Camp Sibert

World War II: 1942 - 1945

On 6/18/1942 the U.S. took possession of 36,300 acres in Etowah and adjoining St. Clair County to establish Alabama's first Chemical Warfare Center. The area was dedicated on 12/25/1942 and named for U.S. Army M/G William Luther Sibert, first Chief of Chemical Warfare Service and a native of Etowah County. The camp served as a Unit Training Center and a Replacement Training Center for the CWS and could accommodate up to 30,000 troops. Forty-seven percent of all CWS units of WW II were trained here. The camp was deactivated on 12/31/1945.

[2006: Attalla]

 

Emma Sansom

May 2, 1863. Here girl heroine led Forrest's men across Black Creek on way to capture Streight's raiders. This saved the rairlroad supplying Confederate Army of Tennessee.

[Before 1965: U.S. Hwy 278, Gasden]

 

North Alabama Conference

The North Alabama Conference of the United Methodist Church was organized on this site in the Methodist Episcopal Church South, of Gadsden, Alabama, November 16, 1870 -- Bishop Robert Paine, presiding. The Centennial Convocation of the Conference was held here November 16, 1970 -- Bishop W. Kenneth Goodson, presiding.

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Other Etowah County pages:

• Newspapers on microfilm at ADAH
• Probate records on microfilm at ADAH
• Vital records on microfilm at ADAH
• County historical and genealogical societies
• Current county highway map from Department of Geography, The University of Alabama

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