HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) – Not many buildings are still in use that were around when Huntsville was founded over two centuries ago. The founder’s historic mansion is one of those.
As many take the nation’s 250th anniversary to look back at how the United States came to be, others are reflecting on how the Rocket City began.
To get a glimpse into Huntsville’s beginnings, you have to go all the way back to 1814, when Leroy Pope purchased land and founded Twickenham, the town that eventually evolved into Huntsville…