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The Honorable Thomas D. Crabb, a legislator and signatory to the Alabama Constitution, established title to this property on July 10, 1818. The existing structure is believed to have been used for treaty administration, a stagecoach stop, a store, and a home. Glyphs in the chimney have been confirmed as Cherokee symbols that predate the Sequoyah syllabary of 1821. The home stands on Stout's Road, the first state road traveling north to south, later renamed Nat Key Road. A natural spring that provided water for generations and a family cemetery are also on the site. In 1850, the prominent merchant Histaspas Stewart bought the property from the Crabb estate. His three deaf and mute daughters administered the Stewart estate, and the property passed down to their descendants Nathaniel, Arthur, and Eula Key until the Dotson Family Farm purchased it in 2015.
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