Battleground is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Cullman County,
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 ...
, United States.
Geography
Battleground is located at (34.304543 -86.996397)
in the northwestern section of Cullman County, bordering
Morgan County. Battleground is 1,079 feet (329 m) above sea level,
overlooking the
Tennessee Valley
The Tennessee Valley is the drainage basin of the Tennessee River and is largely within the U.S. state of Tennessee. It stretches from southwest Kentucky to north Alabama and from northeast Mississippi to the mountains of Virginia and North Car ...
. Battleground sits on a hill that a Native American chief named in English Hill of all the battlegrounds.
History of Battleground
The name Battleground was derived from a
battle
A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force ...
that took place along the Forrest Streight Trail during the Civil War.
Cullman County History
One of the historical landmarks in Battleground is Battleground School. Built in 1932, the school was closed in the mid 1990s. Today it is managed and maintained by Camp Liberty located in Battleground. The Battleground School shares land with the Battleground Volunteer Fire Department.
Local Business and Other Information
Battleground has two service stations, Simmions Grocery and Hilltop Grocery. The community is also served by Battleground Screen Printers, Macedonia Baptist Church, and Battleground Volunteer Fire Department and East Battleground Missionary Church, which as of December 2015 was under reconstruction from fire damage.
The largest corporate presence in Battleground is the 75-acre Camp Liberty, a military-themed summer camp.
Media
Battleground's local radio station, B-93 FM, ceased operations on December 27, 2009.
References
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Unincorporated communities in Cullman County, Alabama
Unincorporated communities in Alabama