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  2. Arab, Alabama - Wikipedia

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    What is now Arab was established by Stephen Tuttle Thompson in the 1840s, and was originally known as "Thompson's Village". [8] The current name of the town was an unintentional misspelling by the United States Postal Service in 1882 of the city's intended name, taken from Arad Thompson, the son of the town founder, who had applied for a post office that year.

  3. List of Alabama placenames of Native American origin

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    Eufaula - from the Muscogee yofalv, the name of a tribal town. Eutaw - possibly from the Cherokee Etiwaw and its earlier form iitaawaa (long leafed pine tree). [23] Kahatchie - from the Muscogee koha hachi (cane creek). [1] Letohatchee - from the Muscogee li ito fachita (those who make arrows straight). [1]

  4. History of Alabama - Wikipedia

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    McKenzie, Robert H. "Clio’s Partners: The Significance of Alabama History and the Contributions of Its Contemporary Historians." Alabama Review (1975) 28#4: 243–259. Pearson, Joseph W. "A Conversation with J. Mills Thornton" Southern Historian (2013), Vol. 34, pp 7–25. Rigdon, John. A Guide to Alabama Civil War Research (2011)

  5. 2011 Cullman–Arab tornado - Wikipedia

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    The State of Alabama gave $5,989,728 (2011 USD) to the City of Cullman to aid with recovery efforts, and a further $1,294,892 (2011 USD) to Cullman County. [21] A plan was also set in place by the University of Alabama to help fund recovery efforts. [22] Six people were killed by the tornado; five in Ruth and one in rural Cullman County. [23]

  6. Etymology of Arab - Wikipedia

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    It is typically translated Arabian or Arab and is the modern Hebrew word for Arab. The New Revised Standard Version uses the translation "nomad" for the verse in Jeremiah. In the Bible, the word Ężarav is closely associated with the word Ężerev meaning a "mix of people" which has identical spelling in unvowelled text.

  7. Alabama - Wikipedia

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    [13] [14] Greater Birmingham is Alabama's largest metropolitan area and its economic center. [15] Politically, as part of the Deep South, or "Bible Belt", Alabama is a predominantly conservative state, and is known for its Southern culture. Within Alabama, American football, particularly at the college level, plays a major part of the state's ...

  8. List of Arabic place names - Wikipedia

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    Places involved in the history of the Arab world and the Arabic names given to them. Places whose official names include an Arabic form. Places whose names originate from the Arabic language. All names are in Standard Arabic and academically transliterated. Most of these names are used in modern times, but many of these Arabic forms are not in ...

  9. Brindley Mountain - Wikipedia

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    The plateau is formed by a sandstone cap-rock overlying limestone. The main mountain sits south of Lacey's Spring and houses communities such as Union Hill and Morgan City as well as parts of Union Grove and spans into Arab also. U.S. Route 231 runs over Brindley Mountain. The highest point of Brindley Mountain rests in Morgan City. A shale ...