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City of Tuscaloosa incorporated. Tuscaloosa becomes part of the new U.S. state of Alabama. 1826 - Alabama state capital relocated to Tuscaloosa from Cahaba. [1] 1831 - University of Alabama opens. 1835 - Battle–Friedman House built. [3] 1837 - Independent Monitor newspaper begins publication. [4] 1840 - Population: 1,949. 1847 - State capital ...
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Cahaba, also spelled Cahawba, was the first permanent state capital of Alabama, United States, from 1820 to 1825. [2] It was the county seat of Dallas County, Alabama until 1866.
Tuscaloosa County was established on February 6, 1818. On December 13, 1819, the territorial legislature incorporated the town of Tuskaloosa- now Tuscaloosa - one day before Congress admitted Alabama the Union as a state. From 1826 to 1846, Tuskaloosa was the capital of Alabama. The State House was built at the corner of 6th Street and 28th ...
The Jemison–Van de Graaff Mansion, also known as the Jemison–Van de Graaf–Burchfield House, is a historic house in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.The structure remained a private residence until 1955, when it served first as a library, then publishing house offices, and lastly as a historic house museum.
On April 3, 1865, Union Brigadier General John T. Croxton and 1500 cavalrymen approached Tuscaloosa. Croxton had orders to destroy all targets of military value in the town. Tuscaloosa was captured on that day, and all of its factories and the river bridge destroyed.
Tuscaloosa is the 234th largest radio market in the nation. [102] In January 2007, of the top-ten-rated radio stations, two were urban, three were country, two were contemporary, and one each was gospel, oldies, and talk radio. [103] Tuscaloosa serves as home base to Alabama Public Radio, the state's largest
The Downtown Tuscaloosa Historic District is a historic district which was first listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. [2] The listing included 50 contributing buildings on 27 acres (11 ha), including the historic city hall of Tuscaloosa . [ 1 ]