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Place Name
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Athens
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Place Status (Type)
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city
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Capital Of
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Limestone County
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Population
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16,901 (1990)
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Location
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Limestone County, Alabama (AL), United States, North America
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Latitude
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unknown
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Longitude
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unknown
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Athens
, city (1990 pop. 16,901),  Limestone
co., N Ala., 15 mi/24 km N of Decatur, near
Tenn. state line. In cotton, corn, and dairying area; hosiery and
lumber mills; bakery prods.; clothing, furniture, thermostats,
wholesale farm supply, rubber gaskets; poultry processing. Has fine
antebellum homes. Seat of Athens Col. (oldest in the state). Settled
1814, inc. 1818. Sacked and occupied by Federal troops 1862, recaptured
1864 by Gen. N.B. Forrest.
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