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Originally appearing in Volume V26, Page 372 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.

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TALLADEGA , a See also:

CITY (through Fr. cite, from Lat. civitas)

city and the couty-seat of Talladega See also:

COUNTY (through Norm. Fr. comae, cf. O. Fr. cunte, conk', Mod. Fr. comae, from Lat. comitatus, cf. Ital. comitato, Prov. comtat; see COUNT)

county, See also:

ALABAMA

Alabama, U.S.A., 35 M. E. of See also:

BIRMINGHAM

Birmingham. Pop. (1900) 5056 (2687 negroes); (1910) 5854. It is served by the See also:

SOUTHERN

Southern, the See also:

LOUISVILLE

Louisville & See also:

NASHVILLE

Nashville and other See also:

RAILWAYS

railways. Talladega is situated in the foothills of the See also:

BLUE (common in different forms to most European languages)

Blue See also:

Ridge, about 56o ft. above See also:

sea level. It is the seat of the Alabama Synodical See also:

COLLEGE (Collegium)

College for See also:

WOMEN

Women (Presbyterian, 1903), of Talladega College (Congregational, opened 1867; chartered 1869 and 1889) for the higher See also:

EDUCATION

education of negroes—the first college for negroes in the See also:

state, and of several institutions devoted to the care of the See also:

DEAF

deaf, dumb and See also:

BLIND, MATHILDE (1841—1896)

blind. See also:

LIMESTONE

Limestone and See also:

COAL

coal are found in the vicinity. Among the manufactures are See also:

cotton goods, cotton-See also:

SEED (from the root seen in Lat. serere, to sow)

seed oil, See also:

IRON [symbol Fe, atomic weight 55.85 (0=16)]

iron, See also:

HOSIERY

hosiery, chemicals and fertilizers. There are several See also:

MINERAL

mineral springs near the city, and the municipal See also:

WATER

water See also:

SUPPLY (through Fr. from Lat. supplere, to fill up)

supply is derived from a See also:

SPRING (from " to spring," " to leap or jump up," " burst out," O. Eng., springau, a common Teut. word, cf. Ger. springer, possibly allied to Gr. QnrFpxecOac, to move rapidly)

spring in the city. The electric See also:

LIGHTING

lighting and See also:

POWER [WILLIAM GRATTAN] TYRONE (1797-1841)

power plant is operated by water power on See also:

Jackson Shoals. Talladega was originally an See also:

INDIAN

Indian See also:

VILLAGE

On the 9th of See also:

NOVEMBER (Lat. novem, nine)

November 1813, it was the See also:

SCENE (Fr. scene, Lat. scaena, Gr. oflvil, a tent or booth, a stage or scene)

scene of a decisive victory of the whites and their Indian See also:

ALLIES, THOMAS WILLIAM (1813-1903)

allies, 2000 strong, led by Gen. See also:

Andrew Jackson, over r000 " Red Sticks," or See also:

Creek See also:

INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN

Indians, who were hostile to the See also:

EXTENSION (Lat. ex, out ; tendere, to stretch)

extension of See also:

white settlements in Indian territory.

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