Dothan’s Post Office History and Local Tales Recalled
The tale recalls Dothan’s early post office, once a rough weekly mail hub moved between counties, with a rustic origin story. It notes the town’s youth and various nicknames, a century of small mischiefs, bunking up to one postmaster, and a sense of local resilience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harriett Geecher Stowe
Henry County
Cal
Henry
Hiss House
Mr. Haya
Bat
Dale
Thera
Poplar Head and the Wiregrass Era in Alabama
A fragmented reminiscence traces Poplar Head from a rough frontier settlement to a shaping of Alabama’s Wiregrass region. It recalls early travelers scouting paths, sparse post offices, and changing lands as settlers from Barbour and Pike counties moved in. The piece notes soil improvement, cotton and corn farming rising where oaks and roots once dominated, and locals debating a hard journey west while clinging to the region’s identity and stories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poplar Head
Gud-Torsake
Barbour
Dale
Lawful money reserve figures in bank ledgers
In the bank records the lawful money reserve shows amounts including 1,559.00 and a Redemption Fund with United States Treasuries at 5 percent of circulation. The figures reflect held balances and related securities totaling several thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
National Bank
Cherka
Mouey
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The
Dothan Fagle
7 Ball
Aletema
Fort Wis
Elbe
Cothurs
Hin Lowe
Dothan
Enogh
Cilieux
Arter Crawford
Fama
Dulhan
Mahaimoedan
Liew
Garth
Atlantic Coast Line
Alabama
Atlantic Beach
Florida
Pablo Beso
Cumberland Island
Georgia
St. Simons Island
Tybea Island
Morgan
Ala
North
Savannah Georgia
Third National Bank
Dohan
U.S
Net Reserve
Bankers Trust
Vizeo
Votal
B.C. Williams
R. @ WILLIAMS
Q. B. Morgan
W. F. Newton
C. E. Williams
HM. Kincey
Remet
Batchelor
Locust Grove Dairy
J.B. Hall & Sons, Proprietors
Enterprise Market
Twal
Ous
Paris
Em. A. Ellison Drug Co
J.w.holian
Mge
Retail Dept
Leritor
Hammond Drug Company
Emerson Electric Motors
Emerson Motors
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