| Childersburg Contributor(s): Mathis-Downs, Leigh (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738542210 ISBN-13: 9780738542218 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2006 Annotation: The oldest continuously occupied city in America, Childersburg, Alabama, is a place with an ancient and distinctive past. This area, once known as Coza (Coca, Coosa), was the political capital of Chief Tushkalusa's far-reaching empire covering all the area from the Ohio River to the Mississippi. Coza's population in 1540 was estimated to be between 30,000 and 40,000, according to de Soto's chroniclers. De Soto's army left at least two Spaniards here when they departed for Mauvilla: a sick black man and a white man named Furada. These two men became the first black and white settlers in the territory now known as Alabama. This book will document the history of Childersburg in over 200 images, including the earliest photographs of the city and the ancestors of its citizens. The population boom period during World War II is documented, as well as the history of Kymulga Cave, now known as DeSoto Caverns Park. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv) - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials) - Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional) |
| Dewey: 976.161 |
| LCCN: 2005933415 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 6.42" W x 9.14" (0.71 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Alabama - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. - Cultural Region - South |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The oldest continuously occupied city in America, Childersburg, Alabama, is a place with an ancient and distinctive past. This area, once known as Coza (Coca, Coosa), was the political capital of Chief Tushkalusa s far-reaching empire covering all the area from the Ohio River to the Mississippi. Coza s population in 1540 was estimated to be between 30,000 and 40,000, according to de Soto s chroniclers. De Soto s army left at least two Spaniards here when they departed for Mauvilla: a sick black man and a white man named Furada. These two men became the first black and white settlers in the territory now known as Alabama. This book will document the history of Childersburg in over 200 images, including the earliest photographs of the city and the ancestors of its citizens. The population boom period during World War II is documented, as well as the history of Kymulga Cave, now known as DeSoto Caverns Park." |
Contributor Bio(s): Mathis-Downs, Leigh: - Author J. Leigh Mathis-Downs is a Childersburg native and local historian who has compiled many genealogical histories of the families of Childersburg. She has written three books, including The History of the Finn Family, Mathis Family History, and The Ancestors of Carla Bacon Bates. She is a consultant and former member of the Childersburg Historic Preservation Commission. |