing the Cecil Whig articles from June 1869 I came across a small feature in the June 19, 1869 edition of the