Albertville, Alabama
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Inbox: Can Kawakami put it all together?...postseason together. Which non-roster invitee(s) has the best chance of making the Braves' opening day roster at this point? Jason M., Albertville, Ala. It's pretty difficult to currently tab a favorite. But I would say that outfielders... In this article: Kenshin Kawakami, Braves, Mitch Jones, Joe Thurston, John Smoltz, Eddie Perez, Milestone, Jason Heyward, Brent Clevlen, and Bobby Cox |
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Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | December 05, 2009
Vancouver Is Talking Tough to Itself
...tax revenue lost from so many people shopping across the river. Nor are there plans for a mock Olympics here, like the one held in Albertville, Ala., in 1992, when the Winter Olympics were held in Albertville, France. Remember, business...
In this article: Vancouver, Vancouver, Columbia River, Canada, Oregon, and The Columbian
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Wikipedia | November 28, 2009
Charley Pell
...dfootball coach from 1979 through 1984. He is credited with laying the foundation for the later success of both programs. Pell, a native of Albertville, Alabama, was a graduate of the University of Alabama. He played for the Crimson Tide...
In this article: NCAA, Clemson University, Florida Gators, University of Florida, Bear Bryant, Charley Pell, Florida football, Suicide, and Cancer
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Albertville, Alabama
...in 1876. The city was incorporated in 1891. A post office was established in 1910. Tornado damage from "The Great Cyclone of 1908," Albertville, Alabama. At about 4:10 p.m. on April 24, 1908, the city was virtually wiped out by a tornado...
In this article: New Orleans, Alabama, Gadsden, Alabama Legislature, and Marshall County
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Bleacher Report | November 22, 2009
This Was A Good Day to Be A Fan of Alabama Football
...and gave them some after game dinner ideas and spots to try. No one is a stranger when you tailgate and talk. I met two brothers from Albertville, Alabama and both had great insight into why the Tide would prevail against Florida this...
In this article: Alabama, Nick Saban, Florida, and Andalusia, Alabama
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Cliff Holman
...(born James Clifton Holman Jr. June 29, 1929 in Mobile, Alabama; died September 8, 2008 in Albertville, Alabama), best known as "Cousin Cliff," was a well-known television personality in the Birmingham, Alabama market. As Cousin Cliff, he...
In this article: Alzheimer's disease, Birmingham, Anniston, Alabama, Vestavia Hills, Mobile, Alabama, Popeye, Trademark, WHMA, and Wbrc-tv
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Edward Earl Carnes
...(June 3, 1950 in Albertville, Alabama) is a conservative jurist on the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. Carnes received his B.S. from the University of Alabama in 1972. He received his J.D. from Harvard Law School in...
In this article: Edward Earl Carnes, Alabama, Frank Minis Johnson, Supreme Court of the United States, George H. W. Bush, United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, Morris Dees, and Defendant
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USATODAY.com | May 03, 2009
States and cities borrow big
...during the recession. But governments - federal, state and local - have been a magnet for investors seeking safe investments. Albertville, Ala., a Birmingham suburb, postponed a bond issue for a new high school six months ago because of...
In this article: Recession, University of Virginia, USA Today, Sioux Falls, S.D., Birmingham, and California
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WJIA
...Inc. WJIA broadcasts a Contemporary Christian music format. Pastor Stan Broadus originally attempted to purchase an existing Albertville, Alabama-based AM radio station in 1992 for his ministry but, after considering the cost and...
In this article: WJIA, Federal Communications Commission, License, Guntersville, Alabama, and USA
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NPR | February 21, 2009
Caution: Walking And Cell Phones Don't Mix
...train in Comstock Township, Mich. And Vicky Baker, 39, was talking on her cell phone when she was struck and killed by a train in Albertville, Ala., in December. 'A Public Health Issue' Listening on the run creates "a public health...
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news.cincinnati.com
Fake ID ring broken up
...and/or complicity: Felix Lopez Delapaz, 31, of Price Hill, Ceasar Augustin Feliciano, 24, of Boaz, Ala., Alfredo Francisco, 38, Albertville, Ala. and Joseph Eddie Hernandez, 22, of Price Hill. Francisco is accused of helping Delapaz,...
In this article: Hamilton County, Boaz, Ala, Albertville, Ala., and Ohio
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Albertville is a city in Marshall County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 17,247. According to the 2005 U.S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 18,615. == History ==
The area which today includes Albertville was settled by the Cherokee Indians until their removal to Oklahoma in the 1830s. It was, however, near the territory of the Creek nation, and several major trails which afforded communication (or military action) between the two nations crossed the area. It is believed to have been crossed by Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto during his expeditions in 1540. During the American Civil War, the area around Albertville was the scene of several mid-level clashes between Union and Confederate forces. The first white settlement in what is today Albertville began in the 1850s, and the settlement was named for Thomas A. Albert, an early settler. The city was incorporated in 1891.
At about 4:10 p.m. on April 24, 1908, the city was virtually wiped out by a tornado that became commonly called "The Great Cyclone," or "The Cyclone of 1908." The storm is believed to have killed 35 people across northeastern Alabama, including 15 in Albertville. Relief was largely delivered by railroad, particularly from the nearby city of Gadsden. Trains from Gadsden transported doctors, nurses, and the Queen City Guards, the Alabama militia company based in Gadsden. The commander of the latter, future Gadsden mayor and Col. R.A. Mitchell, reported in a dispatch to Governor B.B. Comer:
- Name:
- Albertville, Alabama
- Type:
- City
- Government type:
- Mayor Council
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1891
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 26.1
- Total Area (km):
- 67.5
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 26
- Land Area (km):
- 67.2
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 0.1
- Water Area (km):
- 0.3
- Elevation (ft):
- 1089
- Elevation (m):
- 332
- Time Zone:
- Central (CST)
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