HUNTSVILLE


Meaning of HUNTSVILLE in English

City (pop., 2000: 158,216), northern Alabama, U.S. Originally called Twickenham, it was the first community in Alabama to be granted a city charter, in 1811.

It was the site of Alabama's first constitutional convention (1819) and served briefly as the state capital. Settled around Big Spring (still used as a water supply), it is a commercial centre for hay, cotton, corn, and tobacco. The George C. Marshall Space Flight Center and the University of Alabama in Huntsville (1950) are located there.

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