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Siri Hedreen / The Outlook Contrary to what the historical marker states, Johnson J. Hooper died in 1862.

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Siri Hedreen / The Outlook A handwritten inscription appears to read “Wm C. Oates Aug 1st 1882.” William C. Oates (1835-1910) was Alabama’s 29…

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Siri Hedreen / The Outlook The stamp “Oates Library Belvoir” may refer to the Belvoir mansion in Montgomery, once the family residence of Will…

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Siri Hedreen / The Outlook Local historian Bill Ponder peruses “Simon Suggs’ Adventures, Late of the Tallapoosa Volunteers.”