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An early pioneer, John Hunt, built a cabin next to a spring in the Tennessee Valley in 1805. It was not long before a town began to grow up around his cabin. By 1819, Huntsville was the largest town in the Alabama Territory.
Hunstville became the center of the cotton industry in the Tennessee Valley and northern Alabama. Planters from Virginia and the Carolinas moved into Huntsville and built magnificent town homes in the city, which now form the basis of Huntsville's three Historic Districts.
In 1950, Senator John Sparkman brought a group of German rocket scientists, including Werhner von Braun, to the nearby Redstone Arsenal to develop rockets for the United States Army. By the end of the decade, the team had developed the rocket which put America's first satellite into orbit. The work done in Huntsville eventually led to advancements in space exploration and putting a man on the moon.
The space program carried out in Huntsville gave rise to the U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Alabama's number one tourist attraction. In addition, the influx of engineers, scientists, and other technicians from all over the world transformed a small town into a cosmopolitan community. Leave a Comment
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The city grew rapidly due to the abundance of mineral reserves in the surrounding area. Iron and steel production made Birmingham a leading industrial center of the South, and gave rise to the nickname "Pittsburgh of the South."
The Depression severely affected Birmingham's economy, which continued to suffer up until the last few decades, when a shift toward a service economy turned the city's fortunes around.
Durng the 1950s and 1960s, Birmingham was in the national and international spotlight as a center of the civil rights struggle.
Nowadays, Birmingham is a pleasant city with a lot of cultural and historical attractions for visitors to see and experience. Nature lovers will find plenty to do as well, since Birmingham is situated among rolling hills which rise in successively higher ridges toward the south. These forest-covered ridges offer opportunities for outdoor activities and provide scenic views over the metropolitan area. Leave a Comment
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 And they say everything
is bigger in Texas! by TropicGirl77Leave a Comment
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 Camellias Blooming in
Montgomery in December by Stephen-KarenConn
A woody evergreen shrub and a member of the tea family, the camellia blooms from fall to early spring, and throughout the winter during periods of mild weather. The blossoms come in various shades and patterns of red, pink and white.
The camellia originated in the orient, but has found a perfect home in the climate of the deep southern United States. The flowers in this photo were found growing in front of the Alabama State Capitol building in Montgomery. Leave a Comment
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 Birmingham, Alabama by KaiMLeave a Comment
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Lay out on the beaches: you get an awesome tan and you can watch hot guys ride the waves on body boards!
I was walking along the beach and there was this guy who was really trying to show off on his body board to try and impress me and just about the time that he wasn't paying attention to what he was doing, then he fell off the board like drunk!! It was hilarious! Leave a Comment
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 dressing Set of Napoleon
Bonaparte by seagoingJLW
1. Berman Gallery
2. Arts of Asia
3. Deadly Beauty
4. World War I and II
5. American West
Address:
840 Museum Drive
Anniston, AL 36201
Phone:
256-237-6261
FAX
256-238-9055 Leave a Comment
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 Adaptation Exhibit by seagoingJLW
Address:
800 Museum Drive
Anniston, AL 36207
Phone:
256-237-6766
FAX
256-237-6776 Leave a Comment
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 View from overlook at Monte
Sano by JourneyOf1Leave a Comment
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 Native Americans and others
doing a circle dance by JourneyOf1
First contact recorded by Europeans was through Hernando De Soto and his men in 1540, the brutal ones who had plundered the Incas in Peru, brought terrible diseases which the Peoples had no immunity against, destroyinging whole tribes. It is not exactly known De Soto´s route, but excavation suggests he crossed the southeastern tip of Alabama north through the Coosa area then into Georgia. He left a long line of Native American dead.
The Native American Pow-wows and celebrations, the festivals which take place often throughout the year. Leave a Comment
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