Jan. 14, 1772 – During the British occupation of Alabama,
explorer Bernard Romans visited St. Stephens in present-day Washington County
and recorded – “Stout sloops and schooners may come up to this rapid; therefore
I judge some considerable settlement will take place.”
Jan. 14, 1819 – A “train of emigrants,” consisting of 52
horses and 12 wagons from South Carolina, stopped for the night on the present
site of Greenville, Ala. to “rest themselves from the fatigue of the day.” The
next day, after further investigation, they decided to settle the location
which was wilderness at the time. The group included James Dunklin, Joseph
Dunklin, John Dunklin, Dr. Hilary Herbert, Webster Gilbert, John Bolling,
William Graydon, John Graydon, William Payne, Thomas Coleman and Dr. George
Herbert.
Jan. 14, 1864 – During the Civil War, the Confederate
commerce raider, CSS Alabama, captured and burned the Emma Jane off the coast
of Malabar, Indian, now having destroyed over 60 such Federal vessels.
Jan. 14, 1864 – During the Civil War, a skirmish occurred at
Shoal Creek in Shelby County, Ala. Skirmishes were also fought in Bollinger
County, Mo. and at Dandridge and Middleton in Tennessee.
Jan. 14, 1891 – James K. Kyser became postmaster at Burnt
Corn, Ala.
Jan. 14, 1907 - Jefferson D. Helton and T.E. Dennis Jr. of
Tunnel Springs had a preliminary hearing before Judge Slaughter on this Monday,
charged with the murder of Dixie Bradley on or about Jan. 4. “The defendants
established to the satisfaction of His Honor, that having in their possession a
warrant for the arrest of Bradley, and in the discharge of their duty as
officer they were forced to shoot him in self-defense, Bradley, it is alleged,
having offered violent resistance by opening fire on the officers,” The Monroe
Journal reported. “Messrs. Helton and Dennis were discharged.”
Jan. 14, 1907 - L.W. Locklin of Perdue Hill and his son,
A.J., passed through Monroeville on this Monday en route to Montgomery to
attend the inauguration of Governor B.B. Comer. The Monroe Journal also
reported that J.M. Burns, Esq., also attended the inauguration.
Jan. 14, 1908 – While unloading a shotgun, the 10-year-old
son of Bob Mosley accidentally shot and killed his sister, age 12, at their
home on this date, according to the Jan. 16 edition of The Conecuh Record. “The
full charge of the gun struck the girl between the shoulders, completely
severing the spinal column. Death was almost instantaneous.”
Jan. 14, 1909 - Company K was scheduled to meet at the
Evergreen armory on this Monday at 7:30 p.m. for its regular monthly muster.
P.M. Bruner was Captain.
Jan. 14, 1912 – The “bird man,” R.G. Fowler of San Francisco
reached Evergreen on this Sunday afternoon and attracted a large crowd. He
circled Evergreen at least 1,000 feet above the ground, and the crowd below
could hear his aircraft’s little motor. He circled the city several times and
landed about two miles east of Evergreen and north of the L&N Railroad
tracks. He remained until Tuesday, waiting for favorable weather, and took off
for other points around 3 p.m. Fowler’s landing in Evergreen is believed to
have been the first plane landing ever in Conecuh County.
Jan. 14, 1922 - W.F. Higdon and “Mr. Loveless” of Atmore
visited Monroeville on business on this Saturday. “Both these gentlemen were
formerly connected with The Atmore Record, and contemplate the establishment of
a job printing plant in Escambia’s agricultural metropolis,” The Monroe Journal
reported.
Jan. 14, 1923 – On this Sunday, three prisoners escaped from
the Escambia County Jail in Brewton, Ala. around noon. Two of the three
escapees were in jail on murder charges.
Jan. 14, 1931 - The L.M. Sawyer home caught fire on this
Wednesday morning about 11 o’clock. Only a small patch on the roof was burned
before the fire was extinguished, according to The Monroe Journal.
Jan. 14, 1938 – Jay (Fla.) High School beat Evergreen High
School’s boys basketball team, 11-6.
