Clay County, Alabama - Ashland, Alabama, Lineville, Alabama, Alabama's 3rd Congressional District, Cheaha State Park, Cheaha Wilderness (Paperback)

Chapters: Ashland, Alabama, Lineville, Alabama, Alabama's 3rd Congressional District, Cheaha State Park, Cheaha Wilderness, Ashland/lineville Airport. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 31. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Alabama's Third Congressional District is a U.S. congressional district in Alabama, which elects a representative to the United States House of Representatives. It encompasses Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Clay, Cleburne, Lee, Macon, Randolph, Russell, Talladega, and Tallapoosa. It also includes parts of Montgomery and Coosa Counties. The district takes in some of the city of Montgomery. Other cities in the district include Talladega, Tuskegee and Auburn. At the federal level, the district is fairly Republican-leaning, albeit not as strongly as many of the other districts in the state. John McCain carried the district in 2008 with 56.21% of the vote while Barack Obama clinched 43.04% of the vote. The district is currently represented by Republican Mike Rogers, and was formerly represented by Bob Riley, who currently serves as the Governor of Alabama. Alabama's 3rd Congressional District is geographically and culturally centered around Lineville, Alabama. The area is heavily influenced by the presence of the military. Calhoun County is home to the Anniston Army Depot and formerly the home of Fort McClellan until its closure in 1999. Clay County has one of the highest concentrations of guard enlistments and reservists in the state and in the South for that matter. There is also a large military installation located at Phenix City which plays a very large part in the surrounding economy. Auburn University, the state's flagship land-grant university, is located in the district in the eponymous city of Auburn in Lee County. Politically, this was once the Heartland of th...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=408886