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In 2001, a section of U.S. Route 31 near Biddle's hometown of Gardendale was named the Jack Biddle Highway in honor of Biddle. [2] During his career, Biddle was noted for his work in mental health advocacy; he was a member of the University of Alabama at Birmingham's psychiatry advisory board and worked with the National Alliance on Mental ...
Gardendale First Baptist Church (sometimes styled as "Gardendale's" or GFBC) is a Baptist megachurch in Gardendale, Alabama. It is affiliated with the Southern ...
Gardendale is situated along one of the three major transportation corridors from the Midwest to the Gulf Coast (I-75, I-65, I-55). A tremendous volume of freight (via rail and truck) passes through or near Gardendale. Gardendale is served by two major north–south highways: Interstate 65 and U.S. 31.
In 1858 the congregation's trustees bought a 1.25-acre (0.51 ha) parcel on the mountainside above Burkittsville for $16.50. A church is believed to have been erected on the site shortly after, and Daniel Ridout was assigned to the congregation, together with others on his circuit. [2] Ridout and his family lived at the base of the mountain.
Since the advent of the six-class system, most years Gardendale High was a 5A participant, but has spent time in the 6A classification. The classification system is based on enrollment grades 9-12 and is re-evaluated every two years. As of the 2023-24 school year, Gardendale is classified as a 6A school.
Ronald Ridout was born in Farnham, Surrey, on 23 July 1916. He was the son of Gilbert Harry Ridout, a schoolmaster, and Ethel Mary née Phillips. He married Betty Elsie Dolley on 10 February 1940, and had three children, Jessica, Simon and Veronica.
John Ridout (1799-1817), still a teenager when he died in 1817, died in a duel with Samuel Jarvis. [1] [2] [3] Both Ridout and Jarvis were from the small circle of privileged insiders called upon by the Lieutenant Governors of Upper Canada, to fill administrative posts, and sinecures, that William Lyon Mackenzie would later brand the Family Compact.
Ridout's style is mostly tonal, though in younger life he wrote some microtonal works. His works include church, orchestral and chamber music, often intended for amateurs and children. Much of the church music came out of a collaboration between Ridout and Allan Wicks, organist and master of the choristers at Canterbury Cathedral which began in ...