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Guide Note:
Renamed Huntsville (formerly Twickenham) during the War of 1812, the city is the largest, by population, in all of northern Alabama. Huntsville has extended along the Tennessee River and has become a large textile, and aeronautics community. -
Fast Facts:
- Country: United States
- State: Alabama
- Size: 202 square miles
- Elevation 600 feet
- Time zone: Central Time Zone
- Population: 171,327 (July 2007)City-Data: Huntsville, Alabama
- Founded: 1805
- Area code: 256
- Zip code: 35800–35899
- Incorporated: 1811
- City attractions: Twickenham Historic District, Old Town Historic District, and U.S. Space & Rocket Center
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Background
Becoming Alabama's first capital city in 1819, Huntsville was inhabited by settlers from Virginia, Georgia, and the Carolinas. The city established wealth very quickly due to a booming agricultural base primarily of cotton, furthermore, the city had a thriving railroad industry, which also contributed to its economy. -
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Huntsville AL Questions
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