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Colonel William Winter
built Locust Hill in 1823, with
20 square-feet rooms, hand
carved mantels and a
Thomas Jefferson style
stairway. During the Civil
War, the house was used as a
Confederate hospital, leaving
lingering bloodstains on the
original floors as evidence.
Colonel Florence Cornym
used the house as his
headquarters during the war
when he occupied
Tuscumbia.
built Locust Hill in 1823, with
20 square-feet rooms, hand
carved mantels and a
Thomas Jefferson style
stairway. During the Civil
War, the house was used as a
Confederate hospital, leaving
lingering bloodstains on the
original floors as evidence.
Colonel Florence Cornym
used the house as his
headquarters during the war
when he occupied
Tuscumbia.
| *Pictures taken from "Locust Hill," by Mary Wallace Kirk published by the University of Alabama press. |
Mary Wallace Kirk
John Taylor Rather, 84
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| 209 South Cave Street Tuscumbia, AL 35674 Phone: 256-383-6441 |
| History of Locust Hill |
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