Gadsden, AL

Gadsden is located in central Alabama, on the Coosa River 30 miles northeast of Birmingham, AL. It annexed the former city of Alabama City, AL and is immediately east of Attalla, AL

Teams that have played here

• Gadsden Steel Makers, Southeastern League (1910-1912)
• Gadsden Steel Makers, Georgia-Alabama League (1913-1914)
• Tri-Cities Triplets, Georgia-Alabama League (1917)
• Gadsden Eagles, Georgia-Alabama League (1928-1929)
• Gadsden Pilots, Southeastern League (1938-1941, 1946-1948, 1950)
• Gadsden Chiefs, Southeastern League (1949)

Persons who were born here

• Jack Baswell, umpire
• Kyle Cofield, minor league pitcher
• Alan Dunn, minor league pitcher
• Larry Foster, minor league outfielder
• Hersh Freeman, pitcher
• Craig Holman, minor league pitcher
• Stacy Jones, pitcher
• Blake Mayo, minor league pitcher
• Daryl Moore, minor league pitcher
• Nat Pollard, pitcher
• Steve Shields, pitcher
• Ted Sizemore, infielder

Persons who died here

• Rudy Abbott, college coach
• Jud Daley, outfielder
• Jim Dunn, pitcher
• Fred Whitfield, infielder

Educational institutions located here

• Emma Sansom High School
• Gadsden High School
• Gadsden State Community College
• Litchfield High School
• Southside High School