Huntsville, Alabama

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Quick History
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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.