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2. Alabama real estate bubble of the 1810s - Wikipedia

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   The Alabama real estate bubble of the 1810s was a real estate bubble centered on Huntsville, caused by increasing cotton prices resulting from demand from English textile manufacturers, relatively high cotton yields in Alabama, as well as general speculation. In 1817, property in Madison County sold for around $2 per acre, while in 1818 it sold ...

3. Madison County, Alabama - Wikipedia

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   Madison County was established on December 13, 1808, by the governor of the Mississippi Territory. [1] It is recognized as the "birthplace" of the state of Alabama, which was admitted to the Union on December 14, 1819. Huntsville was designated as the first capital of the new state. For much of the county's history, its economy was based on ...

4. List of plantations in Alabama - Wikipedia

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   The plantation and community were eventually absorbed by Birmingham, a city that Mudd helped establish after the war. 94000690. Atkins' Ridge. Greensboro. 32°41′27″N 87°34′36″W  / . 32.69073°N 87.57666°W. / 32.69073; -87.57666  ( Atkins' Ridge) Hale. Built for John Atkins, a native of Virginia, in 1840.

5. Hampton Cove, Huntsville - Wikipedia

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   Hampton Cove, Huntsville. /  34.67222°N 86.45778°W  / 34.67222; -86.45778. Hampton Cove is a master-planned housing subdivision located in Big Cove area of Huntsville, Alabama. Situated in the foothills and valleys of North Alabama's Cumberland Plateau, the 2,800-acre (11 km 2) Housing lies in the coves between Monte Sano Mountain and ...

6. McCrary House - Wikipedia

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   June 1, 1982. Designated ARLH. January 31, 1979 [2] The McCrary House (also known as McVille) is a historic farm house near Huntsville in Madison County, Alabama. Founded after the initial federal land sale in Madison County in 1809, the farm has been in the McCrary family throughout. [3] It was recognized as an Alabama Century & Heritage Farm ...

7. Madison, Alabama - Wikipedia

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   01-45784. GNIS feature ID. 2404989 [3] Website. madisonal.gov. Madison is a city located primarily in Madison County, near the northern border of the U.S. state of Alabama. Madison extends west into neighboring Limestone County. The city is included in the Huntsville Metropolitan Area, the second-largest in the state, and is also included in ...