Cordova, Alabama (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Cordova is a city in Walker County, Alabama, United States. At the 2000 census the population was 2,423.Cordova was originally a settlement on the Warrior River Called "Dent" or "Dent's Place." The city was dubbed "Cordova" by Captain Benjamin M. Long in 1859. He named the city after a city in Mexico in which he was stationed during the Mexican War. Long himself opened a mercantile shop in the city and helped lure other industries into the city by providing the land necessary for their operations. The company that had the biggest impact on the City was Nashua Manufacturing Company out of Nashua, NH, who brought in the Indian Head Textile Mills.