In ancient times, Tuscaloosa was considered part of an area called the Deep South. Inhabited by Native Indians 12,000 years ago, these traditional hunter-gatherers were dependent on large animals for their sustenance. When such large animals became extinct, these Native Indians resorted to agriculture.
Their agrarian culture inspired a lot of associated beliefs. Even now a lot of artifacts relative to their belief system are found in museums. Beside the banks of rivers in Mississippi, large earthworks stand testimony of these ancient people.
After the war of 1812, the white population increased their presence in this area. Log cabins, which served as place of residence, started to come about. Most of these were in and around the Creek village. By 1817, Alabama was surveyed. It officially became a territory in that year. Two years later Tuscaloosa was incorporated as a town and included in the territory of Alabama by the territorial legislature.
Tuscaloosa was the capital of the state for a long time, almost twenty years, between 1826 and 1846. During this time, a ...
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