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Penitentary Gap of Bankhead Ridge Mystery Explained
Old Penitentiary Mountain pass near Moulton known for its unique name yields three likely origins. The Roberts and Armor families dominated early settlement with a famed jail tavern and stagecoach routes. Howard Roberts, deputy and hunter, linked to the pass and its legends, with family ties spanning the region's founding era.
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John Knox
Byler
Moulton
Bankhead National Forest
Chestnut Ridge
Buzzard Roost Mountain
Penitentiary” Ridge
Roberts
Armor
Dorothy Gentry
Lawrence County
Roberts Inn
Mountain
Matthew
John Roberts
Mobile
North
Alabama
George Galphin
B. T
Buck) Armor
Coffeys
Coffey Rd
Albert Coffey
John Montgomery
Buck Armor
Arthur Armor
Decatur
Margret Willis
Baptist Church
Howard
Nancy Sutton
Willis
J. W. Roberts
Itasca
Texas
Howard Roberts
Buck
James Robert Armor
Matilda Roberts
Henry Hodge