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{{Short description|City in Alabama, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name          = Talladega, Alabama
| settlement_type        = [[City]]
| image_skyline          = Talladega Alabama Courthouse Square.JPG
| image_caption          = Talladega Courthouse Square Historic District
| image_seal             = 
| image_map              = File:Talladega County Alabama Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Talladega Highlighted 0174592.svg
| mapsize                = 250px
| map_caption            = Location of Talladega in Talladega County, Alabama
| coordinates            = {{coord|33|26|5|N|86|6|5|W|region:US-AL|display=inline,title}}
| subdivision_type       = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name       = [[United States]]
| subdivision_type1      = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1      = [[Alabama]]
| subdivision_type2      = [[List of counties in Alabama|County]]
| subdivision_name2      = [[Talladega County, Alabama|Talladega]]
| established_date       = 
| image_blank_emblem     = Talladega, Alabama logo.png
| blank_emblem_type      = Logo
| blank_emblem_size      = 105
| leader_title           = Mayor
| leader_name            = Ashton S. Hall<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mayor of Talladega |website=City of Talladega |url=https://www.talladega.com/government/administration/mayor-of-talladega |access-date=September 16, 2024}}</ref>
| title = 
| publisher = 
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| area_total_km2         = 67.69
| area_land_km2          = 67.48
| area_water_km2         = 0.21
| elevation_footnotes    = <ref name=gnis/>
| elevation_ft           = 587
| population_footnotes   = 
| population_total       = 15861
| population_as_of       = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_density_km2 = 235.06
| timezone               = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|Central (CST)]]
| utc_offset             = -6
| timezone_DST           = CDT
| utc_offset_DST         = -5
| postal_code_type       = [[ZIP code]]s
| postal_code            = 35160-35161
| area_codes              = [[Area codes 256 and 938|256/938]].
| blank_name             = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info             = 01-74592
| blank1_name            = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info            = 2405562<ref name=gnis>{{GNIS|2405562}}</ref>
| website                = {{URL|https://www.talladega.com/|talladega.com}}
|pop_est_as_of = 
|pop_est_footnotes = 
|population_est = 
|population_density_sq_mi = 608.82
|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_01.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=October 29, 2021}}</ref>
|area_total_sq_mi = 26.13
|area_land_sq_mi = 26.05
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.08
}}

'''Talladega''' ({{IPAc-en|ˌ|t|æ|l|ə|ˈ|d|ɪ|ɡ|ə}}, also {{IPAc-en|ˌ|t|æ|l|ə|ˈ|d|eɪ|ɡ|ə}})<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abbevilleinstitute.org/pronouncing-talladega/|title=Pronouncing Talladega|last=Daniel|first=Tom|quote=Talladega is, and always has been, located in Alabama. There’s not another one. It was named by Alabamians based on a Creek Indian word that meant 'border town,' and has always been pronounced as TAL-uh-DIGG-uh by Alabamians. The town, everything in it, and everything around it is named 'Talladega' and is correctly pronounced TAL-uh-DIGG-uh.}}</ref> is a city in and the [[county seat]] of [[Talladega County, Alabama]],<ref name="GR6">{{cite web|url=http://www.naco.org/Counties/Pages/FindACounty.aspx|title=Find a County|publisher=National Association of Counties|access-date=June 7, 2011}}</ref> United States. It was incorporated in 1835.<ref>{{cite web|author=Herbert J. "Jim" Lewis, Birmingham, Alabama|url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1845|title=Talladega|publisher=Encyclopedia of Alabama |access-date=July 25, 2016}}</ref> At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 15,861. Talladega is approximately {{convert|50|mi}} east of one of the state's largest cities, [[Birmingham, Alabama|Birmingham]].

The city is home to the [[Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind]], [[Talladega Municipal Airport]], and [[Talladega College]], a historically black college. The [[Talladega Superspeedway]],  and the [[International Motorsports Hall of Fame]] are located nearby. The First National Bank of Talladega (now First Bank of Alabama) is the oldest bank in the State of Alabama, being founded in 1848.<ref>{{Cite web |title=History of First Bank of Alabama |url=https://www.firstbankal.com/about-us/our-history |access-date=November 6, 2022 |website=Firstbankal.com |language=en}}</ref>

