64-711: Camp Jackson may refer to: Camp Jackson (Alabama) , a camp near Scottsboro, Alabama Camp Jackson (California) , a post located near Ione, California in Amador County during the American Civil War Initial name for Fort Jackson (South Carolina) , a US Army base Camp Jackson Affair , a military encounter during the American Civil War which occurred outside of St. Louis in what has been called "Camp Jackson" Camp Jackson (Korea) ,
128-723: A Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses . Dothan is served by a daily newspaper, the Dothan Eagle , a weekly newspaper, the Dothan Progress , and a blog, Rickey Stokes News . It has four television stations, WRGX-LD 23 ( NBC ), WDFX 34 ( FOX ), WDHN 18 ( ABC ) and the oldest television station in southeastern Alabama, WTVY 4 ( CBS / MyNetworkTV / CW ). WOW! , Comcast and Spectrum (formerly Time Warner Cable ) provide cable television service. DirecTV and Dish Network provide direct broadcast satellite television, including local and national channels. The city
192-577: A US Army base south of Uijeongbu, South Korea A temporary camp in Goodale Park , Columbus, Ohio, used as a staging area for Union troops during the American Civil War See also [ edit ] Fort Jackson (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Camp Jackson . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
256-527: A bimonthly, people-focused viewpoint of the Dothan area keeping readers up to date on the latest community events, trends and issues. Archived issues of Dothan Magazine are online. Dothan hosted minor league baseball teams from 1915 to 1917, with the Dothan team (AL-FL-GA League and Dixie League ) and from 1936 to 1962 ( AL-FL League , GA-FL League and AL State League). Teams were known at varying times as
320-519: A diverse economy. Agriculture is the largest industry, though retail sales and restaurants have experienced a rapid growth in recent years. Peanut production remains a mainstay of the agricultural sector, but cotton is gaining in importance. Tomato production is significant as well, especially in the nearby town of Slocomb , which styles itself "the Tomato Capital of the World". According to
384-619: A four-year term. Members of the commission serve part-time and are responsible for drafting all city ordinances and policies and appropriation of city funds. Dothan's mayor is elected at-large for four years and serves as a member of the board of commissioners. The city manager implements the board's policies and manages the city's day-to-day operations, including hiring, managing and firing the heads of city government departments. A total of 999 full-time and 215 part-time employees work for Dothan's city agencies, including police, fire, clerical, judicial, finance, public works and utilities. As of 2024,
448-633: A long history, from the 1910s to the present day, serving thousands of youth in programs that suit the environment in which they live. In 1918 a council was formed in Selma, only to be dissolved in 1920. That area would be served later by the Tukabatchee Area Council. Until 1948, some councils of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) were racially segregated . The National Office began a program of integrating local councils in 1940, which
512-461: A shop. Dothan, Alabama Dothan ( / ˈ d oʊ θ ən / DOH -thən ) is a city in and the county seat of Houston County in the U.S. state of Alabama . A slight portion of the city extends into Dale and Henry counties. It had a population of 71,072 at the 2020 census , making it Alabama's eighth-largest city by population and the 5th largest in Alabama by total area. It
576-659: Is a 140-acre (0.57 km ) site located east of Trussville on the Cahaba River in Jefferson County . Kanawahala Program Center (KPC) is a 600-acre (2.4 km ) site with a 45-acre (0.18 km ) lake, called Lake Alice. KPC is located in Shelby County . Camp Trico is a beautiful 109-acre (0.44 km ) wooded lot on the shore of Lake Guntersville . Camp Anderel, near Rogersville is a wooded 187-acre (0.76 km ) site nestled between Anderson Creek and
640-641: Is a supercouncil. The council office is located in Birmingham, Alabama. The Greater Alabama Council was formed by a merger of the Choccolocco Council, Tennessee Valley Council and the Central Alabama Council in 1998. The Choccolocco Council was formed in 1921. The Etowah County Council was formed in 1919 and changed its name to Northeastern Alabama in 1925; the council merged into Choccolocco in 1933. The Central Alabama council
704-632: Is also served by several radio stations; among the oldest is 560 WOOF-AM , which went on the air as an AM station in 1947; 99.7 WOOF-FM went on the air in 1964. As of 2020, the radio formats in Dothan are top 40/CHR/pop (106.7 WKMX ), adult contemporary (107.7 W299BX , 99.7 WOOF-FM ), classical (88.7 WRWA ), Christian (94.3 WIZB ), rock (100.5 WJRL-FM ), classic hits (102.5 WESP ), country (95.5 WTVY-FM , 105.3 WECB ), rap/hip hop/urban (700/105.9 WARB/W290DG ), urban adult contemporary (93.1 WBBK-FM ), talk radio (103.9 WDBT ), and sports (560/101.1/107.1 WOOF-AM/W261AT/W296DQ ). Dothan Magazine offers
