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Anniston , city (1990 pop. 26,623), seat of Calhoun co., NE Ala., in a mining region of the Appalachian foothills; inc. 1873. Its manufactures include soil pipes, textiles, lumber, bricks, cabinets, and vaccines. Founded (1872) as an ironmaking "company town," it was opened to the public in 1883. The Anniston Army Depot is the site of a chemical weapons disposal facilty. Nearby Fort McClellan, headquarters of the Women's Army Corps (WAC) until 1978, was central to Anniston's economy until its closing in 1999 and is undergoing redevelopment.

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Anniston, Alabama/USA Woodstock Founded in 1872. To avoid confusion with another Woodstock in Alabama, this town in Calhoun County was renamed ‘Annie's Town’ after Annie, the wife of Colonel Alfred Tyler, who was the president of the Woodstock Iron Company.

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Alabama Shakespeare Festival (Montgomery). The premiere producer of classics in the South, the festival began in a high school auditorium in Anniston, Alabama. The company relocated to Montgomery in 1985, where it now operates in the Carolyn Blount Theatre, a facility consisting of a 750‐seat festival stage and a 225‐seat octagon space. The repertory includes Moliere, Shaw, and Chekhov, as well as Shakespeare, and new works are presented alongside American classics. The company claims to be the sixth‐largest Shakespeare festival in the world.

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