Saturday, July 2, 2022

Alabama Photo of the Day: Artesian Well in Livingston




Source: Troy University Digital Collections via Alabama Mosaic



Epes is located on the Tombigbee River in east-central Sumter County and is named after a doctor, John W. Epes, who lived in the area and sold land for a railroad depot. Fort Tombecbe was built by the French on the site in 1735. 




Source: Crook, Mineral Waters, pp90-91











Crook's Mineral Waters of the United States published in 1899 can be read at the Internet Archive



Source: Waymarking.com




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