Today in History for Sept. 26, 2014

Indian Springs Baptist Church historical marker.

Sept. 26, 1834 – Indian Springs Baptist Church petitionary letter presented to the Baptist Association meeting in Monroe County, Ala.

Sept. 26, 1861 – The Perry Walker Rangers, a Confederate cavalry unit, departed Monroeville under the command of T.H. Malden of Monroeville.

Sept. 26, 1863 – During the Civil War, a skirmish occurred at Hunt's Mill, near Larkinsville in Jackson County, Ala.

Sept. 26, 1864 - Confederate General Sterling Price invaded Missouri and attacked the Union garrison at Pilot Knob.

Sept. 26, 1864 - A guerilla band of 200 gathered under William "Bloody Bill" Anderson near the town of Centralia, Missouri. The next morning Anderson led 30 guerillas into the town and looted the community and terrorized residents.

  

Sept. 26, 1872 – The first Shriners Temple (called Mecca) was established in New York City.

Sept. 26, 1888 – Poet T.S. Eliot was born in St. Louis, Mo.

Sept. 26, 1905 – Holdings of the Bear Creek Mill Co. were sold to V.J. Herlong and the United Lumber Co.

Sept. 26, 1908 - Ed Eulbach of the Chicago Cubs became the first baseball player to pitch both games of a doubleheader and win both with shutouts.

Sept. 26, 1914 – The George W. Foster Camp No. 407, United Confederate Veterans, met in Monroeville to elect delegates for the upcoming state reunion in Mobile.

Sept. 26, 1919 - The St. Louis Browns defeated the New York Yankees 6-2 in a game that lasted 55 minutes. The game was the second game of a doubleheader.

Sept. 26, 1930 – H.P. Lovecraft completed “The Whisperer in Darkness,” which was originally published in the August 1931 issue of Weird Tales.

Sept. 26, 1934 - The RMS Queen Mary was launched. After the ocean liner was permanently docked in Long Beach, Calif., reports of ghosts and paranormal activity emerged. The most haunted section of the ship is said to be the engine room where a young sailor was crushed to death.

Sept. 26, 1957 – Future major league first baseman and Leroy native Kelvin Orlando Moore was born. He would go on to play three seasons for the Oakland A’s.

Sept. 26, 1957 – Lyeffion High School was scheduled to open their 1957 football season against Beatrice High School at Lyeffion, but that game was not played because the flu “laid low about half of the Eagle squad.”

Sept. 26, 1958 – Alabama baseball great Virgil Trucks, then a pitcher for the New York Yankees, appeared in his final major league baseball game.

Sept. 26, 1962 - Maury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers became the first player to steal 100 bases in a season. He ended the season with 104.

Sept. 26, 1969 – Air Force A1C Michael David Gunnels of Andalusia was killed in action in Vietnam.

Sept. 26, 1971 – Marine Sgt. Charles Wayne Turberville, 21, of Finchburg was killed while on duty at the American Embassy in Phnom Penhm, Cambodia during a Khmer Rouge terrorist attack. Born on July 17, 1950, he graduated from Monroe County High School, joined the Marines and became a member of the prestigious Marine Security Guard Battalion. He was buried at Bryant Cemetery at Finchburg.

Sept. 26, 1971 - Baltimore Orioles pitcher Jim Palmer wins his 20th game of the year, becoming the fourth Orioles pitcher to win 20 games in the 1971 season. This made the 1971 Orioles pitching staff the first since that of the 1920 Chicago White Sox to field four 20-game winners. The other 20-game winners were Dave McNally, Mike Cuellar and Pat Dobson.

Sept. 26, 1972 – Conecuh County Superitendent of Education Harvey G. Pate resigned and was replaed by Wayne Pope, who was appointed to fill Pate’s unexpired term by the Conecuh County Board of Education.

Sept. 26, 1981 - Nolan Ryan of the Houston Astros became the first player to pitch five no-hitters with a 5-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Sept. 26, 1987 – Conecuh County native Thomas Watson Spence, 79, of Montgomery passed away in a Montgomery hospital. He was a former Macon County Superintendent of Education and former sales representative for Scott-Forman Book Co.

Sept. 26, 1998 - Mark McGwire hit home runs 67 and 68 for the season.

Sept. 26, 1998 - Dennis Eckersly of the Boston Red Sox appeared in his 1,071st game.

