Tree Etching - Alabama
An article in the Montgomery Advertiser, page 3B, 24 Feb 2000, reported that hikers had found a Beech Tree with etching on private property south of Bankhead National Forest near Townley, 42 miles northwest of Birmingham, AL.These are parts of the articles which I feel may be of interest to those who may be researching these family names.
"Carved into a beech tree in a patch of forest in the northwestern part of the state is the image of a British flag and the year 1773.With it is the name Winford Minor and what may be an American Indian sign for fish bones.... possibly the oldest arborglyph in the state.It is an important historical artifact in any case, said Lamar Marshall, publisher of 'Wild Alabama' magazine.... Alabama was settled in 1702 and became a state in 1819.The area was still a territory in 1773, claimedby England.... A larger tree nearby has carvings showing the date 1828 and the name J. L. Frost.A third tree has a carving believed to be a relic from a Civil War skirmish.It has the year 1863 carved into its trunk along with a cannon, crossed sabers, initials (not named) and a heart with an arrow shot through it.The owner of this property has promised to protect these trees."
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Keith Frost 6/17/02
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Keith Frost 6/18/02
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