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Book Title: Alabama:  Her History, Resources, War Record, And Public 
Men From 1540 To 1872, By W. Brewer, published 1872

Winston was created, by an act passed Feb. 12, 1850, under the name 
of "Hancock," to honor the memory of Gov. John Hancock of Massachusetts; but 
the name was changed by an act passed Jan. 22, 1858, to honor Gov. Winston of 
Sumter.
   The territory was taken almost entirely from Walker.
   The county lies in the northwest quarter of the State, south of Lawrence, 
and Morgan, west of Blount, north of Walker, east of Marion.
   Its area is 924 square miles.
   The population in 1860 was 3450 whites and 122 blacks; and in 1870 it was 
4134 whites, and 21 blacks.
   The assessed value of property in 1870 was $190,167; to wit:  real estate 
$162,265; personalty $27,902.
   The cash value of farm lands – 17,4787 acres improved, and 103,936 acres 
unimproved - was $149,410 in 1870.
   The value of live stock – 840 horses and mules, 5187 neat cattle, 3550 
sheep, and 10,985 hogs – is $175,028
   In 1869 the productions were 94,4165 bushels of corn, 3278 bushels of wheat, 
17,991 pounds of tobacco, 205 bales of cotton, 5259 pounds of wool; the value 
of animals slaughtered was $50,123; and the value of farm products was $298,475.
   The surface of the county is broken and mountainous, with picturesque 
cenery.  The soil is light and sterile, except small valleys that are alluvial.
   There is no navigable river, though the county is watered by the tributaries 
of the Tuskaloosa; and there are no railways but the projected ones from 
Aberdeen to Decatur, and from Birmingham to Tuscumbia, are surveyed through the 
western portion.
   Winston is rich in coal and iron ore; lead is being sought; copper is said 
to exist; slate is plentiful.
   There is a natural bridge near Larissa, in this county, which has attracted 
some attention.  The falls of Clear creek are also an object of beauty and 
interest.
   C. C. Sheets represented Winston in the constitutional convention of 1861, 
and also in that of 1865.

Senators
1853 – William A. Hewlett
1857 – O. H. Bynum
1861 – J. Albert Hill
1865 – F. W. Sykes
[No election in 1867, or since.]

Representatives
1853 – James Vest
1855 – Absalom Little
1857 – Absalom Little
1859 – James M. Bibb
1861 – Christopher C. Sheets
1863 – Zach. White
1865 – J. W. Wilhite
1867 – [No election.]
1870 – John Taylor


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