In 2008, Tuscaloosa Alabama hosted the USA Olympic Triathlon trials for the Beijing Games.
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26 Facts About Tuscaloosa Alabama
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Tuscaloosa Alabama had gained popularity when he defeated the Creek at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814, following victories in the War of 1812.
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Tuscaloosa Alabama long proposed Indian removal to an Indian Territory to be established west of the Mississippi, to make land available in the Southeast for European-American settlement.
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In 1831, the University of Tuscaloosa Alabama was established and the town's population and economy grew rapidly, but the relocation of the capital to Montgomery caused a severe decline.
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Tuscaloosa Alabama's was active in civil rights for a time, but withdrew later that year.
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Tuscaloosa Alabama had created a challenge to federal orders, when confronted by US Deputy Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach and federal marshals sent in by Attorney General Robert F Kennedy, Wallace stepped aside.
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Tuscaloosa Alabama was struck by an F2 tornado in January 1997, which resulted in the death of one person.
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Museums in Tuscaloosa Alabama are located all over town, but are primarily concentrated in the downtown area or on the campus of UA.
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City of Tuscaloosa Alabama holds parades annually for holidays such as New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr.
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Previous professional teams calling Tuscaloosa Alabama home included the World Basketball Association's Druid City Dragons in 2006, and Tuscaloosa Alabama Warriors football team in 1963, with both folding after one season.
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In 2008, Tuscaloosa Alabama hosted the USA Olympic Triathlon trials for the Beijing Games.
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Tuscaloosa Alabama County Parks and Recreation Authority, known by the acronym PARA, is a county agency that receives a large amount of its funding from the city, and operates several parks and activity centers within the city.
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The current Mayor of Tuscaloosa Alabama is Walter Maddox, who was elected to office in September 2005.
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Federally, Tuscaloosa Alabama is split between the 4th and 7th Congressional Districts, which are represented by Robert Aderholt and Terri Sewell, respectively.
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Northern District of Tuscaloosa Alabama has only one facility suitable for holding a major criminal trial in Huntsville.
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University of Tuscaloosa Alabama is the largest university in the state of Tuscaloosa Alabama in terms of enrollment.
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Tuscaloosa Alabama News is the major daily newspaper serving the city.
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Tuscaloosa Alabama is part of the Birmingham-Tuscaloosa Alabama-Anniston television market, which is the 40th largest in the nation.
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Tuscaloosa Alabama is connected to other parts of the country via air, rail, road and sea.
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The Tuscaloosa Alabama Trolley provides local public bus transportation with four fixed routes that operate Monday through Friday from 5:00 am to 6:00 pm.
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The airport supports private jetcraft and commercial charter flights, but passengers of regularly scheduled commercial aircraft from Tuscaloosa Alabama embark at either the convenient and well equipped Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport, located 53 miles away on the east side of downtown Birmingham, or the much larger and busier Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, located 210 miles away in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Port of Tuscaloosa is a river port located in the City of Tuscaloosa and administered by the Alabama State Port Authority.
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The Black Warrior River watershed is a vital river basin entirely contained within Tuscaloosa Alabama, America's leading state for freshwater biodiversity.
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Port of Tuscaloosa grew out of the system of locks and dams on the Black Warrior River built by the U S Army Corps of Engineers in the 1890s.
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