Jan. 14, 1938 – Lyeffion High School’s boys basketball team
beat Conecuh County High School, 20-18, in Castleberry, Ala. Brooklyn’s girls
basketball team beat CCHS, 20-15, that same night in Castleberry.
Jan. 14, 1952 – Bruce Dale Jones was born. On March 9, 1972,
at the age of 20, he was killed at Tan Son Nhut Airbase in Gia Dinh, South
Vietnam, where he was serving as a sergeant in the Air Force’s 377th Security
Police Squadron.
Jan. 14, 1953 – Army 1LT Charles Smith, 28, of Covington
County, Ala. was killed in action in Korea. A veteran of World War II, he was
born on Sept. 11, 1924. He was buried in the Hardin Street Cemetery in Opp,
Ala.
Jan. 14-15, 1960 – The Conecuh County Basketball Tournament,
featuring varsity and B-teams, was scheduled to be held at Lyeffion High
School. In the varsity division on the opening night, Conecuh County High
School was scheduled to play Repton High School at 7 p.m., and Evergreen High
School was scheduled to play Lyeffion at 8:15 p.m. The next night, the B-team
title game was set for 7 p.m., and the varsity title game was set for 8:15 p.m.
Jan. 14, 1963 - George Wallace began serving his first term
as Alabama governor, and during his inauguration he promised his followers,
"Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever!" His
first term would end on Jan. 16, 1967, but he would later serve three other
terms as Alabama’s governor.
Jan. 14, 1971 – Army Spc. Donald Wayne Smith, 21, of
Brewton, Ala. was killed in action at Pleiku, South Vietnam. Some sources say
he was an “accidental ground casualty,” and his body was recovered. He was born
in Brewton on Aug. 17, 1949, and his name is listed on panel 05W, line 044 of
the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C. He was buried in the Baptist Hill
Cemetery in Brewton. Smith served as a Power-Generation Equipment Repairman
with the 506th Light Maintenance Co., 62nd Maintenance Battalion, 45th Ground
Support Group, Army Support Command Qui NOHN, 1st Logistical Command, USARV. He
was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal, the
Vietnam Campaign Medal and the Vietnamese Gallantry Cross Unit Citation.
Jan. 14, 1972 – The President’s Mansion at the University of
Alabama was added to the National Register of Historic Places due to its
architectural and historical significance.
Jan. 14, 1980 – Evergreen High School’s varsity boys
basketball team improved to 12-1 on the season by beating Escambia County High
School, 61-50. Top Evergreen players in those games included Johnny Allen,
Russell Bozeman, Joe Mitchell, Sanford Moye, Perona Rankins, Philander Rodgers
and Arturo Scott.
Jan. 14, 1980 - The Conecuh County Cattlemen and CowBelles
were scheduled to hold their annual banquet on this Friday at 7 p.m. at the
Holiday Inn. The State Association was to be represented by President Milton
“Buzz” Wendland of Autaugaville. The featured speaker was to be Robert Vaughn
of Ozark. Vaughn was a highly sought humorous speaker who was guaranteed to
give audiences lots of laughs along with some important matters upon which to
think.
Jan. 14, 1986 - Weather observer Earl Windham reported a
low of 24 degrees in Evergreen, Ala.
Jan. 14-15, 2006 - Evergreen weather observer Harry Ellis
reported low temperatures of 30 on both of these days.
Jan. 14, 2010 - Sparta Academy’s varsity boys basketball
team picked up their eighth win of the season on this Thursday night with a
51-21 win over South Choctaw Academy in Evergreen.
Jan. 14, 2010 - The Conecuh County Board of Education
returned to a long-standing tradition on this Thursday when it held its first
meeting in recent memory at one of the county’s local schools. For a number of
years, the board had held its regular meetings at the Conecuh County Resource
Center in Evergreen, but on this Thursday, the board met in the cafeteria at
Lyeffion Junior High School and planned to rotate the location of their
meetings among the county’s local schools. Board Chairman David Cook explained
to the sizeable group of parents, faculty and students at the meeting that over
the years the board somehow “got away from” the practice of meeting at local
schools.
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