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Choccolocco is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,804. [4] It was founded in 1832. The name Choccolocco is an anglicization of the Creek words "chahko lago" ("big shoals") or "choko rakko" ("big house"); sources vary.
Fort McClellan. Coordinates: 33°42′39″N 85°44′14″W. Buckner Hall at Fort McClellan in 2014. Fort McClellan, originally Camp McClellan, is a decommissioned United States Army post located adjacent to the city of Anniston, Alabama. During World War II, it was one of the largest U.S. Army installations, training an estimated half-million ...
The Choccolocco Creek is one of two main tributaries of the Coosa River in central Alabama. The watershed of the creek comprises 246,000 acres (376 mi 2) of drainage area. The waterway runs through the Talledega National Forest (also referred to as Choccolocco Management Area), and crosses through Calhoun, Talladega, and Cleburne counties, in ...
Selocta Chinnabby (also Shelocta, Se-loc-ta, Chinnabee, or Apuckshunubee [2] [3]) (c. 1765—October 15, 1834 or February 10, 1835 [4] [5]) was a Muskogee Creek and Natchez chief from present-day Talladega County, Alabama. He allied himself with the Andrew Jackson in fighting the Red Sticks in the Creek War, which was part of the larger War of ...
Location of Calhoun County in Alabama. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Calhoun County, Alabama. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for ...
The history of what is now Alabama stems back thousands of years ago when it was inhabited by indigenous peoples. The Woodland period spanned from around 1000 BCE to 1000 CE and was marked by the development of the Eastern Agricultural Complex. [1] This was followed by the Mississippian culture of Native Americans, which lasted to around the ...
This forest is headquartered in Montgomery, as are all four of Alabama's National Forests. The other National Forests in the state are Conecuh, Tuskegee, and William B. Bankhead. The Talladega National Forest is physically separated into two areas, and divided into three Ranger Districts: Alabama Gentians in Talladega National Forest
1540–1775 The Nikwasi Mound as photographed in June, 1963. The ascension ramp is at the left side of the photo. Year Date Event c. 1540 Members of Hernando DeSoto ’s expedition became the first recorded Europeans to encounter the Mississippian culture people, in the towns of Chalaque, Guaqili, Xuala (Joara), and Guasili. Joara was a regional chiefdom established around the year 1000 near ...