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In 1864, Union artillery fire killed Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk, Ashwood Hall’s pre-war owner, atop Pine Mountain. (Alabama Department of Archives)
In 1864, Union artillery fire killed Lt. Gen. Leonidas Polk, Ashwood Hall’s pre-war owner, atop Pine Mountain. (Alabama Department of Archives)