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Gadsden Metropolitan Statistical Area
Gadsden may refer to: Places *Gadsden, Alabama **Gadsden Depot, a United States Army Depot in the city of Gadsden, Alabama *Gadsden, Arizona *Gadsden, Indiana *Gadsden, South Carolina *Gadsden, Tennessee *Gadsden County, Florida *Gadsden Independent School District, New Mexico People *James Gadsden (1788–1858), American statesman and namesake of the Gadsden Purchase *Christopher Gadsden (1724–1805), American soldier and statesman *Ernie Gadsden (1895–1966), English footballer *Oronde Gadsden (born 1971), American football player *Peter Gadsden (1929–2006), British chartered engineer and Lord Mayor of London *William Gadsden (1910–1995), South African cricketer Other uses *Gadsden Purchase *Gadsden flag {{disambiguation, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gadsden, Alabama
Gadsden is a city in and the county seat of Etowah County in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is located on the Coosa River about northeast of Birmingham and southwest of Chattanooga, Tennessee. It is the primary city of the Gadsden Metropolitan Statistical Area, which has a population of 103,931. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 33,945. In the 19th century, Gadsden was 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. From the late 19th century through the 1980s, Gadsden was a center of heavy industry, including the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company and Republic Steel. In 1991, following more than a decade of sharp decline in industry, Gadsden was awarded the honor of All-America City by the National Civic League. History The first substantial European-American settlement in the area that devel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |