Talladega
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 Location of Talladega in Alabama
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| Basic data | |
| State : | United States |
| State : | Alabama |
| County : | Talladega County |
| Coordinates : | 33 ° 26 ′ N , 86 ° 6 ′ W |
| Time zone : | Central ( UTC − 6 / −5 ) |
| Residents : | 15,676 (as of 2010) |
| Population density : | 252.4 inhabitants per km 2 |
| Area : | 62.3 km 2 (approx. 24 mi 2 ) of which 62.1 km 2 (approx. 24 mi 2 ) is land |
| Height : | 170 m |
| Postcodes : | 35160-35161 |
| Area code : | +1 256 |
| FIPS : | 01-74592 |
| GNIS ID : | 0160707 |
| Website : | www.talladega.com |
| Mayor : | Larry Barton |
Talladega [ tæləˈdiːɡə ] is a city of 15,676 in the US state of Alabama on Interstate 20 between Birmingham and Atlanta . It is the seat of the county seat of Talladega County .
history
Historical objects
About 3 miles northeast of Talladega, on Alabama State Route 21, is the historic JLM Curry House (also known as Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry House ). The house was the residence of Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry . The building was listed on October 15, 1966 on the National Register of Historic Places as a Historic Monument with the number 66000154. It is also inscribed on the National Historic Landmark .
Culture and sights
Talladega is best known for the Talladega Superspeedway , on which two 500-mile races of the NASCAR Sprint Cup , one race of the NASCAR Nationwide Series , one race of the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series , and an ARCA RE / MAX Series - Races are organized. The International Motorsports Hall of Fame is also located in Talladega.
Economy and Infrastructure
The city has a small airport, Talladega Municipal Airport (IATA code ASN, ICAO code KASN) with a 1829 meter long runway.
Talladega College, founded in 1869, is on the outskirts of Talladega. It took the first Liberal Arts - College of African descent in Alabama Americans.
Personalities
The American inventor Lee De Forest (1873–1961) grew up in Talladega.
Web links
- Web site Talladega (English)
Individual evidence
- ^ Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Talladega city, Alabama . US Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved January 22, 2013.
- ↑ NRIS
- ↑ National Historic Landmarks Program (Curry, JLM, Home) ( Memento of the original from June 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Alabama: Jabez Lamar Monroe Curry
- ↑ FlightAware> Resources> Airport> Talladega Municipal Airport (Talladega, AL) [KASN / ASN] . FlightAware, 2007 ( online [accessed June 15, 2007]).
- ^ History . Talladega College, 2004 ( online ( February 28, 2008 memento on the Internet Archive ) [accessed June 15, 2007]). History ( Memento of the original from February 28, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
