Dothan Townspeople Recall Early Postal Days in Alabama
A flood of reminiscences from Dolhas and surrounding areas recounts the formation of a makeshift post office in the early 1870s, its rough beginnings, and odd incidents as residents describe life when the town was barely a voteable entity. The piece blends local humor with archival notes on old postmaster figures and neighborhood tales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elle
Dolhas
Beng Ao Young
Harriett Beecher Browe
Dothan
Henry County
Cal
Henry
Haya
Dale
Poplar Head and its elusive post office origin tale
The text describes Poplar Head as a place named for a tree along a dusty road near the Bronch, never becoming a post office. It recalls hunters, camps, and local chatter about water, sturgeon, and deer, with a rough portrait of a hard frontier town and its people seeking a stopping place amid pine and wold.
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Ted Ther
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