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Falkville, Alabama
Falkville is a town in Morgan County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Decatur Metropolitan Area and Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 1,197. Falkville incorporated three times: first in 1876, again on June 19, 1886, and lastly on December 13, 1898.Christopher Maloney,Falkville" ''Encyclopedia of Alabama'', May 14, 2013. History Falkville was named for Louis M. Falk, a Prussian merchant who emigrated to the area in the late 1850s. Falk opened a general store in what is now Falkville in 1859 and later became the town's first postmaster. The L&N Railroad was constructed through Falkville in the early 1870s, and a rail station opened in 1872. In 1936, the Works Progress Administration constructed a town hall for Falkville. This building now serves as the town's library. 1950s tornadoes Two destructive tornadoes hit the town in the 1950s. On April 24, 1955, an F4 tornado tore directly through the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Town
A town is a type of a human settlement, generally larger than a village but smaller than a city. The criteria for distinguishing a town vary globally, often depending on factors such as population size, economic character, administrative status, or historical significance. In some regions, towns are formally defined by legal charters or government designations, while in others, the term is used informally. Towns typically feature centralized services, infrastructure, and governance, such as municipal authorities, and serve as hubs for commerce, education, and cultural activities within their regions. The concept of a town varies culturally and legally. For example, in the United Kingdom, a town may historically derive its status from a market town designation or City status in the United Kingdom, royal charter, while in the United States, the term is often loosely applied to incorporated municipality, municipalities. In some countries, such as Australia and Canada, distinction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tornado Outbreak Of April 8, 1957
On Monday, April 8, 1957, a widespread tornado outbreak struck the Southeastern United States, particularly the Carolinas, and was responsible for seven deaths and 203 injuries across the region. Most of the activity occurred on either side of the Piedmont, including portions of the Cumberland Plateau. At least 18 tornadoes occurred, including several long-tracked tornado families, one of which included a violent tornado that was retroactively rated F4 on the Fujita scale; activity lasted 21 hours. Besides tornadoes, the outbreak also generated other severe weather phenomena such as large hail. Background Outbreak statistics Confirmed tornadoes Prior to 1990, there is a likely undercount of tornadoes, particularly E/F0–1, with reports of weaker tornadoes becoming more common as population increased. A sharp increase in the annual average E/F0–1 count by approximately 200 tornadoes was noted upon the implementation of NEXRAD Doppler weat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tennessee River
The Tennessee River is a long river located in the Southern United States, southeastern United States in the Tennessee Valley. Flowing through the states of Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky, it begins at the confluence of French Broad River, French Broad and Holston River, Holston rivers at Knoxville, Tennessee, Knoxville, and drains into the Ohio River near Paducah, Kentucky. It is the largest tributary of the Ohio, and drains a basin of . Its tributary, the Little Tennessee River, flows into it from Western North Carolina and northeastern Georgia. Etymology The river appears on France, French maps from the late 17th century with the names "Caquinampo" or "Kasqui." Maps from the early 18th century call it "Cussate," "Mitchell Map, Hogohegee," "Callamaco," and "Acanseapi." A 1755 British map showed the Tennessee River as the "River of the Cherakees."Ann ToplovichTennessee River System, ''Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture'', December 25, 2009; upd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flint Creek (Alabama)
Flint Creek is a major tributary along the Tennessee River that runs in the US state of Alabama for its entire length. Its headwaters are in northern Cullman County, and after running through Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge, it ends in the Tennessee River at Decatur. The water level of the lower course of the creek is greatly affected by the level of Wheeler Lake. According to the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, it is "one of Alabama's precious natural resources". Affected by "nonpoint source pollution", the Department claims that pollution has gone down in the decade since it became a pilot project for the EPA's watershed program. The creek is popular for its fishing, especially of crappie. The water flows slowly, and is overgrown in many places. Fish include redear sunfish, bluegill, and longear sunfish, two kinds of black bass (spotted bass and largemouth bass), and various kinds of catfish ( flathead, blue, and channel). Yellow perch The yello ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cullman, Alabama