Sept. 26, 2002 – Weather reporter Harry Ellis reported 1.18 inches of rain in Evergreen, Ala.

Daily Weather Observations from SW Alabama for Fri., Sept. 26, 2014

Rainfall (past 24 hours): 0.00 inches

Week to Date Rainfall: 0.00 inches

Month to Date Rainfall: 3.85 inches

Fall to Date Rainfall: 0.00 inches

Year to Date Rainfall: 50.45 inches

NOTES: Today is the 269th day of 2014 and the fifth day of Fall. There are 96 days left in the year.

Readings taken at 0700 hrs Central Standard Time (1300 GMT) daily, just west of the Monroe-Conecuh County line, near Excel, Alabama, USA, in the vicinity of Lat 31.42834°N Lon 87.30131°W. Elevation: 400 feet above sea level. CoCoRaHS Station No. AL-MN-4, Station Name: Excel 2.5 ESE. 

Glennis Curry remains in first place in local ESPN College Football contest

Last Tuesday night after The Courant closed, a “Concerned Citizen of Conecuh County” slid an unsigned letter to the editor critical of Hillcrest High School athletics under the office door. We found the one-page letter when we arrived for work Wednesday of last week, which meant that it was too late to get the letter in that week’s paper even if it had been signed.

The Courant isn’t in the habit of publishing unsigned letters to the editor, and this letter didn’t include a phone number, which meant that we couldn’t contact that letter’s author. The Courant doesn’t print unsigned letters to the editor because the paper’s longstanding editorial policy has been that if you want us to publish a letter, especially one that’s controversial, you should also be willing to sign it to let readers know who wrote it.

In the end, if you wrote this letter and want The Courant to consider running it in the paper, drop by the office and sign it.

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The fourth week of our local ESPN College Football Pick ‘Em contest has come to an end, and the standings on Sunday morning showed that Glennis Curry remained in sole possession of first place for the third straight week.

Aaron Albritton remained in second place. Rod Sims, Barlow_91 and Mike Dailey were in a three-way tie for third place. (Barlow_91, if you’re reading this, please send me your real name.)

Mark Peacock jumped from 15th place to sixth place. Steve Stacey moved up to seventh place from 11th place. Sharon Peacock went from ninth place to eighth place. Ricky Powell remained in ninth place, and Hunter Norris dropped from sixth place to tenth place.

In the interest of full disclosure, your friendly neighborhood sports columnist is in 16th place.

If you’re playing this local contest and didn’t finish in the Top 10, don’t sweat it. This contest will run for 10 more weeks, and it’s a marathon not a sprint. You’ll find that the standings will change a lot over the next 2-1/2 months.

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In the SEC this week, there are four head-to-head games between conference teams and three other games involving conference teams facing opponents from outside the SEC.

No. 12 Georgia will play Tennessee in Athens Saturday at 11 a.m. (ESPN). Vandy will face Kentucky in Lexington Saturday at 11 a.m. (SECN). Arkansas will play No. 6 Texas A&M in Arlington Saturday at 2:30 p.m. (CBS), and Missouri will face Nov. 13 South Carolina in Columbia at 6 p.m. (ESPN).

No. 5 Auburn will play Louisiana Tech in Auburn Saturday at 3 p.m. (SECN), and No. 17 LSU will face New Mexico State in Baton Rouge at 6:30 p.m. (SECN). No. 10 Ole Miss will take on Memphis Saturday at 6:30 p.m. in Oxford (ESGP). Alabama, Florida and Mississippi State do not play this week.

For what it’s worth, here’s how I see each of those games playing out. I look for Auburn to wax La. Tech, for Georgia to beat Tennessee, for Kentucky to roll Vandy and for Texas A&M to beat Arkansas. I also like South Carolina over Missouri, LSU over New Mexico State and Ole Miss over Memphis.

Last week: 6-2. So far this season: 36-7.

The Evergreen Courant's Sports Flashback for Sept. 25, 2014

1966 Evergreen High School varsity football team.

THREE YEARS AGO

SEPT. 22, 2011

“Evergreen’s Justin Nared made his college football debut Saturday when he stepped in as quarterback against Alabama A&M Saturday night in Huntsville.

“Nared, a freshman, quarterbacked the Golden Tigers on their final possession of the game, which A&M won, 21-6.”

