Fort Payne
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Fort Payne is a small city in northeastern Alabama known for its scenic Appalachian setting and historic role in the Cherokee Nation and the Trail of Tears.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Payne, Alabama | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | city ⓘ |
| areaCode |
256
ⓘ
938 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Trail of Tears National Historic Trail ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| economyHistoricallyBasedOn | textile industry ⓘ |
| elevation |
approximately 274 meters
ⓘ
approximately 899 feet ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 01-27616 ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 0118094 ⓘ |
| governingBody | Fort Payne city government ⓘ |
| governmentType | mayor–council government ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Cherokee Nation history ⓘ |
| hasLandmark |
Alabama Walking Park
ⓘ
Boom Town Historic District ⓘ DeSoto State Park ⓘ
surface form:
DeSoto State Park (nearby)
Fort Payne Depot Museum ⓘ Little River Canyon National Preserve ⓘ
surface form:
Little River Canyon National Preserve (nearby)
|
| hasMuseum | Fort Payne Depot Museum ⓘ |
| hasNearbyNaturalFeature |
Little River Canyon National Preserve
ⓘ
surface form:
Little River Canyon
Lookout Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ Sand Mountain ⓘ |
| hasPark | Fort Payne City Park ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Trail of Tears
ⓘ
surface form:
Cherokee removal (Trail of Tears)
|
| isCountySeatOf | DeKalb County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with the Trail of Tears
ⓘ
historic role in the Cherokee Nation ⓘ scenic Appalachian setting ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alabama
ⓘ
Cherokee Nation (historical) ⓘ
surface form:
Cherokee homeland (historical)
DeKalb County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Appalachian Mountains
ⓘ
Lookout Mountain ⓘ
surface form:
Lookout Mountain area
northeastern Alabama ⓘ |
| nickname | Sock Capital of the World ⓘ |
| partOf | DeKalb County, Alabama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | approximately 14,000 ⓘ |
| populationCensusYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| postalCode |
35967
ⓘ
35968 ⓘ |
| state | Alabama ⓘ |
| timeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Central Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Daylight Time
|
| transportInfrastructure |
served by Alabama State Route 35
ⓘ
Interstate 59 ⓘ
surface form:
served by Interstate 59
served by U.S. Route 11 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Fort Payne, Alabama