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#1732776693069768-538: Is an Antiochian Orthodox Church , serving the orthodox community in Dothan and the Wiregrass. St. Columba Catholic Church serves Dothan's Roman Catholics . Dothan hosts a Reform Judaism synagogue, Temple Emanu-El, which became nationally famous in 2008 when the congregation offered Jewish families as much as $ 50,000 to relocate to Dothan to build up the community. The city is also home to two mosques , two Wards of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints ,
832-412: Is an ongoing project offering historic murals painted by nationally and internationally acclaimed muralists on walls of buildings in the downtown historic district. Guided tours are available upon request. The Dothan Opera House , built in 1915, features theatre performances, concerts, symphonies , ballet performances, and other cultural events. Tours are available upon request. Music South, formerly
896-462: Is considered a district for organizational purposes, though it consists solely of Exploring and Venturing units and not traditional Scouting Troops or Packs. The council is home to two camps, both located on the 1000-acre Warner Scout Reservation in northeast Autauga County. The council's Order of the Arrow Lodge, Alibamu #179 , was formally chartered in 1940 and is Alabama's oldest lodge. It
960-539: Is held the last weekend of September in Dothan at the same location as the Peanut Festival. The US Army Aviation Museum , at nearby Fort Novosel , houses one of the largest helicopter collections in the world. The museum focuses on the role of fixed and rotary-wing flight in the U.S. Army. The exhibits depict over 100 years of Army aviation, and include a number of life size dioramas , films, and interpretive material. The George Washington Carver Museum relates
1024-605: Is home to the Order of the Arrow's 1999 National Chief, Will Parker, and the 2007 National Vice Chief, Larry Newton. The lodge comprises 5 chapters, each corresponding to one of the council's districts: There are two Girl Scout councils with headquarters in Alabama. In addition Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia serves Russell County, Alabama. The Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama Council serves over 3,500 girls. It owns and operates six camps. Camp Gertrude Coleman, established in 1925,
1088-540: Is known as "The Peanut Capital of the World". It also hosts the annual National Peanut Festival at the Peanut Festival Fairgrounds. Between 1763 and 1783, the region that is now Dothan was part of the colony of British West Florida . European-American settlers moving through the area during the late 18th and early 19th centuries discovered the Indian spring, naming it "Poplar Head". Most felt that
1152-744: Is land and 0.31 square miles (0.8 km ), or 0.36%, is water. It is located in the Wiregrass region of southeastern Alabama, near both the Florida and Georgia state lines. The topography is generally flat and forested, with few small hills that gradually slope downward towards the Chattahoochee River to the east and the gulf coastal plain to the south. Dothan has a humid subtropical climate ( Köppen Cfa ). This produces hot, humid summers and generally mild winters, with daily average temperatures ranging from 83.0 °F (28.3 °C) in
1216-542: Is near the state's southeastern corner, about 20 miles (32 km) west of Georgia and 16 miles (26 km) north of Florida . It is named after the biblical city where Joseph 's brothers threw him into a cistern and sold him into slavery in Egypt. Dothan is the principal city of the Dothan, Alabama metropolitan area , which encompasses all of Geneva , Henry, and Houston counties; the small portion in Dale County
1280-673: Is nestled among 1,447 acres for woodlands in east central Alabama, near Cheaha State Park. It has been in operation since it was dedicated on June 29, 1972 and is a part of the Frank Spain Scout Reservation, which encompasses 1,447 acres. Coosa Lodge #50 is the Order of the Arrow lodge associated with the Greater Alabama Council. As of November 2011 , the lodge has 12 chapters: Gulf Coast Council serves Scouts in Florida and Alabama, with
1344-663: Is part of the Ozark Micropolitan Statistical Area . Together they form the Dothan-Ozark Combined Statistical Area. Coffee County and its Enterprise micropolitan area was originally combined as a statistical area with both Dothan and Ozark as well, but is now split off as its own statistical area by the US Census Bureau . Together they form the Alabama portion of the Wiregrass region, of which Dothan
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#17327766930691408-471: Is that portion's largest city. The combined population of the entire Dothan metropolitan area in 2020 was 151,007. The city is the main transportation and commercial hub for a significant part of southeastern Alabama, southwest Georgia, and nearby portions of the Florida Panhandle . Since approximately one-fourth of the U.S. peanut crop is produced nearby, much of it processed in the city, Dothan
1472-497: The Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine . Dothan Regional Airport is served by Delta Air Lines and Aero-One Aviation as of September 2017. The airport was established at the former Army airbase at Napier Field in 1965, after then-Mayor Richmond McClintock started a push to move the airport in the early 1950s. Jet services began in 1968 with Southern Airways ' acquisition of DC-9 aircraft, and continue today using
1536-539: The CRJ-200 regional passenger jet. Unlike many municipal airports in the U.S., the Dothan airport is entirely self-supporting, operating without tax-generated funding. All airport revenue is generated by rental and other user fees charged to patrons and tenants of the facility. The airport serves as the local National Weather Service's weather observation station. U.S. Routes 84 , 231 , and 431 run through Dothan along various parts of Ross Clark Circle (AL-210),
1600-575: The Five Civilized Tribes were forcibly taken to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River . Those members of the tribe who stayed in the southeast were considered to have given up their tribal memberships and became state and U.S. citizens. The first permanent white settlers consisted of nine families who moved into the area during the early 1830s to harvest the abundant timber. Their settlement, named Poplar Head after
1664-588: The Greater Alabama Council , headquartered from Birmingham, Alabama. In the 1990s, the Boy Scouts of America went through a restructuring in an attempt to reduce manpower, and in several states small historic Councils were merged into a larger supercouncil . The new Greater Alabama Council is an example of such a supercouncil. There are eight BSA local councils serving Scouts in Alabama today. As of Feb 1, 2019, The "Boy Scouts" program under
1728-401: The 1830s. As of the 2020 United States census , there were 71,072 people, 27,103 households, and 16,607 families residing in the city. Dothan is governed by a mayor and city council (called the "board of commissioners"), with a city manager employed to manage city affairs. The city is divided into six council districts, with one commissioner elected from each single-member district to
1792-693: The 1907 Dothan station still stands. Greyhound Bus Lines maintains a station in town. Dothan does not have regularly scheduled public transportation, but offers dial-a-ride service through its nonprofit Wiregrass Transit Authority. The largest Christian denomination in Dothan is the Southern Baptist church. There are also Anglican , Churches of Christ , Methodist , Presbyterian , Lutheran , AME , Freewill Baptist , Episcopal , United Pentecostal , Assemblies of God , Seventh-day Adventist and various Evangelical churches serving Dothan's Protestant community. Saint Michael's Orthodox Church
1856-599: The Boll Weevils, Dothan Browns , Rebels, Cardinals and Phillies. Major League affiliations were maintained in later years with the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies . All teams played at the "D" league level, a defunct minor-league classification that represented the entry or "rookie" level in the minors. Ballparks included Baker Field, City Park, Stadium Park, Jill Alexander Miracle Field and
1920-443: The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) changed its name to "Scouts BSA." This change was reflective of the organization's acceptance of girls as members of the program who wanted to experience the outdoor leadership program enjoyed by boys for over 100 years, including the coveted rank of Eagle Scout. The eponymously named Alabama-Florida Council serves Scouts in Alabama and Florida , with the council office located in Dothan, Alabama . It
1984-472: The Boy Scouts of America before this council was merged with two other councils to form the Greater Alabama Council. Camp Comer is located four miles South of Mentone, Alabama. According to "Mentone Alabama: A History" by Zora Shay Strayhorn: "The land was purchased in 1962 and named after Hugh Ross Corner of Sylacauga, a longtime scout worker, who was serving as president of the Choccolocco Council at that time. M. M. Beck, council vice-president, suggested
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2048-707: The Council office located in Columbus, Georgia . The council's name refers to the Chattahoochee River , which flows through Georgia, Alabama, and Florida. Choctaw Area Council serves Scouts in Mississippi and Alabama, with the council office located in Meridian, Mississippi . The council's name refers to the Choctaw nation. The Greater Alabama Council is located in northern and central Alabama. The new council
2112-918: The Elk River. Camp Tombigbee in Greene County was purchased in 2001, and has a beautiful 97-acre (0.39 km ) site. Camp Cottaquilla is located in Calhoun County. The Fehr Fowler Service Center serves as headquarters and include the Council's shop. It is located in the Inverness area of Birmingham. The Council also operates service centers in Anniston , Huntsville , Gadsden , Florence and Tuscaloosa. Girl Scouts of Southern Alabama covers 30 counties and serves over 9,000 girl members. GSSA runs three campsites: Camp Scoutshire Woods, Camp Sid Edmonds and Kamp Kiwanis. There are two resident camps in
2176-549: The Maubila Scout Reservation. This also serves as unit camping, Cub Scout event and training facility. Camp Maubila has 680 acres (2.8 km ) and a private lake. Formed in 1919 as the Montgomery Council, the council would change its name to Montgomery County in 1923, and then to Tukabatchee Area in 1946. As of 2015, the Council consists of: In addition, the Council's Exploring program
2240-623: The Sony, Michelin, and General Electric corporations in the 20th century. The Southern Company constructed the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Generating Station near the city between 1970 and 1981; this 1,776-megawatt facility currently generates approximately 13,000 GW-h per year. In 2010, Sony announced its closure of its Dothan plant. Pemco Aviation declared bankruptcy in March 2012 and in May that year announced
2304-584: The Southeastern United States; it first opened in the 1920s. Camp Westmoreland ceased operations as a summer camp in the 1980s, but it is still widely used to this day for both council and district activities. Camp Westmoreland's old Order of the Arrow lodge was once home to Kaskanampo Lodge 310 , which merged with Coosa Lodge 50 in the year 1999. Westmoreland District was once a part of the Tennessee Valley Council of
2368-667: The Southern Alabama Symphony Association, offers a wide variety of musical performances, from classical symphony performances to jazz, African and other musical styles. "Music by Moonlight" offers four free concerts per year at Dothan's Landmark Park, featuring classical, jazz, Celtic and bluegrass musicians, among others. Patti Rutland Jazz is a professional contemporary jazz and hip-hop dance company in Dothan. The company produces two full-length jazz and hip-hop theatrical dance productions yearly (one in late February and one in early June) at its home in
2432-513: The U.S. peanut crop is harvested within 75 miles (121 km) of Dothan. Dothan also became a hub for industrial development in the 20th century, with textile and agricultural concerns being joined by manufacturing plants for the Sony , Michelin , and General Electric corporations which began operating facilities in the city. Dothan also sought out industrial development, with textile and agricultural concerns being joined by manufacturing plants for
2496-427: The U.S. post office for a town in northern Alabama. On October 12, 1889, Dothan was the scene of a deadly altercation resulting from a dispute over a tax levied on wagons operating within city limits. Local farmers opposed the levy and united in a body called the "Farmers Alliance". The arrest of some of the alliance's men led to a riot that left two men dead and others seriously wounded. Chief of Police Tobe Domingus
2560-772: The Wiregrass Memorial Stadium. The city served host to the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 7, 1997, at the Dothan Civic Center Arena. Dothan was selected as one of 11 Alabama sites for a course on the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail. In 2007–10, Dothan was recognized as part of the "Playful City USA" initiative by KaBOOM! , created to honor cities that ensure that their children have great places to play. Dothan has
2624-441: The bypass encircling the city. U.S. 84 runs along the northern part of the bypass from west to east, leading east 55 mi (89 km) to Bainbridge , Georgia and west 30 mi (48 km) to Enterprise . U.S. 231 runs along the western part of the bypass from south to north, leading northwest 56 mi (90 km) to Troy and south 83 mi (134 km) to Panama City , Florida . U.S. 431 begins its path northward at
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2688-447: The city's 2011 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: According to records available on a police violence tracking website, police have killed 20 people directly or indirectly between 2000 and 2020. Most of the victims were shot, tasered or asphyxiated. Particularly brutal was the killing of a man at a local animal shelter over his refusal to show proper identification to police. A federal judge cleared
2752-495: The city's history occurred in 1973, 1977, 1989, and 1993. Tornadoes are a frequent risk during the spring, summer and fall; the city's tornado activity is slightly below the Alabama state average, but 79% above the U.S. average. The state-recognized Cher-O-Creek Intra Tribal Indians were in Dothan. They descended from members of the Cherokee and Creek peoples who occupied this area and resisted removal to Indian Territory in
