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Anniston And Atlantic Railroad
Anniston may refer to: * Anniston, Alabama * Anniston, Missouri * Anniston Munitions Center * Anniston (Amtrak station) Anniston station is an Amtrak train station at 126 West 4th Street in Anniston, Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , Largest ... * USS ''Anniston'', a.k.a. USS ''Montgomery'' (C-9) See also * Aniston (other) * {{disambig, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anniston, Alabama
Anniston is the county seat of Calhoun County in Alabama and is one of two urban centers/principal cities of and included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 23,106. According to 2019 Census estimates, the city had a population of 21,287. Named "The Model City" by Atlanta newspaperman Henry W. Grady for its careful planning in the late 19th century, the city is situated on the slope of Blue Mountain. History Civil War Though the surrounding area was settled much earlier, the mineral resources in the area of Anniston were not exploited until the Civil War. The Confederate States of America then operated an iron furnace near present-day downtown Anniston, until it was finally destroyed by raiding Union cavalry in early 1865. Later, cast iron for sewer systems became the focus of Anniston's industrial output. Cast iron pipe, also called soil pipe, was popular until the advent of plastic pipe in the 1960s. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anniston, Missouri
Anniston is a city in Mississippi County, Missouri, United States. The population was 180 at the 2020 census. History Anniston was originally called "Hainley's Switch", after Jacob Hainley, the proprietor of a local mill. A post office called Hainley's Switch was established in 1890, and the name was changed to Anniston in 1894. The present name is a transfer from Anniston, Alabama. Geography Anniston is located along Missouri Route 75, east of the highway's intersection with Missouri Route 105. Charleston lies to the north, and East Prairie lies to the southwest.''Missouri Atlas & Gazetteer,'' DeLorme, 1st ed., 1998, p. 69 According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 232 people, 94 households, and 61 families living in the city. The population density was . There were 107 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 97.41% White, 2.16% ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anniston Munitions Center
The Anniston Defense Munitions Center (ADMC) located at Anniston Army Depot in Bynum, Alabama, is a multi-functional ammunition facility under the US Army Joint Munitions Command The Joint Munitions Command (JMC) is the latest in a series of commands since World War II that have managed the ammunition plants of the United States. Since 1973, those commands have been headquartered on Rock Island Arsenal. Brigadier Genera ..... The primary mission is receipt, storage, surveillance and shipment of missiles and conventional ammunition. The ADMC is the site of the Department of Army’s only Missile Recycling Center and is one of the Army’s premium ammunition storage sites because it is capable of storing some of the Army’s largest munitions. Capabilities Capabilities of the center include: ammunition renovation; shipping, receiving, outloading; preservation, packaging and maintenance; quality assurance; explosive demilitarization; and missile recycling. History Anniston ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anniston (Amtrak Station)
Anniston station is an Amtrak train station at 126 West 4th Street in Anniston, Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 .... It is served by the passenger train. The station was originally designed by Milo R. Hanker and built in 1925 for the Southern Railway, and was one of the last railroad-operated active passenger stations in the country, as the ''Southern Crescent'' (predecessor to the current Amtrak train) was still operated by the Southern well into the Amtrak era. In 2008, the city completed a full rehabilitation of the classical revival depot, primarily using funds obtained through the Federal Highway Administration's Transportation Enhancements (TE) program. References External links * Anniston Amtrak Station (USA Rail Guide -- Train Web) Buildings a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Montgomery (C-9)
The fourth USS ''Montgomery'' (C-9), the lead ship of her class, was an unprotected cruiser in the United States Navy authorized in the Naval Appropriations Act of September 7, 1888. ''Montgomery'' served during the Spanish–American War and in World War I and was named for Montgomery, Alabama. ''Montgomery'' was launched 5 December 1891 by Columbian Iron Works, Baltimore, Maryland; sponsored by Miss Sophia Smith; and commissioned at Norfolk Navy Yard 21 June 1894. Service history Assigned to the North Atlantic Squadron, the new cruiser operated along the eastern seaboard and in the Caribbean. During the Spanish–American War, she cruised near Cuba and Haiti in April 1898 and in May joined the blockade of Havana. She took two prizes, ''Lorenzo'' and ''Frasquito'', 5 May, and shelled the Spanish forts a week later. On 13 June a 280mm Krupp gun at the Santa Clara Battery fired on ''Montgomery'', at a range of 9,000 meters, apparently without effect. In April 1899 ''Montgome ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
