Huntsville is a city located in the territory of Alabama. Huntsville is located in Madison County and is its center. Part of the city is located in the neighboring Limestone County. The population of the city Huntsville is 158,216 people.The city owes its name to John Hunt, the first settler in the area who lived here in 1805. Although it was originally called Twickenham, the town was renamed in 1811 Huntsville the name of its first settler. John Hunt was a veteran of the war of the revolution. Since he purchased the land on which he settled, he had to move south from their original place of residence. In 1811 became the first city Huntsville incorporated town in Alabama. The city grew along the Tennessee River, as it began to build textile factories, factories producing munitions until after the time the city became a center of attraction and it was built at NASA Space Center. The rapid expansion of Huntsville is due to the construction of the railroad and the cotton industry. Many wealthy planters moved here from Virginia (Virginia), North and South Carolina and Georgia. In 1819 Huntsville hosted Constitution Convention. Forty-four delegates wrote a new constitution, Alabama.
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