2816-540: The city. Porter Hardware , the oldest hardware store in the state of Alabama, was located in Dothan from 1889 to 2014. In 2018 it reopened as a museum. Dothan is in northwestern Houston County in southeastern Alabama. The city limits extend north into Henry County and northwest into Dale County . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has an area of 89.7 square miles (232.4 km ), of which 89.4 square miles (231.5 km )
2880-495: The closing of its Dothan facility. Originally part of Henry County, Alabama , Dothan became the county seat of the newly formed Houston County on May 9, 1903. The city continued to flourish and grow throughout the twentieth century, with the Dothan Regional Airport being constructed in 1965 and Wallace Community College in 1969. Troy University established a Dothan campus in 1961 in the northwestern part of
2944-802: The council office located in Pensacola, Florida . The council's name refers to the Gulf Coast of the United States . The Mobile Area Council office is located in Mobile, Alabama. The council was formed in 1919 as the Mobile Council. It changed its name to Mobile Area in 1924. In 1926 the name was changed to Mobile and Baldwin Counties, and in 1927 changed back to Mobile Area. The council owns and operates one long term summer camp at
3008-712: The largest parade in the area are featured attractions.On the last day of the fair, a peanut festival parade takes place in downtown Dothan. Dothan is also home to two professional barbecue competitions. The Tri-State BBQ Festival is held the second weekend in April, and is sanctioned by the Florida Bar-B-Que Association. It was begun in 2006 and is currently put on at the Houston County Farm Center. PorktoberQue, an Oktoberfest and Kansas City Barbeque Society (KCBS) sanctioned event,
3072-401: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Camp_Jackson&oldid=556809377 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Camp Jackson (Alabama) Scouting in Alabama has
3136-900: The mayor was Mark Saliba and the city manager was Open. Larry H. Williams served as city fire chief and Will Benny was police chief. Dothan is in Alabama's 2nd congressional district ; its representative (as of 2021) is Barry Moore . The city is divided among three different state senate districts (28, 29 and 31) and four state representative districts (85, 86, 87 and 93). Most K-12 students in Dothan and Houston County attend Dothan City Schools or Houston County Schools . Others attend local private schools, such as Houston Academy , Providence Christian School, Northside Methodist Academy, Emmanuel Christian School, and Westgate Christian School. Institutes of higher education include Fortis College , Troy University Dothan Campus, Wallace Community College , Bethany Divinity College & Seminary, and
3200-444: The name. In 1965 a fund-raising campaign was successful in developing the lake and camping area. Stumps were removed from the lake and the dam was raised. The lake was named Lake Republic in honor of Republic Steel of Gadsden, a financial supporter of the camp. On June 8, 1965, Camp Comer was officially opened. Work continued on the reservation and a year later 3,000 scouts and leaders attended camp." Camp Sequoyah
3264-547: The police officer after body camera footage showed that the man had taken the officer's taser and attempted to use it on the officer during an altercation. In 2021, the city of Dothan settled a lawsuit with a payment of $ 250,000. The National Peanut Festival occurs annually in November and attracts up to 200,000 visitors. The festival hosts a wide variety of carnival rides, games, live music, and competitions. A large midway, entertainment by nationally known recording artists, and
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#17327766930693328-548: The public school system. The Joseph statue at Millennium Park is a ten-foot cast bronze sculpture in the downtown area. It represents the Bible verse "For I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan" (Genesis 37:17), on which the town based its name. Peanuts Around Town is a public art project organized by The Downtown Group, consisting of 5-foot-tall (1.5 m), life-sized peanut sculptures decorated in various fashions and displayed around Dothan. "Wiregrass Festival of Murals"
3392-528: The sandy soil common to this region would be unsuitable for farming, so they moved on. A crude stockade was constructed on the Barber Plantation, where settlers could take refuge whenever they felt threatened. Gradually the area received more white settlers. This fort disappeared by the 1840s, after the end of the Indian Wars in Alabama and Indian Removal in the 1830s, when most members of
3456-466: The southern end of Ross Clark Circle, and runs along the eastern part of the bypass, leading north 51 mi (82 km) to Eufaula . Other highways that run through Dothan include Alabama State Routes 52 and 53 . Dothan is currently the only city in Alabama's top ten largest that does not have Interstate access, with the closest Interstate being Interstate 10 that runs 32 miles to the south. Although passenger trains no longer operate through Dothan,
