Huntsville, Alabama

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Quick History
Wikipedia

1805: Founded with a single cabin.

1811: Incorporated as a city. First city in Alabama.

1808-1812: Twickham was the county seat.

1812: Twickham was renamed Huntsville after John Hunt, the first settler.

14 December 1819: Selected as temporary capital of Alabama when the state was admitted to the Union.

Church History and Records

 * Baptist
 * Episcopal
 * Methodist
 * Roman Catholic

Heritage Room Huntsville - Madison County Public Library Collection includes: 1. Brief information about St. Mary's School and Church 2. Family file collection of unpublished information arranged by surname.

Libraries
Huntsville - Madison County Public Library 915 Monroe St. PO Box 443 Huntsville AL 35804

Maps
==== Military History and RecordsRedstone Arsenal (RSA) is a United States Army base and a census-designated place (CDP) adjacent to Huntsville in Madison County, Alabama, United States and is part of the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. The Arsenal is a garrison for a number of tenants including the United States Army Materiel Command, Army's Aviation and Missile Command, the Missile Defense Agency of the Department of Defense, and NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center. Many of these units are moving due to decisions by the Defense Base Realignment and Closure Commission. The Redstone CDP had a population of 1,946 as of the 2010 census. Wikipedia ====