Attalla Alabama

Attalla is a city in Etowah County, Alabama, United States. It is part of the 'Gadsden, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area'. The Cozy Nest Antiques & Primitives in Attalla, Alabama. According to the 2005 U. S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 6,474. [1]

Geography

Attalla is located at 34°0′35″N, 86°5′54″W (34. 009818, -86. 098413)GR1. Find local weather, city information,.

According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 17. 3 km² (6. 7 mi²), all land. The city is home to the site of the first working hydroelectric dam in the world. City of Attalla, Alabama.

History

Attalla’s history actually predates its incorporation as a town. La Fayette visited what is now Attalla in 1825, as a guest of the U. S. government. A French writer, Courter B. Chateaubriand, was also a visitor and wrote a novel on "Atala, a Native American maiden". Attalla Alabama.

The town occupies the site of an Native American village which was of considerable importance during the Creek War. It was the home of Captain John Brown, a famous Native American, whose daughters, Catharine and Anna, established the Creek Path Mission school in 1820, six miles south of Guntersville. It was in Attalla that David Brown, a Native American, assisted by the Rev. D. S. Butterick, prepared the "Cherokee Spelling Book�. live and do business in Northeast Alabama.