First Public Lending Library in Alabama - Gadsden, AL
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N 34° 01.532 W 086° 02.634
16S E 588268 N 3765399
Quick Description: Howard Gardner Nichols Memorial Library, Gadsden, AL
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 5/8/2012 6:56:37 PM
Waymark Code: WMECXK
Published By: Groundspeak Premium Member Zork V
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The Library was constructed between 1898 and 1900. The distinctive white columned building that is the Howard Gardner Nichols Memorial Library became the first public lending library building erected in Alabama. At the time it was the Alabama City Library.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location

Date of FIRST: 1/1/1898

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