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Chambers County, Alabama
Chambers County is a county located in the east central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census the population was 34,772. Its county seat is LaFayette. Its largest city is Valley. Its name is in honor of Henry H. Chambers, who served as a United States Senator from Alabama. Chambers County is included in the LaGrange, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area and the Atlanta–Athens-Clarke–Sandy Springs Combined Statistical Area.https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/metroarea/us_wall/Mar2020/CSA_WallMap_Mar2020.pdf History Prior to contact with people of European descent, what is now Chambers County was inhabited by the Creek nation. Chambers County was established on December 18, 1832. Pat Garrett, the lawman famed for killing outlaw Billy the Kid, was born near the town of Cusseta in 1850. Joe Louis "The Brown Bomber", renowned heavyweight boxing champion, was born near LaFayette, on Buckalew Mountain, May 13, 1914. In 1980, Chambers County joined its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henry H
Henry may refer to: People *Henry (given name) *Henry (surname) * Henry Lau, Canadian singer and musician who performs under the mononym Henry Royalty * Portuguese royalty ** King-Cardinal Henry, King of Portugal ** Henry, Count of Portugal, Henry of Burgundy, Count of Portugal (father of Portugal's first king) ** Prince Henry the Navigator, Infante of Portugal ** Infante Henrique, Duke of Coimbra (born 1949), the sixth in line to Portuguese throne * King of Germany **Henry the Fowler (876–936), first king of Germany * King of Scots (in name, at least) ** Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley (1545/6–1567), consort of Mary, queen of Scots ** Henry Benedict Stuart, the 'Cardinal Duke of York', brother of Bonnie Prince Charlie, who was hailed by Jacobites as Henry IX * Four kings of Castile: **Henry I of Castile **Henry II of Castile **Henry III of Castile **Henry IV of Castile * Five kings of France, spelt ''Henri'' in Modern French since the Renaissance to italianize the name and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
US 29
U.S. Route 29 (US 29) is a north–south United States highway that runs for from Pensacola, Florida to the western suburbs of Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland in the Southern United States, connecting the Florida Panhandle to the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area. This highway takes on an overall northeast-southwest direction, from its southern terminus at U.S. Route 90 (Florida), US 90 and U.S. Route 98 (Florida), US 98 in Pensacola, Florida to its northern terminus at Maryland Route 99 in Ellicott City, Maryland. The section of US 29 between Greensboro, North Carolina, and Danville, Virginia, has been designated as Interstate 785, Future Interstate 785 and has received "Future Interstate" signs in several locations along that route. It will become an official Interstate Highway once improvements have been completed. From Auburn, Alabama to Greensboro, North Carolina, Interstate 85 (I-85) runs parallel with US 29, which along that stretch, serves primarily as a local ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tallapoosa County, Alabama
Tallapoosa County is located in the east-central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama."ACES Tallapoosa County Office" (links/history), Alabama Cooperative Extension System The Alabama Cooperative Extension System (Alabama Extension) provides educational outreach to the citizens of Alabama on behalf of the state's two land grant universities: Alabama A&M University (state's 1890 land-grant institution) and Auburn U ... (ACES), 2007, webpageACES-Tallapoosa As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 41,311. Its county seat is Dadeville, Alabama, Dadeville. Its largest city is Alexander City, Alabama, Alexander City. History The name Tallapoosa is of Muscogee (Creek), Creek origin; many Creek villages were located along the banks of the lower river before Indian Removal in the 19th century. Tallapoosa County was established by European Americans on December 18, 1832. A southwest strip of the county was detached to become a portion of Elmore County when i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee County, Alabama
Lee County is a County (United States), county located in east central Alabama. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census the population was 174,241. The county seat is Opelika, Alabama, Opelika, and the largest city is Auburn, Alabama, Auburn. The county is named for Four-star rank, General Robert E. Lee (1807–1870), who served as General in Chief of the Armies of the Confederate States in 1865. Lee County comprises the Auburn-Opelika, AL Auburn, Alabama metropolitan area, Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is included in the Columbus, Georgia, Columbus-Auburn-Opelika, Georgia (U.S. state), GA-AL Greater Columbus, Georgia, Combined Statistical Area. History Lee County was established by the Alabama State Legislature, State Legislature on December 5, 1866, out of parts of Macon County, Alabama, Macon, Tallapoosa County, Alabama, Tallapoosa, Chambers County, Alabama, Chambers, and Russell County, Alabama, Russell counties. In an election to determine the county seat, O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harris County, Georgia
