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Albertville Alabama, located in Marshall County in the northeast corner of the state, was named for Thomas A. Albert, one of the first area residents. It lies on Sand Mountain, a plateau of approximately 26 square miles. Albertville was first settled around 1850 but wasn’t officially incorporated until February 18, 1891. In 1893, the Alabama Legislature passed an act for the construction of an agricultural college in each of the state’s Congressional districts. After some competition, Albertville was awarded the school for the Seventh District which evolved into today’s Albertville High School. One of the worst tornadoes in Alabama’s history destroyed Albertville on April 24, 1908 but the town was rebuilt and flourished with the growth of the railroad and agriculture industry.
Albertville City Hall
116 W. Main Street
P.O. Box 1248
Albertville, AL 35950
256.891.8200
Albertville Alabama Avenue Middle School
At night you will hear doors slamming and see lights flickering on and off. You’ll lock your locker, leave and then walk back to your locker to find it unlocked. You’ll also hear kids in the hallway and no one is there. For more ghost tales see Alabama Ghosts and Ghost Towns Index. Looking for haunts?
Albertville Public Library
Some of the library workers say that the elevator will go up and down by itself. They’ll hear water running in the bathroom and it stops when they look to see where it’s coming from. They say that the library was built over a house that was torn down in the early 1900’s and that the people who lived there are angry about it, so they haunt the library. Most of the things happen early in the morning, when the first person comes to work all alone. Many current residents say the haunting stories throughout the city are nothing more than folk lore and fancy tales.