Sylacauga, Alabama

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Sylacauga, Alabama is a small city in central Alabama known for its rich marble quarries and the famous 1954 meteorite that struck a local resident.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 256
938
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Talladega County
distanceTo about 50 miles southeast of Birmingham, Alabama
elevationAboveSeaLevel approximately 545 feet
FIPSCode 01-74304
GNISFeatureID 0127809
governmentType mayor–council government
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hasCulturalAttraction local history museum
marble-related public art
hasEducationalInstitution Sylacauga City Schools
hasHighSchool Sylacauga High School Aggies
surface form: Sylacauga High School
hasIndustry manufacturing
marble mining
stone processing
hasNickName Marble City
hasPark Central Park
Noble Park NERFINISHED
hasPublicLibrary B.B. Comer Memorial Library
hasSportsTeam Sylacauga High School Aggies
inception 19th century
knownFor 1954 meteorite strike
Sylacauga marble
marble quarries
locatedInMetropolitanArea Talladega-Sylacauga micropolitan area
locatedInRegion central Alabama
locatedInTimeZone Central Time Zone
locatedNear Coosa River
Talladega National Forest
locatedOn U.S. Route 280
meteoriteStruck Ann Elizabeth Hodges
meteoriteType chondrite meteorite
nearestLargeCity Birmingham, Alabama, United States
surface form: Birmingham, Alabama
partOf Appalachian foothills
surface form: Appalachian foothills region

Southern United States
surface form: United States Deep South
populationCensus2010 approximately 12,749
populationEstimate2020 approximately 12,000
postalCode 35150
35151
significantEvent Sylacauga meteorite fall
significantEventDate November 30, 1954
state Alabama
timeZoneDST Central Time Zone
surface form: Central Daylight Time

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U.S. Route 280 connectsCity Sylacauga, Alabama
Jim Nabors placeOfBirth Sylacauga, Alabama
this entity surface form: Sylacauga, Alabama, United States
Alabama's 3rd congressional district containsCity Sylacauga, Alabama
this entity surface form: Sylacauga
SR 21 connects Sylacauga, Alabama
subject surface form: SR 21 (Alabama)
AL 21 passesThrough Sylacauga, Alabama