Fort Payne
Americannoun
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“The winning team flew 382 miles to Fort Payne, Alabama.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
That’s the preferred beverage for the rookie from Fort Payne, Alabama.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 7, 2022
Senate candidate John Merrill made the remarks during a campaign stop in Fort Payne, Ala., Saturday, Yellowhammer News reported.
From Fox News • Jul. 16, 2019
Communities that produced clothes for generations, like Fort Payne, Ala., the former sock capital of the world, were mortally wounded when mills closed.
From New York Times • Nov. 28, 2018
Ellis Cave.—On the estate of Dr. Ellis, 19 miles north of Fort Payne and 3 miles from Sulphur Springs, are two caves known locally as Big-mouth and Little-mouth.
From Archeological Investigations Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin 76 by Fowke, Gerard
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