== Etymology ==
The name Talladega is derived from the [[Muscogee language]], a [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Native American]] language of the [[Muscogee]]. It comes from the word ''Tvlvtēke'', from Muscogee ''tvlwv'', meaning "town", and ''vtēke'', meaning "border", indicating its location on the border between Muscogee and [[Natchez people|Natchez]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Joel A. Nevis|title=''From Arbacoochee to Yazoo: Conjuring Up Consonants In Muskogean Place-Names Of The South''|location=New York City|website=Geocities.ws|date=2006|page=8|url=http://www.geocities.ws/joelnevis/Nevis_2006.pdf}}</ref>

==Geography==
Talladega is located in east central Alabama at 33° 26′ 5″ N, 86° 6′ 5″ W (33.434722 N, -86.101389 W).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Talladega,_Alabama&params=33_26_5_N_86_6_5_W_region:US-AL_type:city(15676)|title=GeoHack - Talladega, Alabama|website=Geohack.toolforge.org|access-date=June 15, 2023}}</ref> Alabama State Routes [[Alabama State Route 21|21]], [[Alabama State Route 77|77]], and [[Alabama State Route 275|275]] are the main routes through the city. AL-77 runs through the downtown area from north to south, leading north 14&nbsp;mi (23&nbsp;km) to [[Lincoln, Alabama|Lincoln]] along [[Interstate 20 in Alabama|Interstate 20]] and southeast 24&nbsp;mi (39&nbsp;km) to [[Ashland, Alabama|Ashland]]. AL-21 runs from southwest to northeast through the city, leading northeast 23&nbsp;mi (37&nbsp;km) to [[Oxford, Alabama|Oxford]] and southwest 21&nbsp;mi (34&nbsp;km) to [[Sylacauga, Alabama|Sylacauga]]. AL-275 runs to the north and west of the city as a bypass of the downtown area.

According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|62.3|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|62.1|km2|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.2|km2|order=flip}}, or 0.30%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0174592| archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212161151/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US0174592| url-status=dead| archive-date=February 12, 2020|title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Talladega city, Alabama|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=January 22, 2013}}</ref>

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Talladega has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=837&cityname=Talladega%2C+Alabama%2C+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Talladega, Alabama Köppen Climate Classification|website=Weatherbase.com |access-date=July 25, 2016}}</ref>

The data below were accessed via the WRCC. They were compiled over the time period from 1888 to when this chart was created (July 2018).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://wrcc.dri.edu/cgi-bin/cliMAIN.pl?al8024|title=TALLADEGA, ALABAMA - Climate Summary|website=Wrcc.dri.edu|access-date=July 21, 2018}}</ref>

Talladega's record high of 109&nbsp;°F (42.8&nbsp;°C) occurred in September 1925 (Alabama's record high of 112&nbsp;°F was recorded in [[Centreville, Alabama|Centreville]] that same month), July 1930, June 1931, and July 1933. The record low of -10&nbsp;°F (-23.3&nbsp;°C) occurred in February 1899.<ref name=":0" />

