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B. B. Comer (1848–1927) – Governor of Alabama 1907–1911, U. S. Senator 1920; Father James Coyle (1873–1921) – assassinated priest of St. Paul's church; George Gordon Crawford (1869–1936) – Industrialist and second graduate of Georgia Tech; Russell McWhortor Cunningham (1855–1921) – Governor of Alabama 1904–1905
On June 10, 1947, Trussville was incorporated as a town, and on May 31, 1957, the town officially became a city. It was on this date the City of Trussville was adopted as the official name. [8] Today Trussville is one of the Birmingham region's most rapidly growing areas. In the 30-year period between 1980 and 2010, the city grew by over 500%.
Still, for particularly major figures, advance obituaries may be drafted early in their lives and revised constantly throughout the following years or decades. Bill McDonald, obituaries editor of The New York Times, estimated in 2016 that Fidel Castro's obituary "cost us more man/woman hours over the years than any piece we've ever run". Work ...
Greenwood Cemetery is a cemetery in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. Notable interments include: John Abercrombie, U.S. Congressman [1] Bibb Graves, 38th Governor of Alabama [2] Dixie Bibb Graves, U.S. Senator and First Lady of Alabama [3] J. Lister Hill, U.S. Congressman and Senator [4] Reuben Kolb, Alabama's commissioner of agriculture [5]
Pages in category "People from Trussville, Alabama" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
In 1966, the courthouse next the Confederate Soldier Memorial was demolished to make room for a new courthouse. [3] The memorial was moved across the street and laid on its side near a row of pre-Civil War structures that were also being demolished. [3] The Confederate soldier statue was accidentally crushed by a falling wall; the base was ...
St. Clair County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. [1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 91,103. [2] It has two county seats: Ashville and Pell City. [3] It is one of two counties in Alabama, and one of 33 in the United States, with more than one county seat.
In 1964, during the Civil War Centennial, the Alabama State Legislature established the Confederate Memorial Park, encompassing the original 102-acre site of the home, as "a shrine to the honor of Alabama's citizens of the Confederacy." In 1971, the site was placed under the Alabama Historical Commission's authority. [1]