the Union troops captured it in 1862.In 1864, the Federal troops built
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First United Methodist Church for
cooking, resulting in burning down
of the church. But once the Civil War
was over, the Methodist community
rebuilt it in 1868. It is an interesting
landmark in this town today.As we moved along, Don Dukemineer,
another employee of Huntsville CVB,
greeted us. Representing ‘Signal’s
Lily Flagg’ the cow, he was in a cow
costume carrying a shiny trophy.
Legend has it that this cow wasJosiah Cox, the
developer of Big Spring
Water System, built
the Cox House to an
unusual height to block
the view of LeRoy
Pope’s house - a move
that also earned it the
name of ‘Spite House’.����������������������
a transportation hub
with the help of river
barges, stage lines and
Memphis & Charleston
Railroad. Realising its
strategic importance,Cox House, also known as Spite HouseEpiscopal Church of the Nativity
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