“Sparta Academy posted its biggest win in 14 years Friday night when they beat Elwood Christian, 48-0, at Bloch Park in Selma.

“Dalton Baggett led Sparta’s offensive attack with 16 carries for 105 yards and three touchdowns. Baggett led Sparta’s defense with five solos and four assists.”

Other standout Sparta players in that game included Tom Andrews, Michael Brown, Brooks Carpenter, Tristan Crutchfield, Hunter Hanks, Drew Hardin, Taylor Harrelson, Dylan Middleton, Zach Moon, Michael Raines, Ethan Roberts, Jesse Stabler, Allen Stuart, Devaughn Stucky, Eli Tyree, Ethan Tyree and Chris Young.

“Hillcrest High School picked up a much-needed region win Friday night when they went on the road to defeat Straughn High School, 27-26, in overtime.”

“Evergreen’s Derek Smith recorded a tackle and returned a kick in Memphis University’s 27-6 win over Austin Peay at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis, Tenn. on Saturday.

“Smith, a 6-foot-1, 210-pound redshirt sophomore defensive back, recorded an assist on defense and returned an Austin Peay kickoff for an 18-yard gain in the third quarter.”

18 YEARS AGO

SEPT. 26, 1996

“The Sparta Academy Warriors improved their 1996 football record to 3-1 last Friday night when they put on a defensive show in beating the Fort Dale-South Butler Eagles, 7-6, in Greenville.

“Lyle Bell led the Warrior rushing attack with 88 yards on 21 carries. Michael Pate had 83 yards on 20 carries. Cliff Herbest, 11 yards on three carries and one touchdown, Rod McIntyre, 10 yards on seven carries, and Lee Goodwin had two yards on two carries.”

Other standout Sparta players in that game included Justin Brown and Chris Kervin.

“Monroe defeats Jags 17-16: Bucky Busby kicked a 24-yard field goal with 1:12 left in the game to cap a clutch nine-play, 59-yard drive as the Monroe County Tigers edged the Hillcrest-Evergreen Jaguars, 17-16, in a high school football thriller last Friday night in Monroeville.”

Hillcrest’s first touchdown came on a 30-yard pass from quarterback Don Ray Mixon to wide receiver Demetrius Rudolph. Tailback Willie Likely scored on a two-point conversion run with 4:02 left in the third quarter.

Hillcrest’s second touchdown came on a run by Likely from inside the five, and tight end Ryan Meeks hauled in the two-point conversion pass from Mixon to give Hillcrest a 16-14 lead with 10:41 left in the game.

Monroe won on a 24-yard field goal by Bucky Busby with 1:12 left in the game, a kick that capped a nine-play, 59-yard drive.

33 YEARS AGO

SEPT. 24, 1981

“Opelika socks Aggies 41-14: The Evergreen Aggies traveled to Opelika last Friday night and came back with their third straight loss of the season. The Bulldogs upended the Aggies, 41-14, scoring 35 points in the first half. The Aggies, however, outplayed the Bulldogs in the second half, but because of a few bad breaks occurring in the first half, they were too far down to catch up.

“Leading the way for Evergreen on offense was Mark Bell. He carried the ball eight times and gained 75 yards and scored both Aggie touchdowns on runs of one and nine yards. Another Aggie player adding much to the offense was split end Wayne Harrelson, who had four pass receptions for 68 yards.

“On defense, Evergreen was led by Barry Padgett with seven solos and seven assists. Also Arturo Scott, who was all over the field, had 11 solos and three assists. Others were Kenny Rankins with eight and one, Deatrich Wise with two and five, DeWayne Booker with three and three, James Lee and Doug Booker with three and two each and Tracy Hawsey with four solos.”

“Scott Brown won the archery contest at the Labor Day Celebration held Sept. 5 at Evergreen Municipal Park. Kenneth Varner and Francis McKnight were winners of the fishing contest.”

“This car, built by Scott Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Smith of Evergreen, won the Labor Day Race at Flomaton. Larry Lambeth of Flomaton drove the car as Scott is only 15 and will not be eligible to drive until next year. Scott built the car under the guidance of his father.”

