The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-11
NEWS OF INTEREST TO
 THE ID. A. R. IN ALABAMA
By MRS. J. WALTER BLACK
 ClOverdale, Montgomery

descendants have and are maintaining the record made by their ancestors. In '"The Fork of the Coosa and the Talla- poosa the earlier settlers made their homes. reaching out to the borders of the Indian line, the Creeks being still in their original haunts. The river lands were the very finest in soil; the table land above was level and productive; but the highest table land was the place where the owners of the rich river plantations built their houses and made their homes. not neglecting to have a neighborhood school and church. Montgomery is. be- lieve, the oldest town in our county.
 In the very earliest days it had a rival in a town called Augusta, which grew up near the Tallapoosa junction. But Augusta proved malarious-there was another name for such sickness then and it was abandoned for Montgomery
 Wetumpka, too, the Indian Falling Wa ters,'' with the musical accompaniment of it's river, was a formidable rival of Montgomery Being on the edge of the Creek Nation, a friendly tribe then, it gave great advantage for trade with the Red men, I have been thrilled with sto- ries my mother has told of the Indian visitors to her fathers house in Wetump- ka in her childhood; their awe of the family portraits whose eyes followed them around the room; of the ministra- tions of an Indian doctress, whose incan- tations were offered-and afraid to be re1used-for the treatment of some child lsh illness. Andrew Dexter of Rhode Is- land John Falconer Jonathan Farley ana J. '. Klinck were the first perma- nent white settlers on the large tract of land, once the mythical Indian village of Ecunchatty, though Arthur Moore lived there In lSlo-they came in 1S16-1L With
 wonderful foresight and with what seems like modern real estate astuteness. An orew Dexter bought a large part of the present city. He induced settlers by sell- Ing orr town lots He again, with pro- phetc vision, reserved and donated our beautiful Capitol Hill for the future state capital. Just below the hill John Goldth- waite had a store; Mayhew and Whitman. carpenter and Colclough were among our very earliest merchants. MT. Dexter call eo ms town New Philadelphia Another portion was called East Alabama Town. Ihey were divided by lower Court street III lol9 these small towns were consoli- oated and called Montgomery. Some autnoritles claim that the city is named Tor the Revolutionary hero, Richard montgomery. who lost his life in storm ,ns the heights of Quebec, and who was reiated to Lemuel Montgomery Others say that the city was named for tbe county, so l leave you to decide between them. The medical and legal professions nave many famous names which cluster around our city and county Just a few, or the physicians are S. D. Holt Ames Hinckie, Henry, Brown, Lucas Ware | Merlweather, Baldwin; and the most emf nent or all, pr. J. Marion Sims, of world wloe iame, and Dr. Bozeman in the sa me pranch or surgery. The legal profession vas even more numerous and noted oohn A. Campbell, John and Robert Thor. ,ngton George Goldthwaite. Sam Rice E
 balr, Henry w. fIilard, M A. Bald Wln charles Crommelin, and most bril-
 naht or all William l.. Yancey. There are many many more. We can claim a nm, per or Revolutionary names. men who came to make their homes in tbis fayorad
 county, and whose posterity are among ne sur sur John Temple. Charles Hooks Vii
 nam Martin, Thomas Oliver, Jacob Nit
 o"eii ana John Caffey-this last is burie5; | q leW miles down the Carter Hi, roaI
 Our country has had two of the nnrast
 wars that have ever been wared-ths
 I,eVolutionary War and the War Retwea~
 .ne states; each came from oppression
 anu the resistance was from the patriot
 isln which must defend it's home md ,ovad
 ones even at the cost of much hIoodshsS we are proud as Alabamians to I-now ~ :.
 our county holds "The Cradle of tbe cn,
 federacy," Montgomery.