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CAPTAIN HAYES!
Captain Hayes brought a thousand arce tract of land in and around Burnt Corn in the early 1800'sCaptain Hayes. He was a man of wealth and influence. He built the first frame house erected in Conecuh, which still stands, a monument to his taste and enterprise, and is now occupied by William Betts. Near the residence of Captain Hayes a store-house was erected by Mr. Walker in 1822. He is said to have had a substantial stock of dry goods and groceries.
Near Burnt Corn, Captain Hayes purchased an extensive tract of land, of eleven hundred acres - all of which he enclosed in a single fence, and would continue to clear and improve as it was needed. In 1822 he is said to have erected the first gin-house built in Conecuh. He also established a good mill near Burnt Corn
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