Anniston, Alabama
county seat of Calhoun County, Alabama, USA From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anniston is a city in, and county seat of, Calhoun County in the state of Alabama, United States. In 2020, the city had a population of 21,564.[2]
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Chemical cleanup
In 2002, an investigation by 60 minutes[3] showed Anniston was among the most toxic cities in the country. The main source of local contamination was a Monsanto chemical factory, which was closed.
Notable Residents and Former Residents
- Francis T. Anderson, Civil War general.
- Michael Biehn, actor
- Anne Braden, Civil Rights activist
- June Burn, author
- Red Byron, NASCAR driver
- Asa Earl Carter, Segregationist, speech writer, and author of The Education of Little Tree
- Quinton Caver, American NFL football player
- B. B. Comer, Governor of Alabama.
- Michael Curry, NBA player
- Cow Cow Davenport, Boogie-woogie pianist
- Eric Davis, NFL corner back.
- William Levi Dawson, (b. 23 September 1899), composer of Negro Folk Symphony.
- Bobby Edwards, country singer
- Kevin Greene, retired American NFL football player
- Audrey Marie Hilley, famous for poisoning her husband and trying to poison her daughter.
- Thomas Kilby, Governor of Alabama.
- Perry Lentz, author and professor of English
- Lucky Millinder, Rhythm and blues and swing band leader and singer.
- Will Owsley, singer-songwriter.
- John L. Pennington, Newspaper publisher, governor of Dakota Territory.
- Patrick J. Que Smith, Grammy winning songwriter
- Shannon Spruill, professional wrestler
- David Satcher, former Surgeon General
- Vaughn Stewart, former NFL football player.
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References
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