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Gadsden-Alabama
The first substantial white settlement in what is now Gadsden Alabama was a village called “Double Springs”. It was founded in about 1825 by John Riley, a mixed-race American Indian and European-American settler who built his house near two springs. Riley used his house for a stagecoach stop on the Huntsville-to-Rome route. The original building still stands as the oldest in Gadsden.
Gadsden and the communities of Etowah County, are located at the foot of Lookout Mountain, close to Birmingham, Chattanooga, and Atlanta.
Noccalula Falls cascades over 90 feet into the Black Creek ravine. Come explore all the park has to offer and stay awhile in our campground.
Gadsden was at one time in the 19th century Alabama’s second most important center of commerce and industry, trailing only the seaport of Mobile. The two cities were important shipping centers: Gadsden for riverboats and Mobile for international trade.