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Athens is a city in and the county seat of Limestone County, in the U.S. state of Alabama; it is included in the Huntsville-Decatur-Albertville, AL Combined Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census , the population of the city is 25,406.
202-212 and 311 N. Beaty St., central Athens State University campus area roughly bounded by Beaty, Pryor, and Hobbs Sts. 34°48′20″N 86°58′00″W / 34.805556°N 86.966667°W / 34.805556; -86.966667 ( Athens State College Historic
Limestone County was established by the Alabama Territorial legislature on February 6, 1818. [1] On November 27, 1821, the Alabama State legislature passed an Act that altered the boundary of Limestone County to include the area east of the mouth of the Elk River with the Tennessee River.
Elkmont is located at (34.930155, -86.977086 The town is concentrated around the intersection of County Road 49 (Upper Fort Hampton Road) and the old railroad line (now the Richard Martin Trail), several miles north of Athens, and a few miles south of the Alabama-Tennessee state line.
The Old Main Post Office in Athens, Alabama, also known as Washington Street Courthouse Annex, was built in 1933. Located one block from the Courthouse Square, the Neoclassical building was constructed by the Works Progress Administration. [2] The front is divided by 8 Doric columns.
The Robert Beaty Historic District is a historic district in Athens, Alabama. Robert Beaty was one of the original founders of Athens. An Irish immigrant who settled in Virginia, Beaty and his associates purchased 160 acres (65 ha) around a spring, and began subdividing the land for sale in 1818. A small village of log structures had formed by ...
Michael Brewer, one-half of Brewer & Shipley, has died. He was 80. On Tuesday, Dec. 17, his musical partner, Tom Shipley, confirmed the news of his death on Facebook
Pryor Field Regional Airport covers an area of 200 acres (81 ha) which contains one asphalt paved runway (18/36) measuring 6,107 x 100 ft (1,861 x 30 m). [1]For the 12-month period ending May 3, 2006, the airport had 167,701 aircraft operations, an average of 459 per day: 91% general aviation, 7% military and 2% air taxi.