Glossary

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• Frank White
  Mississippi native Frank White (1847-1922) served in the Confederate army under Gen. Nathan Bedford Forrest...
• Wilcox County
  Located in the southwestern part of the state, Wilcox County is home to the nationally renowned Gee's...
• Wildflowers of Alabama
  From the northern mountains to the southern coastal plains, Alabama's landscape is blanketed with...
• Hank Williams Sr.
  Few performers in the history of country music can compare with Hank Williams Sr. (1923-1953) in terms...
• Aubrey W. Williams
  Tireless social activist and New Deal program administrator Aubrey Williams (1890-1965) was born, on...
• Wilson Dam and Reservoir
  Wilson Dam, located on the Tennessee River between Colbert and Lauderdale counties near Muscle Shoals,...
• Wilson's Raid
  Wilson's Raid, conducted by Union general James H. Wilson from March 22, 1865, to mid-April 1865,...
• Augusta Jane Evans Wilson
  Augusta Jane Evans Wilson (1835-1909) was one of the most popular American novelists of the nineteenth...
• Edward O. Wilson
  Edward Osborne Wilson (1929- )?naturalist, environmentalist, ecologist, entomologist, humanist?is...
• Wind Creek State Park
  Wind Creek State Park is located on 1,445 acres along the shoreline of Lake Martin near Alexander City...