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.

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Fort Payne, Alabama 1

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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

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Alabama containsCity Fort Payne
Interstate 59 passesThrough Fort Payne
this entity surface form: Fort Payne, Alabama