Gadsden, AL

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Gadsden, AL

CITY

Official Website:
http://www.cityofgadsden.com/

Chamber of Commerce:
http://www.gadsdenchamber.com/

Visitors Bureau:
http://www.gadsden-etowahtourismboard.com/

Population:
38978 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1846 (founded)

County:
Etowah County

County seat of Etowah County.

Absorbed East Gadsden in 1925, Alabama City in 1934.

SCHOOLS

School Founded

Gadsden State Community College 1965

BIRTHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

James B. Allen Politician 28-Dec-1912 1-Jun-1978 US Senator from Alabama, 1969-78

Marion C. Blakey Government 26-Mar-1948 FAA Administrator, 2002-07

Danny Ford Football 2-Apr-1948 Clemson Head Coach, 1979-89

Beth Grant Actor 18-Sep-1949 Sissy Hickey on Sordid Lives

Roy Moore Judge 11-Feb-1947 Alabama Supreme Court Chief Justice

Pat Swindall Politician 18-Oct-1950 Congressman from Georgia, 1985-89

Yelawolf Rapper 30-Dec-1979 Radioactive

DEATHS

Name Occupation Birth Death Known for

Charley Pell Football 17-Feb-1941 29-May-2001 Florida Head Coach, 1979-84

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