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FROM THE VAULT: William Benson and the Kowaliga School

Just off a dirt road in Tallapoosa County and a few feet into a patch of forest lies the concrete tomb of William E. Benson. Most of the land Benson…

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ALABAMA GOVERNORS: Hugh McVay

Clement Comer Clay’s election to the US Senate led to his resignation as Alabama’s governor in August 1837. Under the state constitution, Hugh McVay, the president of the state senate,…

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FROM THE VAULT: Alabama and the American Presidency

On June 1, 1819, Pres. James Monroe paid an unannounced visit to Huntsville while on an inspection tour of southern military fortifications. At a quickly organized dinner that evening, Monroe…

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