[2] It was located within the boundaries of current day Decatur, Alabama near the Louisville & Nashville Railway covering 363 acres for both the town and for growing crops.

[6] The establishment of the community gained interest across the county[4] and was written about in The New York Times in the November 14 edition a few days after inauguration.

[3] She had come to America from England around three years prior and owned an elegant home in Moulton Heights, Alabama where she had retired too.

[3] Governor Robert Love Taylor expressed an interest to Mrs Kay of making a similar colony in Tennessee.

[4] Johnson's Pond provided acted as both the main water source for the settlement but also offered recreational opportunities for picnics, fishing, swimming and also for baptisms.