Welcome back!

 Hello all! 

Just a few quick updates. The handrails have been put up inside of Estes Field on the bleachers! They look wonderful! Trammell Welding did a great job with those. 

Let the cleaning begin! An Estes Field update

This has been an exciting week so far! 

Cleaning on the wall at Estes Field began. 

Just look at the difference!!

Check out some of the before and after photos 

from the work at Estes Field 

by Randy Cobia and Rodney McReynolds.

Here are some pictures of the new door frames. 

We had some visitors come by to take some pictures in their dance recital outfits while we were there taking photos. 

How cute are these girls!

Estes Field is a great spot to get photos 

here in Cherokee County!

Railings going up at Estes Field

 

Rainy days aren't slowing the upgrades to Estes Field by much! 

Look how wonderful these railing look at the entrance of the field. 

Although the crazy weather has hindered our work on the cabin at Ethel Morrison Park, we are still planning on working on it more as soon as weather permits. 

Look forward to more progress soon!

More good news from Estes Field

The Cherokee County Board of Education held their regular meeting on Tuesday evening. The board granted approval to Superintendent Mitchell Guice to enter into an agreement with the Historical Preservation Society of Cherokee County for the purposes of raising funds through grants and other funding sources to renovate and or make improvements to Estes Field. 

https://www.weisradio.com/information-from-tuesdays-cherokee-county-school-board-meeting-3/

Chattooga River historical marker

Made a small lap around the World's Longest Yardsale yesterday and decided to get a little history in as well. Stopped at a cemetery to see some ancestors in Dogtown and found this marker in Gaylesville! Woo hoo! Another one found!
-Angela




https://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=137513

Next meeting of HPS scheduled for August 29, 2019 at 6pm

Mr. Paul McDonald will present the program on former Sheriffs of Cherokee County.



Brief History of the Sheriff's Office

There have been a total of 37 sheriffs to serve Cherokee County since it was established in 1836. Some were fathers and sons and possibly grandsons.

Some served multiple terms, some only one. The first sheriff, Moses H. Hughes, was appointed in 1838. It is not known if there were any deputies at that time.

One of the longest serving and most famous sheriffs of Alabama was C.M. (Mac) Garrett. Garrett's service from 1943-1983 was only interrupted by the service of Rusty Leath from 1955-1963. Garrett was followed by the single terms of Jack Smith and Jack Estes, who was the first of two former Alabama State Troopers to be elected sheriff in the county.

Roy Wynn was elected to three consecutive terms before retiring in 2003 and was succeeded by the term of Larry Wilson, who previously served as Wynn's chief deputy. The current sheriff, Jeff Shaver, was elected in 2006 and is the second former Alabama State Trooper to hold the office.

If anyone has any historical information or photographs of any of the former Sheriffs, please contact Bo Jolly at 256-927-3365 to provide our office with this information.

Estes Field now recognized as Alabama Historical Site!

On Friday, July 26th, 2019, the Historical Preservation Society of Cherokee County Alabama proudly announced that Estes Field (next to the old Middle School/High School) was now on the Alabama State register of Historic Sites!


Estes Field, the old rock wall across from Centre City Hall. The Historical Preservation Society will work on the clean up and placement of a marker.

Left-right: Bess Yarbrough - Centre City Council, Brett Keasler, John Holbrook, Seth Neyman, JoeBob Ray, Mitchell Guice -Superintendent Cherokee County Board of Education, Rebecca Homan president of HPS, Wes Neyman, and Jim Lewis.