48 YEARS AGO

SEPT. 22, 1966

“These are the 1966 Evergreen High Aggies who will play W.S. Neal in East Brewton next week after an open date this week. They are Tim Stinson, Jack White, Ed Smith, Larry Windham, Glenn Bolton, Lavon Tolbert, Elliott Quarles, Jimmy Bell and Ernest Shipp; Eddie Ralls, Bubba Mininger, Homer Faulkner, George Stinson, Roger Waller, Moreno White, Ronald Halford, Don Montgomery, Ronald Parker, Harold Hamiter, Rusty Price, John Brantley, Forrest Simpson, Wayne Caylor, Jimmy Hamiter, Leon Hinson and Hollis Tranum.”

“Aggies lose 2nd to Monroeville; idle this week: The Evergreen High Aggies take a week off to lick their wounds this week after dropping their second game of the season to Monroeville there Friday night by a 20 to 6 count. They return to action next week against W.S. Neal.”

Evergreen’s only touchdown came on pass from Homer Faulkner to Jack White.

Other standout players in that game included Jimmy Bell, Glenn Bolton, Bubba Mininger, Rusty Price, George Stinson and Larry Windham. Cliff Little was Evergreen’s head coach, and Perry Outlaw was assistant coach.

“Conecuh hunters are poised with their shotguns at the ready position for the opening of the dove season which comes at noon Saturday. The first half of the split season continues through Nov. 12 with the second half set from Dec. 22 through Jan. 10.”

63 YEARS AGO

SEPT. 27, 1951

“The Evergreen Aggies face one of their strongest opponents of the season when they return to gridiron warfare here Friday night with an eight o’clock match with Andalusia in Brooks Stadium. The Green and White punched out an 18-0 win over Millry here Sept. 14 to open the season. Last week, they had an open date giving Coach Wendell Hart two weeks to practice to ready his light and inexperienced squad for this important tilt with the Bulldogs.

“Probably starting lineups are as follow:

“Evergreen – LE Lurton Chambers, 150; LT Wayne Douglas, 161; LG Bill Robinson, 126; C Joe Stowers, 142; RG Donahue Edson (Capt.), 152; RT Sam Cope, 210; RE Shirley Frazier, 150; QB Gillis Morgan (Alt. Capt.), 145; LHB Gwyn Daniels, 137; RHB Ward Alexander Jr., 160; FB Pace Bozeman, 150.”

“Coach Mack English’s spirited but green Lyeffion squad battled an experienced and heavier 11 from Excel throughout the entire game Thursday night in Monroeville. The final score, Excel 20, Lyeffion 0.

“Outstanding for the Lyeffion Yellow Jackets was Frank Shavers, one of South Alabama’s niftiest 125-pound linebackers.

“Van and Ben Hawsey and David Eddins showed sparks of offensive ability and may be expected to improve with practice.”

“The Repton Bulldogs ran up against a big, experienced Brantley football team and a wet field last Friday night and dropped a 33-0 verdict in Brantley.

“Friday Coach Charles Pouncey’s team will journey to McKenzie for a game with the Tigers.

“The loss of left half Joe Kelly who was injured in the Brantley game slows the Repton offense. Expected to lead the scoring efforts are Will Ivey, Jimmy McInnis and Charles Carter. Shelton and Gerald Baggett, Max Hanks, Euby Gandy, Harry Giles and Harold Butts are line stalwarts counted on to stop McKenzie.”

Today in History for Sept. 25, 2014

Sulphur Creek Trestle in March 2014.

Sept. 25, 1540 – The chief of the ancient Indian town of Talisi in Dallas County gave DeSoto men and women to carry their baggage and in return DeSoto released the chieftain of Coosa.

Sept. 25, 1690 - One of America's earliest newspapers published its first and last edition, when the "Publik Occurences Both Foreign and Domestik" was published at the London Coffee House in Boston, Mass. by Benjamin Harris.

Sept. 25, 1864 – Confederate Gen. Nathan B. Forrest drove in the Union pickets at the Sulphur Branch Trestle Fort in Limestone County and placed his artillery in a position from which he delivered a deadly bombardment into the fort. Union forces surrendered the fort later that day.

Sept. 25, 1864 - Confederate President Jefferson Davis met with General John Bell Hood at Hood's Palmetto, Ga. headquarters. The topic of discussion was the recent misfortunes of the Army of Tennessee.

