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| William Bartram |
July 22, 1788 – Early Conecuh County pioneer Chesley Crosby
was born in Chester District, S.C. He came to Conecuh County in 1818 and
settled at Hampden Ridge. He was “Coroner and Ranger” of Conecuh County in 1818
and “Justice of the Quorum” of Conecuh County in 1819. A longtime supporter of
the Belleville Baptist Church, he also helped found one of the county’s first
schools, Evergreen Academy, in 1840. One of the school’s original trustees, he
passed away at his home between Belleville and Sparta on May 22, 1864.
July 22, 1823 – William Bartram, one of America’s first
professional botanists, passed away at the age of 84 while working in his
garden in Kingsessing, Pa. Between 1773 and 1777, he went on a botanical and
anthropological expedition through the Southeast, including Alabama, passing
through Baldwin, Butler, Conecuh, Escambia and Monroe counties. He published
the famous book, Bartram’s “Travels” in 1791.
July 22, 1864 – The Battle of Atlanta continued as
Confederate General John Bell Hood continued to try to drive General William T.
Sherman from the outskirts of Atlanta when he attacked the Yankees on Bald
Hill. The attack failed, and Sherman tightened his hold on Atlanta.
July 22, 1914 – Alabama State Highway Engineer William
Simpson Keller (Helen Keller’s half-brother) passed down the Old Stage Road in
Conecuh and Monroe counties as part of a scouting party that included about 25
automobiles, surveying proposed trunk highway from Mobile to Montgomery.
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