{{Weather box
|location = Talladega, Alabama (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1893–present)
|single line = Y
|Jan record high F = 82
|Feb record high F = 84
|Mar record high F = 90
|Apr record high F = 98
|May record high F = 98
|Jun record high F = 109
|Jul record high F = 109
|Aug record high F = 107
|Sep record high F = 109
|Oct record high F = 100
|Nov record high F = 89
|Dec record high F = 80
|year record high F = 109
|Jan high F = 54.2
|Feb high F = 58.5
|Mar high F = 66.7
|Apr high F = 74.8
|May high F = 81.9
|Jun high F = 87.9
|Jul high F = 90.8
|Aug high F = 90.1
|Sep high F = 85.6
|Oct high F = 75.7
|Nov high F = 64.9
|Dec high F = 56.7
|year high F = 74.0
|Jan mean F = 42.4
|Feb mean F = 46.0
|Mar mean F = 53.1
|Apr mean F = 60.5
|May mean F = 68.9
|Jun mean F = 76.2
|Jul mean F = 79.5
|Aug mean F = 78.7
|Sep mean F = 73.3
|Oct mean F = 62.1
|Nov mean F = 51.5
|Dec mean F = 45.0
|year mean F = 61.4
|Jan low F = 30.6
|Feb low F = 33.6
|Mar low F = 39.6
|Apr low F = 46.3
|May low F = 55.8
|Jun low F = 64.5
|Jul low F = 68.2
|Aug low F = 67.2
|Sep low F = 60.9
|Oct low F = 48.6
|Nov low F = 38.1
|Dec low F = 33.3
|year low F = 48.9
|Jan record low F = −5
|Feb record low F = −10
|Mar record low F = 6
|Apr record low F = 21
|May record low F = 32
|Jun record low F = 39
|Jul record low F = 48
|Aug record low F = 46
|Sep record low F = 35
|Oct record low F = 23
|Nov record low F = 5
|Dec record low F = 0
|year record low F = −10
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 5.27
|Feb precipitation inch = 6.02
|Mar precipitation inch = 5.79
|Apr precipitation inch = 4.77
|May precipitation inch = 4.65
|Jun precipitation inch = 4.67
|Jul precipitation inch = 4.69
|Aug precipitation inch = 3.90
|Sep precipitation inch = 3.49
|Oct precipitation inch = 3.41
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.69
|Dec precipitation inch = 5.20
|year precipitation inch = 56.55
|Jan snow inch = 0.3
|Feb snow inch = 0.0
|Mar snow inch = 0.6
|Apr snow inch = 0.0
|May snow inch = 0.0
|Jun snow inch = 0.0
|Jul snow inch = 0.0
|Aug snow inch = 0.0
|Sep snow inch = 0.0
|Oct snow inch = 0.0
|Nov snow inch = 0.0
|Dec snow inch = 0.0
|year snow inch = 0.9
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 10.2
|Feb precipitation days = 9.9
|Mar precipitation days = 10.0
|Apr precipitation days = 8.7
|May precipitation days = 8.6
|Jun precipitation days = 10.1
|Jul precipitation days = 10.6
|Aug precipitation days = 9.2
|Sep precipitation days = 6.5
|Oct precipitation days = 6.4
|Nov precipitation days = 7.4
|Dec precipitation days = 10.9
|year precipitation days = 108.5
|source 1 = NOAA<ref name=NOAA >{{cite web|url=https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=bmx|title=NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|access-date=June 7, 2021|archive-date=May 11, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210511164209/https://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=bmx|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web|url=https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USC00018024&format=pdf|publisher=National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|title=Station: Talladega, AL|work=U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991-2020)| access-date = June 7, 2021}}</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1850= 1320
|1870= 1933
|1880= 1233
|1890= 2063
|1900= 5056
|1910= 5854
|1920= 6546
|1930= 7596
|1940= 9298
|1950= 13134
|1960= 17742
|1970= 17662
|1980= 19128
|1990= 18175
|2000= 15143
|2010= 15676
|2020= 15861
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|author=United States Census Bureau|author-link=United States Census Bureau|website=Census.gov|access-date=November 20, 2013}}</ref>
}}

===2000 census===
At the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]], there were 15,143 people in 5,836 households, including 3,962 families, in the city.  The population density was {{convert|634.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 6,457 housing units at an average density of {{convert|270.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 56.15% White, 42.28% Black or African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.30% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.37% from other races, and 0.70% from two or more races. 0.90% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 5,836 households 30.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.7% were married couples living together, 19.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.1% were non-families. 29.5% of households were one person and 13.2% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.97.

The age distribution was 25.6% under the age of 18, 10.6% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 22.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% 65 or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.0 males.

The median household income was $29,617 and the median family income  was $36,296. Males had a median income of $27,951 versus $21,326 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,733. About 14.1% of families and 19.0% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 28.4% of those under age 18 and 17.5% of those age 65 or over.

===2010 census===
At the [[2010 United States Census|2010 census]], there were 15,676 people in 5,719 households, including 3,722 families, in the city.  The population density was {{convert|653.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 6,611 housing units at an average density of {{convert|275.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The [[Race and ethnicity in the United States Census#2010 census|racial makeup]] of the city was 48.7% Black or African American, 47.7% White, 0.3% Native American, 0.5% Asian, 0% Pacific Islander, 1.6% from other races, and 1.2% from two or more races. 3.4% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.

Of the 5,719 households 26.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.0% were married couples living together, 23.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 30.9% of households were one person and 12.0% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.40 and the average family size was 2.96.

The age distribution was 23.2% under the age of 18, 10.8% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 25.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% 65 or older. The median age was 37.4 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.7 males.

The median household income was $32,449 and the median family income  was $38,147. Males had a median income of $31,957 versus $24,209 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,146. About 22.7% of families and 25.5% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 38.8% of those under age 18 and 19.0% of those age 65 or over.

