St. Clair County was created as a county in 1818 (prior to Alabama becoming a state). This happened as a result of the Creek War. The entire mid section of Alabama was opened to settlement. It is important to note that St. Clair in 1818 was considerably larger than it is now. Ron > > Uh, correct me if I'm wrong, but from the 1700's on up until abt.1824 > didn't the Creek & Cherokee Indians still hold > the exclusive settlement & hunting rights to the territory now included > in St. Clair Co,AL...? > If so, I don't imagine that white folks were too welcome to 'live' > (squat) there. Passing through was one thing, but not living there. > > > Martha > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 5:38 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: ALSTCLAI-D Digest V06 #39 > > > > ==== ALSTCLAI Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from this list, send ONLY the word UNSUBSCRIBE to the > utility address [email protected] If you are trying to > unsubscribe from the Digest list, use the same utility address but change > the -L- to a -D- > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >