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  2. Murder of Billy Jack Gaither - Wikipedia

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    The murder of Billy Jack Gaither took place in Alabama on February 19, 1999. Two acquaintances, Steven Eric Mullins and Charles Monroe Butler, beat Gaither to death, slashed his throat, and burned his body. Both admitted that they murdered Gaither because of his sexual orientation, as Gaither, who was 39 at the time of his murder, was a gay man.

  3. B. B. Comer Memorial Library - Wikipedia

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    The library was founded in 1936 as the Sylacauga Public Library. It was moved three years later, and after a $5,000 grant by the family B. B. Comer, the library was renamed in his honor. [2] The library was again renamed to Isabel Anderson Comer Museum and Arts Center in 1962. [1] It was created with a marble exterior, and was originally built ...

  4. Ann Elizabeth Fowler Hodges - Wikipedia

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    Eugene Hodges. . (div. 1964) . Ann Elizabeth Fowler Hodges (also known as Mrs. Hodges, Mrs. Hewlett Hodges, and Mrs. Huelitt Hodges; [1] February 2, 1920 – September 10, 1972) was an American woman known for being the first documented individual not only to be struck by a meteorite, but also to live through the encounter.

  5. Sylacauga, Alabama - Wikipedia

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    0160702. Website. www.cityofsylacauga.net. Sylacauga is a city in Talladega County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 12,578. [2] Sylacauga is known for its fine white marble bedrock. [3] This was discovered shortly after settlers moved into the area and has been quarried ever since. The marble industry was the ...

  6. B. B. Comer - Wikipedia

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    B. B. Comer. Braxton Bragg Comer (November 7, 1848 – August 15, 1927) was an American politician who served as the 33rd governor of Alabama from 1907 to 1911, and a United States senator in 1920. As governor, he achieved railroad reform, lowering business rates in Alabama to make them more competitive with other states.

  7. Sylacauga marble - Wikipedia

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    Sylacauga marble. Giuseppe Moretti 's Head of Christ, carved from Sylacauga marble. Sylacauga marble, also commonly known as Alabama marble, is a marble that is found in a belt running through Talladega County, Alabama. [1] It is prized for its pure white color and its crystalline structure. The stone is named after the town of Sylacauga ...

  8. Category:People from Sylacauga, Alabama - Wikipedia

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    The people listed below were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Sylacauga, Alabama. Pages in category "People from Sylacauga, Alabama" The following 23 pages are in this category, out of 23 total.

  9. Sylacauga (meteorite) - Wikipedia

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    The Sylacauga meteorite fell on November 30, 1954, at 12:46 local time (18:46 UT) [1] in Oak Grove, Alabama, near Sylacauga, in the United States. It is also commonly called the Hodges meteorite because a fragment of it struck Ann Elizabeth Fowler Hodges (1920–1972).

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