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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 ...
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.
Location of Tuscaloosa County in Alabama. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are ...
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The modern city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama is named in his honor. Tuskaloosa is notable for leading the Battle of Mabila at his fortified village against the Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto. After being taken hostage by the Spanish as they passed through his territory, Tuskaloosa organized a surprise attack on his captors at Mabila, but was ...
Tuscaloosa (/ ˌ t ʌ s k ə ˈ l uː s ə / TUS-kə-LOO-sə) is a city in and the county seat of Tuscaloosa County in west-central Alabama, United States, [7] on the Black Warrior River where the Gulf Coastal and Piedmont plains meet. Alabama's fifth-most populous city, the population was 99,600 at the 2020 census, [6] and was estimated to be ...
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.