Historian Peggy Jackson Walls draws on locals' memory banks in 'Lost Towns of Central Alabama'

kAmQtG6CJE9:?8 2? 2FE9@C HC:E6D :D @C:8:?2=[ @C E96J ?665 ?@E HC:E6 :E[Q D2:5 (2==D[ H9@ 8C6H FA :? %2==2A@@D2 r@F?EJ] Q(92E :D @C:8:?2= :? V{@DE %@H?DVn p== @7 :E[ 3J G:CEF6 @7 >J <?@H=6586 @7 E9:D :?7@C>2E:@? 2?5 8C@H:?8 FA 2?5 =:G:?8 E96C6] x <?6H E96 A6@A=6 E@ E2=< E@ 2?5 x 2=H2JD 86E @FE 2?5 :?E6CG:6H] x 5@ 2D >F49 AC:>2CJ C6D62C49 2D x 42?] x =:DE6?]k^Am

kAmQp== @7 E92E 4@>6D E@86E96C 7@C 2? @C:8:?2= @G6CG:6H]Qk^Am

kAmu@C (2==D[ 2 C6E:C65 q6?;2>:? #FDD6== w:89 $49@@=[ r6?EC2= p=232>2 r@>>F?:EJ r@==686 2?5 pF3FC? &?:G6CD:EJ t?8=:D9 E62496C 2D H6== 2D 9:DE@C:2? AF3=:D965 :? k6>mp=232>2 w6C:E286k^6>m 2?5 k6>mp=232>2 #6G:6Hk^6>m[ Q{@DE %@H?DQ :D 96C E9:C5 3@@< C6=2E:?8 E@ 46?EC2= p=232>2 9:DE@CJ] $96 HC:E6D 23@FE E96 4@>>F?:E:6D E92E 2C6 ?@ >@C6[ 7C@> E96 7@CE:7:65 E@H? @7 |23:=2 C2K65 3J w6C?2?5@ s6 $@E@ E@ E96 4C@DDC@25D E92E DAC2?8 FA :? E96 v@=5 #FD9 E@ E96 >:== G:==286D[ C625J\>256 7@C H@C<6CD 2?5 E96:C 72>:=:6D[ E92E 5:D2AA62C65 H:E9 E96 E6IE:=6 :?5FDECJ]k^Am

kAmx? 2 492AE6C E:E=65 QsC@H?65 %@H?D[Q q2C32C2 r@=6[ :?E6CG:6H65 3J (2==D[ C642==D 8C@H:?8 FA :? r96C@<66 q=F77D[ E96 G:==286 — 4@>A=6E6 H:E9 DE@C6D[ 49FC496D[ 2 D49@@= 2?5 2 9@DA:E2= — 3F:=E 3J p=232>2 !@H6C 7@C :ED H@C<6CD 5FC:?8 E96 4@?DECF4E:@? @7 |2CE:? s2>] tG6CJE9:?8 4@?DECF4E65 H2D E6>A@C2CJ[ H:E9 E96 F?56CDE2?5:?8 :E H@F=5 36 E@C? 5@H? 2?5 7=@@565 H:E9 E96 52>>:?8 @7 E96 %2==2A@@D2 #:G6C]k^Am

kAm(9:=6 (2==D 4C@DD\C676C6?46D H:E9 AF3=:4 C64@C5D 2?5 E96 H@C< @7 @E96C 9:DE@C:2?D[ =@42=D =:<6 r@=6 2C6 2=H2JD 96C 7:CDE A@CE @7 42==]k^Am

kAmQ!6@A=6 2C6 2 8@@5 A=246 E@ DE2CE[Q D96 D2:5] Q!6@A=6 2C6 D>2CE] %96J 5@ ?@E 8@ @FE — >@DE @7 E96> — :?E@ E96 H@C=5 2?5 86E 5:DEC24E65 3J @E96C A6@A=6VD DE@C:6D] %96J DE2J AC6EEJ =@42= 2?5 E96J C6>6>36C H6== 6G6CJE9:?8 :? E96:C =:76] %96J C6>6>36C E96:C ?6:893@CDj E96J C6>6>36C E96 DE@C:6D]Qk^Am

kAmx? 96C C6D62C49 7@C QsC@H?65 %@H?DQ 2?5 @E96C 9:DE@C:42= HC:E:?8[ (2==D D2:5 D96VD DA6?E 9@FCD H:E9 D@>6 :?E6CG:6H DF3;64ED[ ;FDE 3J =6EE:?8 E96> 5@ E96 E2=<:?8] w6C 25G:46 :D E@ =:DE6?]  k^Am

kAmQs@ ?@E :?E6CCFAE E96 A6CD@? J@F 2C6 :?E6CG:6H:?8[ 3642FD6 E96J 86E E@ E96 C62==J :?E6C6DE:?8[ 8@@5 E9:?8D H96? E96J E2=<[Q (2==D D2:5] Qp?5 J@F >2J E9:?< E96JVC6 C2>3=:?8[ 3FE E96JVC6 =625:?8 J@F E@ D@>6E9:?8 G6CJ :?E6C6DE:?8]Qk^Am

kAm(:E9 D@ >2?J 9:DE@C:42= HC:E:?8D 2?5 C64@C5D ?@H 5:8:E:K65 2?5 C6D62C49 364@>:?8 2 @?6\DE@A D9@A H:E9 v@@8=6[ :EVD 62DJ 7@C DE@C:6D E@ 86E @G6C=@@<65] %9:D :D H96C6 =@42= <?@H=6586 — E96C63J <?@H:?8 H9@ E@ :?E6CG:6H — 4@>6D :? 92?5J]k^Am

kAmQ|@DE @7 E96> H:== E6== J@F 2=>@DE 2?JE9:?8 @?46 J@F 86E DE2CE65[Q (2==D D2:5] QqFE E9:D :D E96:C @?6 492?46 E@ E6== E96:C DE@CJ[ J@FVC6 5@:?8 D@>6E9:?8 :>A@CE2?E]Qk^Am

kAmQ{@DE %@H?D @7 r6?EC2= p=232>2Q :D 2G2:=23=6 @?=:?6 2?5 :? >@DE >2;@C 3@@<DE@C6D]k^Am