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When was Hunstville founded?
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Huntsville, Alabama's was founded by John Hunt, a veteran of the Revolutionary War. It is said that he came to Alabama from Tennessee in 1805 when Alabama was still just a portion of the Mississippi Territory that the Indians and at that time called Ah-la-bama. John Hunt built his log cabin in the wooded valley just above the "Big Spring" thus founding the town that would bear his name.
The growth rate began to increase rapidly. In 1812, a city newspaper was established. Stores became numerous around the square; a public school was organized and built, as well as a library, an imposing bank building, and the first Presbyterian Church in the state.
Not long after, a town was established and flourished, it had become the largest in the Alabama Territory by 1819.
The first public water system in America came in 1823. The system was made up of a wooden pump, wooden storage tank, and a few hundred feet of hollowed cedar logs which carried water from the "Big Spring."
The record of the towns accomplishments made Huntsville's importance grow in the Mississippi Territory, and in 1819, Alabama was made a state, and Huntsville was chosen as the first Capital.
As of 2009 the population of Huntsville rose to 179,653
http://www.oldhuntsville.com/
http://www.hsvcity.com/about/index.php
http://www.city-data.com/city/Huntsville-Alabama.html
The growth rate began to increase rapidly. In 1812, a city newspaper was established. Stores became numerous around the square; a public school was organized and built, as well as a library, an imposing bank building, and the first Presbyterian Church in the state.
Not long after, a town was established and flourished, it had become the largest in the Alabama Territory by 1819.
The first public water system in America came in 1823. The system was made up of a wooden pump, wooden storage tank, and a few hundred feet of hollowed cedar logs which carried water from the "Big Spring."
The record of the towns accomplishments made Huntsville's importance grow in the Mississippi Territory, and in 1819, Alabama was made a state, and Huntsville was chosen as the first Capital.
As of 2009 the population of Huntsville rose to 179,653
http://www.oldhuntsville.com/
http://www.hsvcity.com/about/index.php
http://www.city-data.com/city/Huntsville-Alabama.html
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