The History of Old St. Stephens

From its origins in the 1790s until its decline in the 1820s, Old St. Stephens was a bustling center of trade, and the site of Spanish and American forts, and the Alabama Territorial capitol.

Make a virtual visit to the old town cemetery and the Hays and Crawford family cemeteries.

Read excerpts from the town's weekly newspaper, The Halcyon and Tombecbe Public Advertiser (definition of Halcyon: prosperous, peaceful, idyllic. From the New Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, edited by Lesley Brown, Clarendon Press, Oxford, 1993.)

Much can be learned about Old St. Stephens by searching for old maps and records, and with archaeological studies.