Dadeville

History

Prior to its incorporation, Dadeville was an Indian trading post and a center of commerce where commodities such as cotton, lumber, tin, asbestos, and livestock were traded. The town was surveyed by John H. Broadnax in 1836, who was killed in 1835 by Seminole Indians in a battle of the Second Seminole War that came to be known as the "Dade Massacre". Dade had never actually visited Tallapoosa County. As a stagecoach stop on the Tennessee Road between Montgomery and Georgia, Dadeville was host to a stream of traders whose goods and livestock often crowded the square of the courthouse. Dadeville was home to the Graefenberg Medical Institute, Alabama's first medical school, which operated from 1852 until the outbreak of the Civil War. Attempts to revive the school after the war failed, and the building burned in 1873. The completion of the Martin Dam on the Tallapoosa River in 1926 and the subsequent creation of Lake Martin had and continues to have a strong economic impact on Dadeville.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of , all land. The city is located in the east central part of the state along U.S. Route 280, which runs through the northern part of the city. It leads northwest to Alexander City and southeast to Opelika. Birmingham is northwest via US 280. Alabama State Route 49 also runs through the city from north to south, leading north to New Site and south to Reeltown. The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen climate classification system, Dadeville has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  581
• Tufted Titmouse

  Baeolophus bicolor (Linnaeus, 1766) · Aves
  558
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  500
• Eastern Bluebird

  Sialia sialis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  494
• American Crow

  Corvus brachyrhynchos C.L.Brehm, 1822 · Aves
  485
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  468
• Carolina Chickadee

  Poecile carolinensis (Audubon, 1834) · Aves
  465
• Red-bellied Woodpecker

  Melanerpes carolinus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  388

Largest nearby schools

• Dadeville Elementary School
  Elementary · Dadeville · 569 students · 15.8:1 ratio
• Dadeville High School
  High · Dadeville · 522 students · 16.3:1 ratio
• Edward Bell Career Technical Center
  High · Camp Hill

Most recent

• M 3.1 — 2021-12-22
  10 km E of Maplesville, Alabama
• M 2.5 — 2008-01-04
  14 km N of Hollins, Alabama
• M 2.5 — 2003-10-06
  11 km SW of Talladega, Alabama