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Talladega racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0174592&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=2021-12-11|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|6,620
|41.74%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|8,247
|52.0%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|29
|0.18%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|75
|0.47%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|5
|0.03%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|427
|2.69%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|458
|2.89%
|}

===2024 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Talladega racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0174592&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 11, 2021|website=Data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|5,654
|39.74%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|10,247
|60.0%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|29
|0.18%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|75
|0.47%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|5
|0.03%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|427
|2.69%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|458
|2.89%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 15,861 people, 5,553 households, and 3,334 families residing in the city.

==Landmarks and places of interest==
Talladega includes a number of properties listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], including the [[J. L. M. Curry House]] and [[Swayne Hall, Talladega College|Swayne Hall]], both listed as [[National Historic Landmark]]s.<ref name="nhlsum">{{cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=76&ResourceType=Building|title=Curry, J. L. M., Home|access-date=April 12, 2011|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606062947/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=76&ResourceType=Building|archive-date=June 6, 2011}}</ref><ref name="nhlsum2">{{cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=1511&ResourceType=Building|title=Swayne Hall, Talladega College|access-date=October 25, 2007|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080210154353/http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceID=1511&resourceType=Building|archive-date=February 10, 2008}}</ref> The main listed historic districts are the [[Silk Stocking District (Talladega)|Silk Stocking District]], which includes the [[Miss Willie's House|Dr. Samuel Welch House]], [[Talladega College Historic District]], and Talladega Courthouse Square Historic District.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|2007a}}</ref> Also included is the [[Talladega Superspeedway]], which is a {{convert|2.66|mi|km|-long|adj=mid}} race track. It hosts two [[NASCAR]] races annually. In 2020, the [[Dr. William R. Harvey Museum of Art]] opened at Talladega College.

==Education==
Talladega City Schools is the local school district with three elementary schools and one high school in the city.

[[Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind]], the statewide boarding school for the blind and deaf, is in Talladega, being established as an educational institution in 1858.

Talladega also features the historic Talladega College and the Talladega branch of the Central Alabama Community College.

==Notable people==
* [[Steadham Acker]], pioneer aviator
* [[Tom Bleick]], former NFL player, who played college football at [[Georgia Tech]]
* The original members of the gospel group [[The Blind Boys of Alabama]] met in Talladega at the Alabama School for the Blind
* [[Sydney J. Bowie]], former U.S. Representative and nephew of [[Franklin Welsh Bowdon]]
* [[Taul Bradford]], former U.S. Representative
* [[Robert Bradley's Blackwater Surprise|Robert Bradley]] attended school in Talladega at the [[Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind|Alabama School for the Blind]].
* [[William W. Brandon]], Governor of Alabama from 1923 to 1927<ref>{{cite web|title=Alabama Governor William Woodward Brandon|publisher=National Governors Association|url=http://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_alabama/col2-content/main-content-list/title_brandon_william.html| access-date = August 29, 2013}}</ref>
* [[Charles Brown (actor)|Charles Brown]], actor and member of the [[Negro Ensemble Company]]
* [[Ethlyne Clair]], actress
* [[George Cruikshank (editor)|George Cruikshank]], educator, newspaper editor, and historian
* [[Marcus Henderson Cruikshank]], former member of the [[Confederate States Congress]] and Mayor of Talladega
* [[Lee de Forest]] spent most of his early life in Talladega. 
* [[Scottie McKenzie Frasier]], teacher, author, newspaper editor, lecturer, socialite, and suffragist
* [[Ahmad Gooden]], NFL football player
* [[Tinsley R. Harrison]], founding editor of ''[[Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine]]''
* [[Sue Hussey]] (1958), actress and model<ref name="wc">{{cite magazine |last=Claesson |first=Samuel |date=September 2024 |title=Sue Hussey |magazine=Western Clippings |pages=38}}</ref>
* [[Bob Jenkins (American football)|Bob Jenkins]], football halfback
* [[Eddie King (musician)|Eddie King]], [[blues]] musician
* [[Herman H. Long]], former president of [[Talladega College]] and former president of the [[United Negro College Fund]]
* [[Lamar Looney]], Oklahoma state senator
* [[Lena B. Mathes]], educator, social reformer, ordained minister
* [[Felix Grundy McConnell]], former U.S. Representative
* [[Gertrude Michael]], film, stage and television actress.
* [[Jack Nelson (journalist)|Jack Nelson]], Washington correspondent and bureau chief for the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', was born in Talladega
* [[Dixie Parsons]], former Major League Baseball player
* [[Lewis E. Parsons]], Governor of Alabama from June to December 1865
* [[Thomas S. Plowman]], former U.S. Representative and Mayor of Talladega
* [[Dave Pope]], former [[Major League Baseball]] [[outfielder]]
* [[Tom Ragland]], former Major League Baseball [[second baseman]]
* [[George Scales]], [[Negro league baseball]] player
* [[Frank Sillmon]], former basketball player
* [[Charles Lynwood Smith Jr.]], senior [[United States federal judge]]
* [[Bennie Swain]], former basketball player for the [[Boston Celtics]]
* [[W. Aubrey Thomas]], [[U.S. Representative]] from [[Ohio]]
* [[Robert Smith Vance]] was born in Talladega in 1931. Federal judge on the [[United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit]]