3520-549: The spring, failed to thrive. It was all but abandoned by the time of the Civil War . After the war, a local Pony Express route was founded; together with other developments during the Reconstruction Era , the town began to grow. On November 11, 1885, the citizens voted to incorporate , naming their new city Dothan at the suggestion of a local clergyman after discovering that "Poplar Head" was already registered with
3584-739: The story of the African-American genius and offers information on African cultures and their influences on the world, prominent African-American scientists, explorers and inventors, and the positive contributions African Americans have made in military affairs and social development. The Wiregrass Museum of Art , in the city's original power and water plant (1913), features ongoing exhibitions of visual and decorative art. Its permanent collection includes works by contemporary Southeastern artists such as Dale Kennington , Frank Flemming, Dale Lewis and Cal Breed, as well by nationally recognized artists including Frank Stella and Jim Dine . The museum
3648-493: The summer at Kamp Kiwanis and Camp Scoutshire Woods. Camp Scoutshire Woods is located on 56 acres (0.23 km ) of rolling wooded hills about 30 miles (48 km) northwest of Mobile . Kamp Kiwanis is located on 110 acres (0.45 km ) 45 minutes north of Montgomery , on Lake Martin . Both camps have boating and swimming areas. There are two Service Centers. One is located in Mobile, the other in Montgomery and each has
3712-575: The summer to 50.8 °F (10.4 °C) during winter. Precipitation is plentiful throughout the year, ranging from 6.17 inches (157 mm) in August, the wettest month, to 2.70 inches (69 mm) in October, the driest month. Snowfall is extremely rare; a two-inch snowfall occurs about once every ten years, which results in a yearly average of 0.2 inches (5.1 mm); the last major snow event occurred on February 12, 2010. Other significant snow events in
3776-629: Was formed as the Birmingham Area Council in 1915, changing its name in 1996. The Tennessee Valley Council was formed in 1924. Tennessee Valley absorbed Muscle Shoals Council in 1928 and the Andrew Jackson Council in 1930. The Greater Alabama Council is divided into 13 districts: Camp Westmoreland , a historic BSA summer camp located in Lauderdale County. This is one of the oldest operating camps in
3840-426: Was found guilty of murder and sentenced to ten years in prison. Appeals to the Alabama Supreme Court resulted in a new trial, and Domingus was acquitted. In 1893, Dothan secured a stop on the first railroad to be built in the region. This development brought new prosperity and growth, as local farmers had a means to market and transport their produce. The pine forests were harvested for turpentine and wood, which
3904-489: Was founded in 1935 as the Southeast Alabama Council and changed its name in 1963 to its current name. The Black Warrior Council office is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama , and the council's name refers to Chief Tuskaloosa whose name means Black Warrior . In 1925, and again in 1932, the Walker-Lamar Council was formed in Jasper. In 1938 that council was reformed into the current Black Warrior Council. Chattahoochee Council serves Scouts in Georgia and Alabama , with
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#17327766930693968-407: Was largely complete in 1948. Circa 1960, the BSA renumbered all local Councils in alphabetical order by state and headquarters city. That numbering system remains in use today. In this sequence, Council "Number 1" (not the 'oldest BSA Council') was the Council originally was called the Choccolocco Council that was headquartered in Anniston, Alabama . That Council, combined with two others, now forms
4032-532: Was organized in 1989 by private citizens and the City of Dothan; it is operated by the Wiregrass Museum of Art, Inc., a 501(c)3 organization. Southeast Alabama Community Theater offers live entertainment and theatrical productions for the Dothan community. Spark Theater Company is a nonprofit theater company and performing-arts educational program. Spark Theater offers several public theater productions each year by Dothan-area youth and teens, an after-school theater program, as well as supplemental theater classes for
4096-458: Was transformed into ship masts, lumber and other wood products. As the pines were cut and land subsequently cleared, cotton was cultivated as a staple of the local economy. The crops were devastated by the boll weevil in the early 1900s. Farmers turned to peanut production, which was successful and brought financial gain to the city. It became a hub for the production and transport of peanuts and peanut-related products. Today, one-quarter of
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