Harris County is a County (United States), county located in the west-central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia; its western border with the state of Alabama is formed by the Chattahoochee River. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the population was 34,668. The county seat is Hamilton, Georgia, Hamilton. The largest city in the county is Pine Mountain, Harris County, Georgia, Pine Mountain, a resort town that is home to the F.D. Roosevelt State Park, Franklin D. Roosevelt State Park (the largest state park in Georgia). Harris County was created on December 14, 1827, and named for Charles Harris (mayor), Charles Harris, a Georgia judge and attorney. Harris County is part of the Columbus metropolitan area, Georgia, Columbus, GA-AL metropolitan area and has become a popular suburban and exurban destination of residence for families relocating from Columbus. Because of this, Harris has become the sixth-wealthiest county in Georgia (U.S. state) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Troup County, Georgia
Troup County (pronounced ) is a county located in the west central portion of the U.S. state of Georgia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 69,426.US Census Bureau, 2020 Report, Troup County, Georgia The county seat is LaGrange. Troup County comprises the LaGrange, GA Micropolitan Statistical Area. It is included in the Atlanta- Athens-Clarke County-Sandy Springs, GA Combined Statistical Area. History For thousands of years, this area of what is now defined as west central Georgia was occupied by cultures of indigenous peoples. In the historic period, it was part of a large area controlled by the Muscogee, also known as the Creek people. The land for Lee, Muscogee, Troup, Coweta, and Carroll counties was ceded by the Creek to the United States in the 1825 Treaty of Indian Springs. The counties' boundaries were created by the Georgia General Assembly on June 9, 1826, but the counties themselves were not named until December 14, 1826. The county is named for Georg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Randolph County, Alabama
Randolph County is a county on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Alabama. "ACES Randolph County Office" (links/history), Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES), 2007, webpage: ACES-Randolph As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,967. Its county seat is Wedowee. Its name is in honor of John Randolph, a member of the United States Senate from Virginia. Randolph County was a prohibition or dry county until 2012, when the citizens of Randolph County voted to repeal prohibition. History Randolph County was established by the Alabama Legislature on December 18, 1832, following Indian Removal of the Creek people. It was named in honor of John Randolph, a well-known Virginia congressman. Randolph County was one of several counties created out of the last Creek cession formulated by the Treaty of Cusseta, on March 24, 1832. It lies within the Piedmont region, which extends from Alabama to Pennsylvania. The first white settlers said the county had an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Route 147 (Alabama)
State Route 147 (SR 147) is a state highway maintained by the U.S. state of Alabama in the east-central part of Alabama. The highway acts as a connector between Interstate 85 (I-85) and U.S. Route 29 (US 29) in the southern part of Auburn and US 431 between Auburn and LaFayette. Route description SR 147 lies mostly within the city limits of Auburn. Approximately of the road travels through unincorporated Lee County, while lies in rural Chambers County. SR 147 begins on College Street in Auburn at its junction with Interstate 85 at Exit 51 and US 29. Whereas it once entered downtown Auburn, it now bypasses the city on its western and northern side on Shug Jordan Parkway. At its intersection with College Street, the route turns north. It continues along Birmingham Highway and US 280 ( internally designated as SR 38) to mile 9.0, then continues on Heath Road in northern Auburn. History In 1939, the state of Alabama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alabama 147
(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 , area_total_sq_mi = 52,419 , area_land_km2 = 131,426 , area_land_sq_mi = 50,744 , area_water_km2 = 4,338 , area_water_sq_mi = 1,675 , area_water_percent = 3.2 , area_rank = 30th , length_km = 531 , length_mi = 330 , width_km = 305 , width_mi = 190 , Latitude = 30°11' N to 35° N , Longitude = 84°53' W to 88°28' W , elevation_m = 150 , elevation_ft = 500 , elevation_max_m = 735.5 , elevation_max_ft = 2,413 , elevation_max_point = Mount Cheaha , elevation_min_m = 0 , elevation_min_ft = 0 , elevation_min_point = Gulf of Mexico , OfficialLang = English , Languages = * English 95.1% * Spanish 3.1% , population_demonyms = Alabamian, Alabaman , population_as_of = 2021 , population_rank = 24th , 2010Pop = 5,039,87 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
