What to see in America . of CoUKTHOLfeE AT TlSKEGEE 208 What to See in America lizards. The Cotton State, as Alabama is called, indicatesits leading industry. But the production of iron is alsoof great importance, and Birmingham is known as the Pitts-burg of the South. The city is located on an old cottonplantation. In 1880 it had a populatipn of 3000. Now ithas over 130,000, and is the states largest city. It claimsto be the best-lighted city in the world. Birmingham owesits phenomenal growth to Red Mountain, near by, whichcontains inexhaustible stores of iron ore in conjunction withab
What to see in America . of CoUKTHOLfeE AT TlSKEGEE 208 What to See in America lizards. The Cotton State, as Alabama is called, indicatesits leading industry. But the production of iron is alsoof great importance, and Birmingham is known as the Pitts-burg of the South. The city is located on an old cottonplantation. In 1880 it had a populatipn of 3000. Now ithas over 130,000, and is the states largest city. It claimsto be the best-lighted city in the world. Birmingham owesits phenomenal growth to Red Mountain, near by, whichcontains inexhaustible stores of iron ore in conjunction withabundant coal and limestone. Sixty miles directly east of Birmingham is Cheaha Moun-tain, the states loftiest height, with an elevation of An Old Tavern Beside Wolf Creek XXI Tennessee Tennessees first permanent settlement was made in 1769by fourteen families that came across the mountains fromNorth Carolina. The men, who led the way, often had toclear a road with their axes for the mixed procession ofwomen, children, dogs, cows, and pack horses. Theysettled on the banks of the Watauga where it is joined byBoones Creek in the northeast corner of the state. In 1784 the people of eastern Tennessee formed the in-dependent state of Franklin, but this only survived threeyears. It was in this short-lived commonwealth that thefamous frontiersman, Davy Crockett, was born in 1786 nearthe present town of Rogersville. He had five brothers andthree sisters. The log cabin of the family stood whereLimestone Creek joins the Nolichucky River. Davysp 209 210 What to See in America father cleared land on which to raise crops, but dependedmainly on hunting and trapping for a living. A Frenchman settled near the site of Nashville in 1775,an
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