During the civil rights era, The Anniston Star newspaper gained a reputation as one of the few liberal newspapers in Alabama. In , Anniston again found itself in the national news when the Washington Post reported that multinational chemical company Monsanto, which bought the company that produced PCBs in the s, had been dumping toxic waste and PCBs into nearby creeks. Several citizens living near the Monsanto plant filed class-action lawsuits against the company. In , the Anniston Army Depot was likewise criticized for its disposal of chemical weapons.
On April 27, , a massive storm, causing numerous powerful tornadoes , struck the southeastern United States. More than people were killed in Alabama, including nine people in Calhoun County. Victims were from the following communities: Ohatchee 5 deaths , Piedmont 1 death , Webster's Chapel 1 death , and Wellington 2 deaths. In March , an EF-3 tornado cut across the middle of the county on its way from northwest Alabama and into neighboring Calhoun County and Georgia.
It was the strongest of multiple tornados that touched down during that weather event. Most of the damage was concentrated in Jacksonville and at Jacksonville State University in particular, uprooting trees, tearing the roofs off many buildings and homes, and prompting the temporary cancellation of classes. Of that total, The county seat, Anniston, had an estimated population of 22, Other towns in the county are Jacksonville , Oxford , Piedmont, and Weaver.
Anniston Chemical Agent Disposal Facility Like many of the counties in Alabama, Calhoun was a largely agricultural area during the nineteenth century. Local farmers grew a mixed crop of cotton, corn, and wheat, and the first grist mill, Aderholdt's Mill, located on Tallaseehatchee Creek, opened in Economic strain, during and after the Civil War, forced the region's industrialists and entrepreneurs to diversify. In , leaders of the town of Piedmont, located in the northern section of the county, formed the Piedmont Land and Improvement Company which built a successful cotton mill and hotel along the railroad lines that ran through the town.
In addition, Calhoun County's mineral wealth made it an ideal location for several iron-ore foundries. The town of Anniston was founded in as a model industrial community and by the turn of the century had become an economic powerhouse in the cast-iron and textile industries.
In , the U. In , the army changed the name to Fort McClellan, and in the first of approximately , World War II soldiers arrived for training. In , the renowned Alabama Shakespeare Festival was founded in Anniston and remained there until , when it relocated to Montgomery.
According to Census estimates, the workforce in Calhoun County was divided among the following industrial categories:. The Calhoun County School System oversees 39 schools. In addition, Calhoun County also contains 15 private schools. Jacksonville State University is a public coeducational university in Jacksonville founded in as the State Normal School. Calhoun County Map Comprising approximately square miles, Calhoun County lies in the northeastern area of the state, wholly within the Valley and Ridge physiographic section.
Parts of Calhoun County were carved out when Cleburne and Etowah counties were established. It is bounded to the northwest by Etowah County, to the northeast by Cherokee County , to the east by Cleburne County, to the south by Talladega County , and to the west by St.
Clair County. Portions of the eastern and southern edges of the county lie within the Talladega National Forest. The Coosa River runs along the western edge of the county, and several of its tributaries, including Cane, Ohatchee, and Choccolocco creeks, intersect the area. Neely Henry Lake.
Interstate 20 runs through the southern tip of the county, and U. New to Calhoun County? Looking for something to do this weekend? Check out the Calhoun County Chambers web site from the link below.
Enjoy bike riding? We have 30 miles of "Rails to Trails" just for you. Come visit Chief Ladiga Trail Get a glimpse in this video. Welcome to Calhoun County! County Offices will be closed for Thanksgiving November 25th and 26th.
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