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Jasper is a city in and the county seat of [2] Walker County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 14,352 as of the 2010 census. [ 3 ] Named in honor of Sergeant William Jasper , an American Revolutionary War hero, Jasper was settled around 1815 and incorporated on August 18, 1886.
Walker County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama. [1] As of the 2020 census, the population was 65,342. [2] Its county seat is Jasper. [3] Its name is in honor of John Williams Walker, the first U.S. senator elected from Alabama. [1] Walker County comprises the entirety of the Jasper, AL Micropolitan ...
The Jasper Downtown Historic District comprises 400 acres (160 ha) of Jasper, Alabama, centered on the county courthouse. Most of the buildings in the district are commercial, with other uses including the Masonic Temple, the post office and city hall, several houses and a number of warehouses.
Cherokee Bluffs is an unincorporated community in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States. The bluffs were a landmark in Tallapoosa County, and they were chosen as the first site on the Tallapoosa River for the creation of a dam and reservoir.
White Bluff was first named Ecor Blanc by 18th century French explorers and map makers. It also became known as the Chickasaw Gallery because early Native American inhabitants harnessed their boats at the foot of the cliff. It was the site where French Bonapartist refugees landed in 1817 and established their Vine and Olive Colony. [3]
In 1947 Paschal's Restaurant, an Atlanta soul food landmark and meeting place for civil rights leaders, opened in its original location on West Hunter Street. [20] In 1951, the English Avenue Elementary School's designation was changed from white to black in response to most whites having moved out of the area.
On January 24, 2020, Jasper Mall, a documentary feature film billed as "a year in the life of a dying shopping mall, its patrons, and its tenants", premiered at Slamdance Film Festival. [ 13 ] On November 12, 2021, Dunham's Sports opened in the former JCPenney anchor location on the east end of the mall, acquiring the entire JCPenney space.
The Classical Revival-style house was built for John H. Bankhead in 1910. [3] He served in the Alabama Legislature, as a U.S. Representative, and as a U.S. Senator.His granddaughter, the award-winning actress Tallulah Brockman Bankhead and her sister Eugenia, were raised in the house when Congress was not in session. [2]