Sept. 25, 1867 - The oldest newspaper in Alabama owned by a single family, The Southern Star, was first published in Dale County. Except for a few issues, the editor has always been a family member. The current editor, Joseph H. Adams, is the fourth generation family editor.

Sept. 25, 1882 - The first major league double header was played between the Worcester and Providence baseball teams.

Sept. 25, 1883 – Legislator and judge John McDuffie was born at River Ridge in Monroe County.

Sept. 25, 1889 – Shortly after 3 a.m., Rube Burrow and Rube Smith robbed the southbound Mobile & Ohio passenger and mail train near Buckatunna, Miss. This was Burrow’s seventh train robbery.

Sept. 25, 1897 – Noble Prize-winning author William Faulkner was born in New Albany, Miss.

Sept. 25, 1905 – Sportswriter Walter Wellesley “Red” Smith was born in Green Bay, Wisc.

Sept. 25, 1911 – Ground was broken for Fenway Park in Boston, Mass.

Sept. 25, 1912 – Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism was founded in New York City.

Sept. 25, 1914 - Richard H. Parks, “a prominent lawyer and former solicitor,” committed suicide in Dothan by shooting himself.

Sept. 25, 1917 – MLB baseball pitcher John Franklin “Johnny” Sain was born in Havana, Ark.

Sept. 25, 1918 – The Bank of Monroeville opened on the lower floor of the old 1852 Courthouse with a capital of $25,000. It would later merge with the Monroe County Bank in 1922.

Sept. 25, 1918 – Baseball Hall of Famer Philip Francis “Phil” Rizzuto was born in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Sept. 25, 1920 – American Legion Post No. 61 in Monroeville was organized.

  

Sept. 25-27, 1939 – Heavy rains fell in Alabama during this three-day period and did considerable damage to crops, highways and bridges. Many streams flooded, including Burnt Corn and Murder Creeks, which rose at a rate of about 18 inches per hour on Sept. 26. On Sept. 26, the Conecuh River rose 11-1/2 feet and traffic between Monroeville and Atmore was interrupted due to damage to the concrete bridge south of the state prison.

Sept. 25, 1942 – Lt. Laula Middleton sent a cablegram to his family in Conecuh County to let them know he had safely arrived overseas. The family received the message on Sept. 26 and believed he was in either England or Ireland.

Sept. 25, 1965 – The first installment of what would become Truman Capote’s “In Cold Blood” was published in The New Yorker.

Sept. 25, 1965 - Willie Mays, at the age of 34, became the oldest man to hit 50 home runs in a single season. He had also set the record for the youngest to hit 50 ten years earlier.

Sept. 25, 1965 - Satchel Paige of the Kansas City Athletics, at the age of 59, pitched three shutout innings against the Boston Red Sox. Paige’s three innings for the Kansas City Athletics made him, at 59 years, 2 months and 18 days, the oldest pitcher ever to play a game in the major leagues.

Sept. 25, 1967 – The Conecuh County Circuit Court’s Fall Term began with Judge Robert E.L. Key presiding. Two murder cases were on the docket. Joe Green faced charges of second-degree murder in connection with the pistol shooting death of Jack Manual on March 3 near Castleberry. Miller Baldwin faced charges of first-degree murder and assault to murder in connection with the shooting death of Ruth Boykin and the shooting of John H. Stallworth on April 16 at Boykin’s home.

Sept. 25, 1974 – The first ulnar collateral ligament replacement surgery (Tommy John surgery) was performed, on baseball player Tommy John.

Sept. 25, 1978 - Melissa Ludtke, a writer for "Sports Illustrated", filed a suit in U.S. District Court. The result was that Major League Baseball could not bar female writers from the locker room after the game.

Sept. 25, 1985 – A cropduster owned by J.G. Booker of Booker Flying Service of Goodway crashlanded in a field at Uriah owned by W.E. Garrett of Uriah. The plane, which was flown by Duke Farrar, suffered from apparent engine failure. No one was injured in the incident.

Sept. 25, 1987 – Alba High School handed Evergreen High School its third straight loss by beating them 21-3 in Bayou LaBatre. Russell Meeks kicked a 21-yard field goal with 2:47 left in the fourth quarter to give Evergreen their only points.

Sept. 25, 1987 – Sparta Academy beat South Montgomery Academy, 14-7, at Stuart-McGehee Field in Evergreen. Robbie Bolton scored on a five-yard run, and Jeff Carrier scored on a four-yard run. Jamie Deason kicked both extra points.

