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Hartselle Downtown Commercial Historic District

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The Hartselle Downtown Commercial Historic District is a historic district in Hartselle, Alabama. The town was founded in 1870 when the Louisville and Nashville Railroad was extended south to Birmingham and Mobile. Hartselle quickly grew into a transportation hub for shipping timber and cotton. The town was devastated by two fires, in 1901 which destroyed all commercial buildings east of the railroad tracks, and in 1916 where twenty-one buildings including the passenger and freight depots were destroyed. Only nine buildings (all brick) survived the 1916 fire. After an initial building boom from 1916 through 1920, development slowed due to low farming prices after World War I and the Great Depression. Notable structures in the district are the hip roofed L&N passenger depot and two-story freight depot and the Colonial Revival post office (built 1939). Of the commercial buildings, 51 are one story, 14 are two stories, and 1 is three stories. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

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Hartselle Downtown Commercial Historic District
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Hartselle City School District

Hartselle City Schools is a school district, established in 1975, serving the student populations of Hartselle, Alabama, and portions of Morgan County, Alabama. The district serves more than 3,100 students with three elementary schools (Barkley Bridge Elementary, Crestline Elementary, and F.E. Burleson Elementary) serving kindergarten through the fourth grade, an intermediate school (Hartselle Intermediate High School) for fifth and sixth graders, a junior high school (Hartselle Junior High School) and Hartselle High School (formerly Morgan County High School) for ninth through twelfth grades. On April 1, 2013, the high school relocated to a new 50-acre campus at 1000 Bethel Road. Barkley Bridge Elementary School was named a National Blue Ribbon School by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program in 2011. Blue Ribbon Schools of Excellence have designated Hartselle High, Crestline Elementary, F.E. Burleson Elementary and Barkley Bridge Elementary as Blue Ribbon Lighthouse Schools. F.E. Burleson Elementary School was named a national Green Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education. One hundred fifty-three geothermal wells at F.E. Burleson Elementary provide energy to heat and cool the school. Hartselle has won numerous state championships in athletics. The baseball program has won eight Alabama High School Athletic Association state championships, which is tied for No. 4 overall. The softball program is the reigning 2014 Class 5A state champions and is tied for fifth overall with four state championships. Hartselle has also won four state championships in girls golf with Arin Eddy winning two individual titles and Heather Nail winning one individual title. Led by Vickie Orr, the high school has two girls basketball championships in 1984 and 1985. The wrestling program has won two team state championships. Hartselle football, girls basketball and volleyball have one state championship each. Sissy McClung is the only individual state champion in girls tennis.