This podcast has been featuring highlights on individual topics from Huntsville's past for , but it's about time this show had a nice little round-up of the basics of the city's history, like the story of its founding and being named for John Hunt, the journey to statehood, some recognizable buildings, and famous leaders like Sam Houston...
Oh, right. This is the April Fools episode, so I'm actually talking about Huntsville, Texas, but fear not! There are some fun similarities and comparisons between "our" North Alabama Huntsville and this one, and who doesn't love learning about a new place?
Huge thanks to SceneThat Tours for their sponsorship of this episode (www.scenethattours.com)
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