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The following individuals were born in, have been residents of, or have been otherwise closely connected to the city of Talladega, Alabama, the county seat of Talladega County: Pages in category "People from Talladega, Alabama"
Bruce Alan Grandstaff (June 2, 1934 – May 18, 1967) was a United States Army soldier and a recipient of the United States military's highest decoration—the Medal of Honor—for his actions in the Vietnam War.
Born Olive Kathryn Grandstaff on November 25, 1933, in West Columbia, Texas, to Delbert Emery Grandstaff Sr. and Olive Catherine Grandstaff (née Stokely). [2] Kathryn had four siblings. She graduated from the University of Texas at Austin with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in 1955. Two years later, she married widower Bing Crosby, 30 years her senior.
In 1980 an office was opened in Pell City and the coverage expanded to its current circulation area. [1] The Daily Home is the oldest continuously circulating newspaper in the two counties and one of the oldest in the state. It is the leading paper for the two county area. Every year the Daily Home is a major sponsor of the local Pell City ...
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Air Assault Badge Houston Lee Tumlin (December 27, 1992 – March 23, 2021) was an American child actor best known for his only film role as Walker Bobby in Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006).
Talladega, Alabama, a city in northern Alabama, USA; Talladega County, Alabama, which has the city of Talladega as its seat; Talladega National Forest in Alabama; Battle of Talladega, fought between the Tennessee militia and the Red Stick Creek Indians during the Creek War; Talladega Superspeedway, a motorsports complex in Talladega, Alabama
Talladega is located in east central Alabama at 33° 26′ 5″ N, 86° 6′ 5″ W (33.434722 N, -86.101389 W). [9] Alabama State Routes 21, 77, and 275 are the main routes through the city.
The county seat was established at Talladega in 1834. [1] The name Talladega is derived from a Muscogee (Creek) Native American word Tvlvteke, from the Creek tålwa, meaning "town", and åtigi, or "border" – "Border Town" – a town indicating its location on the boundary between the lands of the Creek tribe and those of the Cherokee and ...