Prattville Artesian Wells Pictured is one of the artesian wells located in Prattville, Alabama, the Doster Road Well. Prattville is known as the Fountain City because at one time there were over 400 artesian wells flowing within their town limits. According to a 12 August 1904 article in the Birmingham Post-Herald, I.E. Sarber of Thorsby…
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Piedmont Springs Hotel: History and Healing
Located near the East Tennessee, Virginia, and Georgia Railroad (which ran along side of Front Street), as well as the East and West Railroad (which ran next to Railroad Ave ), the Piedmont Springs Hotel was nestled in the picturesque mountains of Piedmont at an elevation of around 1600 feet, an “altitude above the dew line” about a mile south of the town limit.
Purefoy Hotel History: From Monroeville to Talladega
HISTORY OF THE PUREFOY HOTEL – from the Purefoy Hotel CookBook The Purefoy Hotel had its modest beginning in 1916 in the little town of Monroeville, Alabama. Mrs. Eva B. Purefoy had been reared in a hotel atmosphere and her love of the business drew her again into that fascinating calling. A successful…
Homemade Hard Soap
Homemade Hard Soap Hard Soap (Castile) – Only 3 Ingredients Olive Oil, Water & Lye Cured 1 Year (for hardness) Just like Nanna would have made way back then! Recreated from researching recipes found in old newspaper clippings, magazines, and handwritten recipes found tucked away in old recipe books. Most times I make and use…
Water + Lye + Lard = Soap
Sometimes I come across recipes that pique my interest. I’ve been fascinated with the home life of people who lived in our area back in the 1800s. From their clothing to their homes, transportation, health remedies, train schedules, and their cooking habits. Last week while doing some research I came across a hard soap recipe…