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Anniston is the county seat of Calhoun County in Alabama, United States, and is one of two urban centers/principal cities of and included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 23,106. According to 2019 Census estimates, the city had a population of 21,287.
May 26, 2023 · The city of Anniston in Calhoun County, Alabama has been involved in some of the country’s most historic events. The city’s iron furnaces on which the industry relied, were destroyed by the Union cavalry during the American Civil War.
Anniston, city, seat (1899) of Calhoun county, eastern Alabama, U.S. It lies in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, about 60 miles (95 km) east of Birmingham. Founded in 1872 by Samuel Noble, Daniel Tyler, and Tyler’s sons as a private industrial community (opened to the public in 1883), it.
Nov 10, 2022 · Whether you love history, nature, or culture, you will always find a lot of things to do in Anniston, Alabama. Check out our carefully curated list of top picks, ideal for every visitor to the city. Destinations
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Jan 19, 2024 · Downtown Anniston The city of Anniston, in Calhoun County, emerged as a key industrial center in the mountainous northeastern section of Alabama during the Reconstruction Era.
Anniston became the first city in Alabama to be lighted with electricity in 1882, and was enjoying the convenience of telephones as early as 1884. Each year the list of industries, businesses, churches, and schools grew as people came to Anniston to live, work and prosper.
