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The Spirit of America Festival is an outdoor Fourth of July celebration typically held over a period of two days at Point Mallard Park in Decatur, Alabama. Featuring a variety of traditional summer activities, the event is organized and staged by an all-volunteer board. The major highlights of the festival are presentations of two special ...
The "Steamboat Bill" Memorial Bridges are two bridges that span one of the widest points along the Tennessee River within the city of Decatur, Alabama, between Morgan County, and Limestone County. One is a cantilever truss, and the other is a reinforced concrete. [1] The bridges carry US 31, US 72A, and State Route 20 from the intersection of ...
July 7, 1995. Designated ARLH. October 23, 1981 [1] The Princess Theatre is a 677-seat performing arts venue in Decatur, Alabama. The art deco -style building was originally built in 1887 as a livery stable. In 1919, the building was transformed into a silent film and vaudeville playhouse. In 1941 the Princess received its art deco redesign.
The city pulled the item from July's planning commission agenda, citing a need for additional time. ... USA TODAY. How a decade of transition led to college football's new 12-team playoff format.
Morgan County, Alabama. Morgan County is a county in the north-central part of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, its population was 123,421. [2] The county seat is Decatur. [3] On June 14, 1821, it was renamed in honor of American Revolutionary War General Daniel Morgan of Virginia. [4]
201 1st Avenue SE. Decatur, Alabama 35609. United States. Website. decaturdaily.com. The Decatur Daily is a daily (five days a week) newspaper serving Decatur, Alabama and the Tennessee Valley in the North Alabama area of the United States. As of September 30, 2006, it had an average daily circulation of 20,824 and a Sunday circulation of 23,840.
The Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Classic, one of the oldest hot-air balloon races in the mid-South, started in Decatur in 1978 with competition among 17 balloonists from Alabama, Kentucky, Ohio, Georgia, Mississippi and Louisiana. It was a showcase for the new Decatur balloon, one of the first to represent a city, and an event to kick off ...
The Dancy–Polk House (also known as the Col. Francis Dancy House) is a historic residence in Decatur, Alabama. The house was built in 1829 for Colonel William Francis Dancy, an early settler in the area, who later moved to Franklin, LA. It is the oldest building in Decatur, and one of only four to survive the Civil War (the others being the ...