Alabama Department of Archives and History, Bronze Map: Winston Follows Its Own Path

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68. Winston Follows Its Own Path

Winston County

Many Alabamians in the Hill Country did not support the call for secession or the South's position in the Civil War. In Winston County in 1861 a large group of citizens met at Looney's Tavern to express their neutrality, and the legend of the "Free State of Winston" was born.

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