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Just two years after Talladega County was established, in 1835, the city of Talladega was founded. It is situated in northeast central Alabama, about 50 miles east of Birmingham. Before the arrival of white people, the area was home to the Creek town of Talatigi, and the name subsequently changed to Talladega when residents moved into the region.Talladega, AL, has an active internet connection from CenturyLink Internet Cities.

Talladega County’s county seat has always been the city. It is the location of the Talladega Superspeedway, Alabama’s oldest historically black private liberal arts institution and one of the country’s most comprehensive deaf and blind educational programs. A five-member elected city council and a mayor-council system of administration rule the city. The city’s residents chose Timothy as their first African American mayor in 2019.

Historic Overview

The Battles of Talladega and Horseshoe Bend, won by Gen. Andrew Jackson against the Red Stick Creeks, allowed for the settlement of white people in eastern and central Alabama. Until the Treaty of Cusseta was signed in 1832, the region was still considered Creek territory.

Lands are sold in January 1834 at a new government land office established at Martinsville, just south of modern-day Talladega. An African American man named Joseph Bruner received a half-block of property under the terms of the Treaty of Cusseta as compensation for his interpretive services. Soon after, Bruner sold this property to Jesse Duran, a local.

With the condition that he and his partner would earn a piece of the proceeds from the public sales, Duran offered the plot for a town site in July 1834. The town of Talladega was officially formed by the Alabama Legislature six months later, on January 9, 1835.

As soon as Talladega was incorporated, it started to expand by building log homes, taverns, trading posts, hotels, and churches.

Talladega became the county seat because the town was selected with just one vote to host the county courthouse. A special tax on gambling-related activities, such as racetracks, racehorses, pool tables, and card games, was put in place in February 1836 to pay for the building of the courthouse, which was finished in 1838. It is Alabama’s oldest courthouse still in operation, despite being destroyed by a storm and a fire.

Economic Progress

Following the Civil War, Talladega’s economy was in ruins, and many of its residents left the city, primarily for the West’s burgeoning frontier. Those that remained ran tiny farms to make a living.

Iron foundries (such as the Clifton Iron Company, controlled by Horace Ware and Samuel Noble), marble quarries, and textile mills helped steadily boost the economy. Even though Talladega’s economy had significantly improved by 1885, the city still maintained a reputation for being a lawless place to live.

Locals were horrified when outsiders rode into town on horseback brandishing guns. When Mayor William H. Skaggs assumed office in 1885, he swiftly established law and order, established a new police force, and controlled this situation. Skaggs boosted the local economy while serving as mayor by constructing a water system, a jail, a public school system, and bettering the streets.