Back: GREETINGS FROM THE SPACE CAPITAL, HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA This willow-lined lagoon in Big Spring Park reflects the new buildings in Huntsville's Municipal Center. On the left is the new Public Safety Building. They are linked by a covered walkway.
Front: Huntsville, Ala. Back: HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA, WASHINGTON STREET AT NIGHT Huntsville was the scene of these "firsts" in Alabama: 1811 - first town incorporated 1812 - first Masonic Lodge chartered 1816 - first bank incorporated 1819 - first state constitution drafted 1819 - first governor inaugurated 1819 - first session of state legislature held 1824 - first cotton mill erected 1965 - first in "Outer Space, U.S.A."