A Tour of Blount County #.2 -- Bear Meat Cabin Traditional Cache
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A Tour of Blount County #.2 -- Bear Meat Cabin
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This Cache is part of a series that will take you on a tour of Blount County, Alabama. This is a micro that is located in historical Blountsville, Alabama. Please bring your own writing utensil to sign the log! Have fun in Blount County!
Bear Meat Cabin/Blountsville was the first settlement in Blount County. The town was established by Caleb Fryley and John Jones in 1816 as Bear Meat Cabin. The post office was opened in 1821. Blountsville was incorporated December 13 ,1827. It was the county seat until 1889 when the government was moved to Oneonta. There were many schools in the town in the early years - The academy, Blount College and The district Agricultural School plus the
public schools. Blount County Court house and jail was built in 1833 and remained there until it was moved to Oneonta.
Blountsville was very involved in the Civil war with General Forrest and General Streight fighting in the town. May 1, 1863 Nathan Bedford Forrest attacked Col. Streight's column as it crossed Locust's swift waters, causing the Federals to make tremendous exertions to complete the movement, contributing thereby to Streight's eventual surrender of his entire command to Forrest some forty hours later and seventy-five miles distant from Battle Royal.
The Blount College was in the building that was originally the court house. It was established in 1890. Blountsville United Methodist Church was established in 1818 and the beautiful church is still in use today.
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