(Transylvania University)Judge Harry Toulmin stopped several groups intent on seizing Mobile from Spanish control -- an act that likely would have prompted another war that the young nation couldn't afford so soon after defeating the British. Full Article at Everything Alabama

(Alexander Hamilton) Alexander Hamilton has been on our Noticing New York mind recently. Full Article at Noticing New York

"Writer and star of the Broadway musical, In the Heights, Lin-Manuel Miranda performs "The Hamilton Mixtape" at the White House Evening of Poetry, Music, and the Spoken Word on May 12, 2009. Accompanied by Alex Lacamoire." Hat tip. Full Article at History News Network

Alexander Hamilton was straight up gangsta. Awesome performance by Lin-Manuel Miranda from the perspective of Aaron Burr. That’s almost enough to make me a Hamilton fan. Not quite, though. Not quite. Full Article at Heretical Ideas

Alexander Hamilton's dying words "This is a mortal wound, doctor" is at the top of the search trends for Monday night. Do we have another contest on our hands? Full Article at Associated Content

With Halloween right around the corner everyone is up for a little scare.* Below is a list of celebrities who's ghosts are rumored to still roam the earth. From Lucille Ball to Clark Gable. Full Article at OH NO THEY DIDN'T

This silhouette of Judge Harry Toulmin could be placed on a plaque at Baldwin County's courthouse to honor the influential jurist who issued the arrest warrant for Aaron Burr.BAY MINETTE, Ala. Full Article at Everything Alabama

Nearly 150 years after her death, Eliza Jumel’s eyes gaze intently out of an old oil painting. They seem to follow people around as they walk through her Harlem Heights home, Morris Jumel Mansion, the oldest house in Manhattan. Full Article at New York Post

TROY -- It's the winter of 1814, and in a sleepy Dutch hamlet north of New York City, trouble is brewing. A body had been found, but its head has not. It's doubtless the work of -- dramatic pause -- the Headless Horseman! Full Article at Albany Times-Union

TROY — Behind every great story there’s a great story. At least that’s the premise of “A Legend of Sleepy Hollow,” which is being given it’s world premiere by New York State Theatre Institute on Sunday. Full Article at The Saratogian