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Alabama - United States

Madison County, Alabama

Madison County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama, and is a major part of the Huntsville Metropolitan Area. It is also included in the merged Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area. The county is named in honor of James Madison, fourth President of the United States of America, and the first to visit the state of Alabama. According to the 2010 Census, the population was 334,811. Its county seat is Huntsville. Madison County covers parts of the former Decatur County.

Located at 34.7658, -86.5578 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Alabama counties, Madison County, Alabama, Huntsville–Decatur Combined Statistical Area, 1808 establishments in the United States, Populated places established in 1808

Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University

Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University, also known as Alabama A&M University or AAMU, is a public, historically black university, land-grant university located in Normal, Madison County, Alabama, United States. AAMU is a member-school of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

Located at 34.7846, -86.5699 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Normal, Alabama

Normal, Alabama is the site of Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University. AAMU is situated in the city limits and northern part of Huntsville, Alabama, USA in Madison County. Normal was established in 1890, when AAMU was then known as "State Normal and Industrial School of Huntsville". It was also designated a land grant college of Alabama. At that time student enrollment was 300 with 11 teachers. That same year, a United States Post Office was established there.

Located at 34.7889, -86.5719 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Von Braun Center

The Von Braun Center (VBC), known as the Von Braun Civic Center (VBCC) until 1997, is a multi-purpose indoor arena, meeting, and performing arts complex, with a maximum arena seating capacity of 10,000, located in Huntsville, Alabama. The original facility debuted in 1975 and has undergone several significant expansions since opening. The VBC, in addition to the arena, features multiple exhibit halls, a concert hall, a playhouse and many other facilities, for meetings and exhibits.

Located at 34.727, -86.5909 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Huntsville-Madison County Public Library

The Huntsville-Madison County Public Library is a public, Carnegie library in Huntsville, Alabama. Founded in 1818, when Alabama was still a part of the Mississippi Territory, it is the oldest continuing library in the state. It was first located in the office of attorney John Nelson Spotswood Jones, in the Boardman Building, which is now a part of Constitution Hall Park.

Located at 34.7227, -86.5895 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Louis Crews Stadium

Louis Crews Stadium is a 21,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Huntsville, Alabama. It opened in 1996 and is home to the Alabama A&M University Bulldogs football team. It was named in honor of former Head Football Coach Louis Crews who served from 1960 to 1975. Built in 1996 at a price of $10 Million, Louis Crews Stadium has a current capacity of 21,000, and is the sixth largest stadium in Alabama. The home-side grand stands has a capacity of 14,000 and the visitors side holds 7,000.

Located at 34.7837, -86.5784 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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College football venues, Alabama A&M Bulldogs football, Sports venues in Huntsville, Alabama, Multi-purpose stadiums in the United States

Elmore Gymnasium

T.M. Elmore Gymnasium is a 6,000-seat multi-purpose arena in Normal, Alabama. It is home to the Alabama A&M University Bulldogs basketball team and is informally known as "The Dog House". The venue is also the site for special events, such as the International Student Association's annual Food and Culture Fair. In February 1996, Elmore Gymnasium was ranked the "fourth-toughest place to play" in NCAA Division II basketball by Division II Bulletin.

Located at 34.7852, -86.5752 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Five Points Historic District (Huntsville, Alabama)

Five Points Historic District was the third historic district to be designated in Huntsville, Alabama. It features homes built around the turn of the 20th Century in several styles, including California Bungalow, Queen Anne and other modest Victorian styles dating from the late 1890s through the early 1900s. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in August 2012.

Located at 34.7386, -86.5775 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Historic districts in Huntsville, Alabama, National Register of Historic Places in Huntsville, Alabama

Goldsmith–Schiffman Field

Goldsmith–Schiffman Field is a multi-purpose stadium in Huntsville, Alabama. From 1934 through 2012, it was used mainly for middle school and high school football. It was also home to the now-defunct Alabama Renegades of the National Women's Football Association.

Located at 34.74, -86.58 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Sports venues in Huntsville, Alabama, 1934 establishments in the United States, Huntsville–Decatur Combined Statistical Area, Multi-purpose stadiums in the United States

Huntsville Hospital System

The Huntsville Hospital System also known as Huntsville Hospital is a public, not-for-profit hospital campus consisting of several sites and buildings originating in the downtown area of Huntsville, Alabama. It has some 7,000 employees, 2,000 nurses and 650 physicians. The hospital has no official affiliation with any institution of higher education, and is exclusively a site for clinical rotations for students of the UAB School of Medicine, http://main. uab. edu/uasom/2/show.

Located at 34.721, -86.577 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Hospitals in Alabama, Organizations based in Huntsville, Alabama

WBHP (AM)

WBHP (1230 AM, "The Big Talker") is a news/talk formatted radio station licensed to Huntsville, Alabama. The station is owned by Clear Channel Communications and serves all of Madison County, Alabama. WBHP programming is simulcast on WHOS (800 AM), 106.5 FM (translator), and WQRV-HD2.

Located at 34.7192, -86.595 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Radio stations in Huntsville, Alabama, News and talk radio stations in the United States, Radio stations established in 1931, Clear Channel radio stations

Big Spring Jam

Big Spring Jam was an annual music festival taking place in Huntsville, Alabama. The Jam, which began in 1993, typically took place the fourth weekend in September. From 1993 to 2009, this was a three-day beginning Friday and ending Sunday. The 2011 revival was a two-day event on Friday and Saturday only. It featured acts from all genres of music including local bands, emerging talent, old favorites, and the top artists of the day.