==Gallery==
<gallery class="center">
File:TalladegaSuperspeedway2.jpg|Aerial photo of Talladega Superspeedway in 2007
File:Talladega County Alabama Courthouse.JPG|The [[Talladega County, Alabama|Talladega County]] Courthouse is located in Talladega.
File:Talladega College Savery Library.JPG|Savery Library on the campus of [[Talladega College]], which is [[Alabama]]'s oldest private [[Historically black colleges and universities|historically black]] college. 
File:Swayne Hall Talladega.jpg|Built in 1857, and eventually named for [[Wager Swayne|General Wager Swayne]], [[Swayne Hall, Talladega College|Swayne Hall]] is the oldest building on the campus of [[Talladega College]]. It was placed on the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Talladega County, Alabama|National Register of Historic Places]] on December 2, 1974.
File:Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind.JPG|[[Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind|The Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind]] is a school for people with [[blindness]] and/or [[deafness]] located in Talladega.
File:Curry Home.jpg|The [[J. L. M. Curry House]] was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Talladega County, Alabama|National Register of Historic Places]] on October 15, 1966.
File:Browne Elliott Mansion, c.1912, pic1.jpg|Talladega is home to the famous [[Silk Stocking District (Talladega)|Silk Stocking District]]. The neighborhood was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Talladega County, Alabama|National Register of Historic Places]] on December 13, 1979.
File:Boxwood Talladega Alabama.JPG|Boxwood was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Talladega County, Alabama|National Register of Historic Places]] on June 9, 1983.
File:First Presbyterian Church Talladega Alabama.JPG|The First Presbyterian church was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Talladega County, Alabama|National Register of Historic Places]] on November 17, 1983.
File:Orange Vale (Lawler House).jpg|The Lawler-Whiting House was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Talladega County, Alabama|National Register of Historic Places]] on May 22, 1986.
File:Idlewild Talladega Alabama USA.jpeg|[[Idlewild (Talladega, Alabama)|The Idlewild Plantation House]] was built in 1843, and it was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Talladega County, Alabama|National Register of Historic Places]] on October 15, 1993.
File:Thornhill, State Road 21, Talladega vicinity (Talladega County, Alabama).jpg|Thornhill was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Talladega County, Alabama|National Register of Historic Places]] on February 20, 1998.
File:First United Methodist c.1921.jpg|The First United Methodist Church was built in 1921.
File:Battle of Talladega Historic Marker.JPG|A historic marker commemorating [[Andrew Jackson|General Andrew Jackson's]] victory over the [[Red Sticks]] at the [[Battle of Talladega]] during the [[Creek War]].
File:USS Talladega Memorial.JPG|A monument to the accomplishments of the [[USS Talladega]] stands in the Talladega Historic Courthouse Square.
File:Group of doffers working Cotton Factory posed by the supt. of the factory. The smallest boy told me he had worked... - NARA - 523358.jpg|A group of [[doffer]]s working in Cotton Factory posed by the superintendent of the factory. November 1910. Photographed by [[Lewis Hine]].
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==References==
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==External links==
{{Portal|Alabama}}
*[http://www.talladega.com/ City of Talladega official website]
*[http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1845 Talladega in the Encyclopedia of Alabama]
*{{Cite AmCyc|wstitle=Talladega (city)|display=Talladega, a city and the capital of Talladega co., Alabama|short=x}}
*{{Cite EB1911|wstitle=Talladega |short=x}}
*{{Cite NSRW|wstitle=Talladega, Ala.|short=x}}

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