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Gadsden
Contributor(s): Goodson, Mike (Author)
ISBN: 1467112232     ISBN-13: 9781467112239
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
OUR PRICE:   $22.49  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: August 2014
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States - State & Local - South (al,ar,fl,ga,ky,la,ms,nc,sc,tn,va,wv)
- Photography | Subjects & Themes - Regional (see Also Travel - Pictorials)
- Travel | Pictorials (see Also Photography - Subjects & Themes - Regional)
Dewey: 976.1
LCCN: 2014942566
Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages
Themes:
- Geographic Orientation - Alabama
- Locality - Gadsden, Alabama
 
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc.
Publisher Description:
Gadsden began as a small stagecoach stop on the banks of the Coosa River, where weary travelers could rest while traveling between Jacksonville and Huntsville. Known as Double Springs, the small settlement consisted of several log dwellings, a store, a school, and a post office. In 1840, the coming of Gabriel Hughes and his wife, Asenath, followed by Gabriel s brother Joseph Hughes, led to the founding of a new town that would eventually grow into Gadsden. In the days before and during World War II, new industry brought jobs to the Gadsden Ordnance Plant and civilian jobs to Camp Sibert. Following the end of the war, the area experienced a return to normalcy and a great time of growth when Gadsden s fighting men returned home. Gadsden has also been blessed with exceptional leadership over the years, which has propelled it from a small village on the banks of the Coosa River to the City of Champions and an All-America City."

Contributor Bio(s): Goodson, Mike: - Local historian Mike Goodson has written columns in both the Messenger newspaper and the Gadsden Times. He has authored and coauthored several books on local history.