Hubby had surgery on his stomach (a tear in his stomach from a fall) on July 20. Today was a recheck to make sure the incision was healing. After the doctor visit, we decided to ride to Ford City to eat lunch at Stanfield's. It is one of our favorite places to eat.
Hubby usually orders steak and a baked potato, and gets the salad bar.
I usually order a small shrimp plate, which includes shrimp, Texas toast, slaw, and a baked potato.
On our way to Stanfield's, we rode past the Weeden Heights historic marker, located next to the Broadway Rec Center.
Crape Myrtles were in full bloom, and there were several pink ones behind the marker.
Crape Myrtles were in full bloom, and there were several pink ones behind the marker.
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Weeden Heights, early 1900s
This Twentieth-century business and residential area was developed by John D. Weeden Jr during the building of Wilson Dam and the World War I Defense Plants. Weeden Heights was carved from 3,800-acre Sweetwater Plantation, the former home of his grandfather, Governor Robert M. Patton. The slave village, with its 23 small cabins facing a community square, was located north of the Broadway Recreation Center. An unmarked slave cemetery is nearby. In 1871, the Pattons gifted a 25-acre farm in this area to a former slave.
"In consideration of his faithfulness and fidelity"
After we left Stanfield's, we stopped at Southern Railroad in Muscle Shoals, where I took a picture of the red caboose and the Jerry Scott memorial marker.
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| Red Caboose |
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| In Memory of Jerry H. Scott, an unforgettable friend whose humor, loyalty, and safe, dedicated service left us all a lasting inspiration. |
We rode to LaGrange Park, but none of the buildings were open because there was no activity. So we strolled through the park, stopping to take pictures of the park, a country store, a church, a cabin, & the historical marker about LaGrange's history.
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| Entrance to LaGrange College Site |
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| Hubby relaxing at Log Cabin. |
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| LaGrange College Site Park |
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| County Store/Post Office |
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| Blacksmith Shop |
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| LaGrange College Park |
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This is the site of
LaGrange College
Chartered in 1830 by an act of
The Legislature of Alabama
An Institution of High Order for men
attended chiefly by students
from the southern states.
The college was burned on April 28, 1863
by Federal Cavalry Commanded by
Colonel Florence M. Cornyn
under General Granville Dodge
Presidents
Bishop Robert Paine 1830-1846
Dr. Edward Wadsworth 1846-1852
James W. Hardy 1852-1853
Rev. Smith Moore 3 months 1853
Dr. R. H. Rivers 1854-1855
Rev. Felix Johnson 1855-1858
Col. J. W. Robertson 1858-1862
We stopped in Barton to see the Barton Cemetery and the Civil War Skirmish there.
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| Barton Cemetery |
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Bullet-marked tombstones in the Cemetery show evidence of a brisk skirmish here on October 26, 1863, when Gen. P. J. Osterhaut's first division of Sherman's Corps came under fire from Gen. S. D. Lee's Confederate troops. CSA artillery on a hill near a frame church (Zion No. 1) opened fire at dawn, and Union artillery replied from Cemetery. CSA forces retreated to Little Bear Creek. USA forces briefly occupied Tuscumbia, then fled to Cherokee and abandoned the attempt to advance along the railroad.
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Civil War Skirmishes at Barton
In 1862~63, Confederate forces fought several sharp skirmishes near Barton as they sought to repeal or delay Union expeditions invading the Tennessee Valley from the Federal stronghold at Corinth, Mississippi.
December 12, 1862, ~~~ Col. T.W. Sweeny, USA vs Col. P.D. Roddey, CSA April 17, 1863 ~~~Gen. G.M. Dodge, USA vs Col. P.D. Roddey, CS October 20, 1863~~~ Gen. P.J. Osterhaus, USA vs Col. Jeff Forrest, CSA October 26, 1863 ~~~Gen. P.J. Osterhaus, USA vs Gen. S.D. Lee, CSA |
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| Barton Church |
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| Tomb of Robert Craig Garner |
Our last stop was the Key Underwood Coon Dog Memorial Graveyard, a resting place for hunting hounds. The Cemetery is well kept, with an outhouse and a shelter where coon dog owners gather to remember their coon dogs.
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| Only the Cemetery of its kind in the world allows coonhounds to be buried. Troop First Dog was laid to rest here on September 4, 1937 |
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| Grave sites of many coon dogs |
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| Grave sites of many coon dogs |
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| Coon Dog Cemetery |
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| Troop First Dog was laid to rest here on September 4, 1937 The troop is surrounded by a fence with a barrier top to protect its grave and tombstone. |
Civil War Skirmish!
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