Highway 82 runs east—west, bisecting Tuscaloosa County. Tuscaloosa Regional Airport is the only airport in Tuscaloosa County and is used mostly for air freight and private air traffic. Historic Furnaces at Tannehill There are many recreational opportunities for visitors to Tuscaloosa County. Lake Lurleen State Park , named for Governor Lurleen Wallace, is located about 10 minutes from downtown Tuscaloosa and offers 1, acres for camping and hiking and a acre lake for swimming and fishing.
The acre park includes nature trails, Native American village reconstructions, and a museum that houses artifacts and documents relating to Native American cultures in the area. The park contains a monument to the Confederacy and offers camping, hiking, golfing, hiking, and swimming.
Special events at the park include an annual re-eanactment of a Civil War battle and monthly trade days. In addition, the Tuscaloosa County Park and Recreation Authority operates 31 small public parks totaling 1, acres.
Basilosaurus cetoides Tuscaloosa County is home to a number of museums and cultural centers. The Mildred Westervelt Warner Transportation Museum celebrates role that transportation has played in Tuscaloosa's history and culture. Murphy, the first licensed African American mortician in Alabama, and features Murphy family memorabilia as well as other artifacts representative of the lifestyle of affluent African Americans at the turn of the century.
Celebrating more than years of Crimson Tide football and multiple national championships, the Paul W. Bryant Museum on the University of Alabama campus houses a re-creation of Bear Bryant's office along with other football memorabilia. John T. Croxton and sent them to burn the University of Alabama because it had been training militia and Confederate troops.
After overcoming several groups of young university cadets, Croxton's forces burned most of the university's public buildings, including its library. On April 27, , a massive storm, causing numerous powerful tornadoes, struck the southeastern United States. More than people were killed in Alabama, including 39 people in Tuscaloosa and the surrounding communities.
Mercedes Plant in Vance Tuscaloosa did not recover from the physical and economic ruin brought by the Civil War until the early twentieth century. By then, it had become a leading population and educational center in the state.
Of great assistance to Tuscaloosa's recovery was a new system of locks and dams on the Black Warrior River, constructed by the U. Army Corps of Engineers in the s, that provided the city with an outlet to Mobile 's seaport. As the University of Alabama and the mental-healthcare facilities associated with Bryce Hospital continued to expand, Tuscaloosa prospered into the twentieth century.
In the latter part of the century, Tuscaloosa attracted such large manufacturing firms as Michelin and JVC before being chosen by Mercedes-Benz in to launch Alabama into the automotive industry.
According to Census estimates, Tuscaloosa recorded a population of 96, Of that total, was We had a decent live music scene, an up and coming artist community, affordable housing, and there were even several places for Read More.
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Downtown street parking is available in two hour increments, and the intermodal facility is also open for free parking.
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