Leeds, Alabama

Home to the basketball hall of famer, Charles Barkley, Leeds, Alabama is a city that was only incorporated in 1987 and was named after the famous city of Leeds in England. It is located in the Jefferson, St. Clair and Shelby Counties in Alabama and benefits from the typical mild Alabama weather, with the exception of some hurricanes and rare snowfall.

Most people associate Alabama and, particularly, the year 1812 with the Indian Wars. It was during this time that Cherokees, Seminoles and Europeans came to Leeds and formed one community from three cultures. Among the most famous residents at that time was John Stewart, who left Leeds residents with legitimate claims to Cherokee royalty. Although, the city had not been developed at that time and was largely a suburb of the southern end of the St. Clair County in the 1800s. Leeds is now considered a suburb of the busiest, largest and most populous city of Alabama ñ Birmingham.

In the first decade of the 1900s, the industrial revolution became a phenomenon in Leeds, with city leaders trying their best to cash in on the long term opportunity that it sought to provide residents with. Things started looking good with the opening of a cement plant in Leeds, the making of the Georgia Pacific railroad and Central Georgia railroad. All these industrial advancements created new employment opportunities and people rushed in from neighboring cities with their families to start a new life. Leeds provided good schools and enough recreation to make them permanent residents.

Leeds was an unknown city for the larger part of its history but success came after the incorporation of Birmingham and the beginning of iron ore production there. Since Birmingham was already so populated, people started moving towards the country to smaller towns such as Leeds, for fresh air and the small town American way of life. The city is also working hard to become a tourist attraction and a magnet for new residents with the recent addition of a vintage sports museum.

Leeds is a very small city with a population of only around 10,000. It is the perfect getaway for those who love the close knit community life of a small town but also the cultural and social events that any busy city offers. All major festivals are celebrated across the city with a lot of enthusiasm. And who can forget the favorite American past time of fishing, since the Cahaba river flows through the city.

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