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The Jemison–Van de Graaff Mansion, also known as the Jemison–Van de Graaf–Burchfield House, is a historic house in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.The structure remained a private residence until 1955, when it served first as a library, then publishing house offices, and lastly as a historic house museum.
The Gorgas–Manly Historic District is a historic district that includes 12 acres (4.9 ha) and eight buildings on the campus of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. [1] The buildings represent the university campus as it existed from the establishment of the institution through to the late 19th century.
The Dr. John R. Drish House, also known simply as the Drish House, is a historic plantation house in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States.It is considered by state preservationists to be one of the most distinctive mixes of the Greek Revival and Italianate styles in Alabama. [3]
Moundville Archaeological Site, also known as the Moundville Archaeological Park, is a Mississippian culture archaeological site on the Black Warrior River in Hale County, near the modern city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. [3]
Tuscaloosa (/ ˌ t ʌ s k ə ˈ l uː s ə / TUS-kə-LOO-sə) is a city in and the county seat of Tuscaloosa County in west-central Alabama, United States, [7] on the Black Warrior River where the Gulf Coastal and Piedmont plains meet. Alabama's fifth-most populous city, the population was 99,600 at the 2020 census, [6] and was estimated to be ...
The modern city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama is named in his honor. Tuskaloosa is notable for leading the Battle of Mabila at his fortified village against the Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto. After being taken hostage by the Spanish as they passed through his territory, Tuskaloosa organized a surprise attack on his captors at Mabila, but was ...
Denny Chimes is a 115-foot (35 m) tall campanile tower on the south side of The Quad at the University of Alabama, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. The tower was named in honor of George H. Denny, who served as university president from 1912 to 1936 and again as interim president from 1941 through 1942. [2] It is equipped with a 25-bell carillon. The ...
The Tuscaloosa metropolitan area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of four counties in west central Alabama, anchored by the city of Tuscaloosa. As of the 2020 census , the MSA had a population of 268,674.