Located at 34.7267, -86.5881 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Greengate School

Greengate School for Dyslexia is a private, non-profit school located in Huntsville, Madison County, Alabama. Greengate is one of only twelve schools in the nation with an instructional program for dyslexia accredited through the Academy of Orton-Gillingham Practitioners and Educators. The mission of the school is to educate and support bright children who have specific learning differences in reading, spelling or writing so that they may realize their full potential.

Located at 34.7494, -86.5922 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Developmental dyslexia, Special schools in the United States, Private elementary schools in Alabama, Learning disabilities, Educational institutions established in 2002, Schools in Madison County, Alabama

WTKI

WTKI is a radio station licensed to serve Huntsville, Alabama, USA. The station is owned by Christian Voice of Central Ohio, Inc. , although a sale to FRC of Alabama LLC, doing business as "Focus Radio Communications", is currently pending FCC approval. Since November 2009, FRC has operated WTKI under a local marketing agreement, broadcasting a combined news/talk/sports format. Some programming is provided by Fox Sports Radio and Fox Business Network.

Located at 34.725, -86.6042 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Radio stations in Huntsville, Alabama, Talk radio stations in the United States, Sports radio stations in the United States, Radio stations established in 1946

Helion Lodge

Helion Lodge #1 is a Masonic lodge in Huntsville, Alabama. It is the oldest lodge of Freemasons in the state. According to Grand Historian Joseph Abram Jackson's Masonry in Alabama, it is "the birthplace of Freemasonry in Alabama. " Helion Lodge is also the common name for the building (actually named Eunomia Hall for Eunomia Chapter #5 Royal Arch Masons who financed its construction), built in 1911, where the lodge meets.

Located at 34.7303, -86.5813 (Lat. / Lng.), about 0 miles away.
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Masonic Lodges, Buildings and structures in Huntsville, Alabama, Masonic buildings in Alabama, Religious organizations established in 1811

Lee High School (Huntsville, Alabama)

Lee High School is a four-year public high school that serves students in grades 9-12 from Huntsville, in Madison County, Alabama in the United States, as a part of Huntsville City Schools.

Located at 34.754, -86.574 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Heart of Huntsville Mall

The Heart of Huntsville Mall was a shopping mall located in Huntsville, Alabama. It opened in 1961. The mall was demolished in 2007 to make way for a new $150 million mixed-use development called "Constellation."

Located at 34.724, -86.594 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Buildings and structures demolished in 2007, Demolished shopping malls in the United States, Shopping malls established in 1961, 2007 disestablishments, Shopping malls in Huntsville, Alabama

Brush Mountain

Located at 34.8011, -86.5586 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Chase, Alabama

Chase is an unincorporated community in Madison County, Alabama, in the southern United States. The community was a railroad stop.

Located at 34.7833, -86.5467 (Lat. / Lng.), about 4 miles away.
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Unincorporated communities in Alabama, Populated places in Madison County, Alabama, Huntsville–Decatur Combined Statistical Area

Huntsville City Schools

Huntsville City Schools is the school district serving Huntsville, Alabama. As of the 2010-11 school year, the system had 23,374 students and employed 1,738 teachers. The district oversees 53 schools: 23 elementary schools, 9 middle schools, 2 K-8 schools, 7 high schools, 3 special education centers, and 4 magnet schools. The school system finished the 2010 fiscal year with a debt of nearly $20 million the largest of any school system in Alabama by a significant margin.

Located at 34.734, -86.578 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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J.O. Johnson High School

James Oliver Johnson High School, more commonly referred to as J.O. Johnson High School or J.O.J. , is a public high school located in the northwest area of Huntsville, Alabama. The school serves grades 9 through 12. It is home to an International Education Magnet Program, and the school also features a Marine JROTC program.

Located at 34.7993, -86.6093 (Lat. / Lng.), about 5 miles away.
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Dead Children's Playground

Hidden amongst the old beech trees within the limits of Maple Hill Cemetery lies the Dead Children's Playground, which in local stories is said to be haunted by the children buried nearby. Maple Hill Park was founded in 1822 and with its hundreds of acres of land it's the oldest and largest cemetery in Alabama, US. Some people say that it is the spirits of the cemetery's children that come out to play.

Located at 34.733, -86.5734 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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J. F. Drake State Technical College

J. F. Drake State Technical College is a community college in Huntsville, Alabama. As of the Fall 2010 semester, Drake State has an enrollment of 1,258 students. The college was founded in 1961 as the Huntsville State Vocational Technical College. In 1966, the school was renamed J. F. Drake State Technical Trade School in honor of Joseph Fanning Drake, a long-serving president of Alabama A&M University. After desegregating in 1967, the school took its current name in 1973.

Located at 34.7719, -86.5739 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Huntsville Bible College

Huntsville Bible College is a non-denominational Christian seminary in Huntsville, Alabama. Founded in 1986, the college offers both associate degrees and bachelor's degrees in Christian Education, Mission and Evangelism, and Pastoral Ministry, as well as a bachelor's in Theology. With 72 students and 13 faculty members, it is one of the smallest post-secondary institutes in Alabama.

Located at 34.7506, -86.595 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Governors Drive (Huntsville)

Governors Drive is a major east–west thoroughfare in Huntsville, Alabama. It follows U.S. Route 431 (US-431) in east Huntsville and State Route 53 (SR-53) in west Huntsville. Governors Drive is one of the main entrance points to the city from the east, carrying on average approximately 35,000 vehicles a day across Monte Sano Mountain.

Located at 34.7199, -86.584 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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