Athens

Athens has served as the county seat of Limestone County in northern Alabama since the county was established in 1818. Set in the Tennessee Valley, with the Tennessee River shaping the wider landscape to the south, it belongs to a long-settled agricultural and industrial corridor. Athens State University grew from the Athens Female Academy, founded in 1822, and traces its heritage as Alabama’s oldest continuously operating institution of higher education. The Limestone County Courthouse anchors downtown, while the annual Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention at the university brings traditional music to the city. Browse nearby webcams for other parts of Athens and the Tennessee Valley.

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