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dixiegrrrrl

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3. Wiki sez history dates back to before 1540.

Reply to stonecutter357 (Original post)

Sun Feb 1, 2026, 01:38 PM

Yesterday

Meaning Indian population for thousands of years before DeSoto "discovered" it in 1540.
White settlement 1889.

Why it's said to be oldest occupied area childersburg.org

Population much larger during WWII when munitions was a source of income.
It's up near Birmingham.

One of the things I have discovered driving thru old towns here in Ala. Is many are well preserved because brick was a common building material.

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