Sept. 25, 1987 – Carolyn Pate Castleberry took the oath of office Conecuh County’s Tax Collector. She was appointed to the office by Alabama Gov. Guy Hunt to fill the unexpired term of Marvin Johnston, who retired.

Sept. 25, 1993 - Charles Barkley and Nirvana were guests on "Saturday Night Live."

Sept. 25, 2002 – Weather reporter Harry Ellis reported 3.10 inches of rain in Evergreen.

Sept. 25, 2002 – The Vitim event, a possible bolide impact, occurred in Siberia, Russia.

Sept. 25, 2002 – Horton Insurance Co. moved into a new location on Rural Street in Evergreen. The company was owned by Earl Horton, and Jim Ryan was the Evergreen office’s manager. 

Daily Weather Observations from SW Alabama for Thurs., Sept. 25, 2014

Rainfall (past 24 hours): 0.00 inches

Week to Date Rainfall: 0.00 inches

Month to Date Rainfall: 3.85 inches

Fall to Date Rainfall: 0.00 inches

Year to Date Rainfall: 50.45 inches

NOTES: Today is the 268th day of 2014 and the fourth day of Fall. There are 97 days left in the year.

Readings taken at 0700 hrs Central Standard Time (1300 GMT) daily, just west of the Monroe-Conecuh County line, near Excel, Alabama, USA, in the vicinity of Lat 31.42834°N Lon 87.30131°W. Elevation: 400 feet above sea level. CoCoRaHS Station No. AL-MN-4, Station Name: Excel 2.5 ESE. 

Historical marker says no one knows for sure how Stockton got its name

'Historic Stockton' historical marker in Stockton, Ala.

This week’s featured historical marker is the “HISTORIC STOCKTON / OLD SCHOOLYARD PARK” marker in Baldwin County, Ala. This marker is located in front of the Stockton Civic Club, on the east side of State Highway 59 in Stockton, Ala.

This marker was erected by the Alabama Tourism Department and the Stockton community in May 2010. There’s text on both sides of this marker, and both sides are different. What follows in the complete text from the marker:

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“HISTORIC STOCKTON: Modern Stockton is situated on a hill just above the original settlement, which was abandoned around 1840 because of Yellow Fever outbreaks. No verified source for the town name exists. Most likely it was named by the local postmaster. The Indian mounds located near Stockton are witnesses of a prehistoric Indian population in the area. In the latter 1700s, Stockton was the most populous settlement in the area, excepting Mobile. Some records indicate the town was settled by Tory refugees from the Atlantic States during the Revolutionary War. Early Stockton residents included the English Commandant of Mobile, Major Robert Farmer, who was visited in 1778 by William Bartram, the noted botanist. At that time, the town was an English trading post. Later, Stockton settlers built saw mills, a small church, a school and a Masonic hall. The old bell used in the Stockton Presbyterian Church is thought to have been cast in Scotland and brought to America. Stockton today is mostly a residential community with some logging and farming occupations. (Continued on other side.)”

“OLD SCHOOLYARD PARK (Continued from other side): This 11.86-acre site was acquired from A.B. Crosby in 1928 for the sum of $500. Upon it was built Stockton Junior High School, which opened with nine grades in 1929. It was the second Stockton public school site, the first being a three-room wooden structure housing 12 grades. That site was less than one mile south of here, the current grounds upon which Stockton Methodist Church is located. An earlier public school was taught in the Masonic Lodge building. Previous education was private, and schools were held in various locations. Stockton Junior High School was closed by a Federal school desegregation order of 1964 and burned in the 1970s. The Stockton Civic Club leases this site from the Baldwin County Board of Education for use as a public park. The Civic Club, with public and private donations, built the covered pavilion, the Community Center building, a walking trail and other recreational facilities.”

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'Old Schoolyard Park' historical marker. 

The marker described above is one of several in the Stockton area. There are at least two more a little further south on State Highway 59. One tells about William Bartram’s travels through the area and another tells about the “Mound Line” that established the first southern boundary of the United States.

In the end, visit this site next Wednesday to learn about another historical marker. I’m also taking suggestions from the reading audience, so if you know of an interesting historical marker that you’d like me to feature, let me know in the comments section below.