Cullman is the largest city and county seat of Cullman County, Alabama, United States. It is located along Interstate 65, about north of Birmingham, Alabama, Birmingham and about south of Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census it had a population of 18,213, with an estimated population of 19,913 in 2023. History Before the arrival of American settlers, the area that today includes Cullman was originally in the territory of the Cherokee Nation. The region was traversed by a trail known as the Black Warrior's Path, which led from the Tennessee River near the present location of Florence, Alabama, to a point on the Black Warrior River south of Cullman. This trail figured significantly in Cherokee history, and it featured prominently in the American Indian Wars prior to the establishment of the state of Alabama and the relocation of several American Indian tribes, including the Muscogee, Creek people westward along the Trail of Tears. Dur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville is the List of municipalities in Alabama, most populous city in the U.S. state of Alabama. The population of the city is estimated to be 241,114 in 2024, making it the List of United States cities by population, 100th-most populous city in the U.S. The Huntsville metropolitan area had an estimated 525,465 residents and is the second-most populous metro area in the state, after Birmingham metropolitan area, Alabama, Birmingham. Huntsville is the seat of Madison County, Alabama, Madison County, with portions extending into Limestone County, Alabama, Limestone County and Morgan County, Alabama, Morgan County. Huntsville is located in the Appalachian region of North Alabama, northern Alabama, south of the state of Tennessee. It was founded within the Mississippi Territory in 1805 and became an incorporated town in 1811. When Alabama was admitted as a state in 1819, Huntsville was designated for a year as the first capital, before the state capitol was moved to more cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Seat
A county seat is an administrative center, seat of government, or capital city of a county or parish (administrative division), civil parish. The term is in use in five countries: Canada, China, Hungary, Romania, and the United States. An equivalent term, shire town, is used in the U.S. state of Vermont and in several other English-speaking jurisdictions. Canada In Canada, the Provinces and territories of Canada, provinces of Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia have counties as an administrative division of government below the provincial level, and thus county seats. In the provinces of Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and Nova Scotia, the term "shire town" is used in place of county seat. China County seats in China are the administrative centers of the counties in the China, People's Republic of China. They have existed since the Warring States period and were set up nationwide by the Qin dynasty. The number of counties in China proper g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Decatur, Alabama
Decatur () is the largest city and county seat of Morgan County, Alabama, Morgan County (with a portion also in Limestone County, Alabama, Limestone County) in the U.S. state of Alabama. Nicknamed "The River City," it is located in North Alabama, northern Alabama on the banks of Wheeler Lake along the Tennessee River. The population was 57,938 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. Decatur is the core city of the two-county large Decatur metropolitan area, Alabama, Decatur metropolitan area, with an estimated population of 157,425 in 2022. Combined with the Huntsville Metropolitan Area, the two create the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area, of which Decatur is the second-largest city. Like many southern cities in the early 19th century, Decatur's early success was based upon its location along a river. Railroad routes and boating traffic pushed the city to the front of North Alabama's economic atmosphere. The city rapidly grew into a large economic center with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Interstate 65
Interstate 65 (I-65) is a major north–south Interstate Highway System, interstate highway in the central United States. As with most primary interstates ending in 5, it is a major crosscountry, north–south route, connecting between the Great Lakes and the Gulf of Mexico. Its southern terminus is located at an Interchange (road), interchange with Interstate 10 in Alabama, I-10 in Mobile, Alabama, and its northern terminus is at an interchange with U.S. Route 12 in Indiana, US 12 (US 12) and U.S. Route 20 in Indiana, US 20 (the Dunes Highway) in Gary, Indiana, just southeast of Chicago. I-65 connects several major metropolitan areas in the Midwestern United States, Midwest and Southern United States, Southern US. It connects the four largest cities in Alabama: Mobile, Alabama, Mobile, Montgomery, Alabama, Montgomery, Birmingham, Alabama, Birmingham, and Huntsville, Alabama, Huntsville. It also serves as one of the main north–south routes through Nashville, Ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hartselle, Alabama
Hartselle is the second largest city in Morgan County, Alabama, United States, south of Decatur. It is part of the Decatur Metropolitan Area and the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 15,455. Hartselle was founded in 1869 with the arrival of the South and North Alabama Railroad. It takes its name from George Hartsell, one of the railroad's owners. The post office opened in 1873. It was formally incorporated on March 1, 1875. Most of the oldest buildings were destroyed by a disastrous fire in 1916. Geography Hartselle is located in western Morgan County at (34.440383, -86.940385). It is in the north-central part of the state along Interstate 65, which runs from south to north through the easternmost parts of the city, with access from exits 325 and 328. Via I-65, Huntsville is northeast (via a connection to I-565), and Birmingham is south. U.S. Route 31 is the main north–south highway through the cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
