Tag: This Week in Cullman History

4th of July ad for the Cullman Creamery / June 23, 1932 Cullman Tribune On Tuesday, July 2, 1929, a large hailstorm hit Cullman County....

Ad for the grand opening of the new location of the Copeland Mattress Factory / June 13,1940 issue of The Cullman Tribune   On Saturday, June...

One of the trailers used at the Air Force exhibit / June 6, 1946 Cullman Tribune   On June 12-13, 1946, Cullman played host to the...

Tribune File Photo/May 23, 1935   Opening of Old Dutch Mill (1935) On Wednesday, May 29, 1935, the Old Dutch Mill dance club opened its doors. The...

Tornado as it passed near Highway 157 after leaving city of Cullman (Credit: Bill Piper) At least four tornadoes struck Cullman County on April 27,...

This week in Cullman history (April 18-25) From the April 11, 1946 edition of the Cullman Tribune On Saturday, April 20, 1946, James Folsom- also known...

Super outbreak of April 3, 1974   On April 3, 1974, Cullman was struck by a destructive EF4 tornado. The tornado was part of a large...

This week in 1984, meteorologist James Spann visited West Elementary School. The meteorologist- who then worked for Channel 13 rather than ABC 33/40- gave...

This week in Cullman history (Feb. 14-21) On the night of Friday, Feb. 17, 1956, a tornado struck Cullman County. No fatalities occurred, but there...

This week in Cullman history (Jan. 31- Feb. 6) On Feb. 2-3, 1996, Cullman County experienced a large ice storm. Rain began falling on the...

This Week in Cullman History (Jan. 24- 31) This week in 1951, the historic Stiefelmeyer warehouse on East Second Street was razed. The warehouse had...

This week in Cullman history (Jan. 17- 24)     At noon on Jan. 20, 1919, John W. Sparks was sworn in as the new sheriff of...

On Jan. 12-13, 1982, Cullman was hit by a large snow storm. The storm began Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 12, and would dump nearly half...

Destroyed Texaco station at Simcoe On the night of Jan. 3, 1982, severe thunderstorms struck Cullman County. Areas affected included Simcoe, Walter, Phelan and Fairview,...

This week in 1982, the Wal-Mart Distribution Center officially opened for business. Present at the ribbon cutting (and pictured left to right) were: Plant...

On Dec. 17, 1967, the Cullman County Public Library opened its main branch at 200 Clark Street NE. The new building was financed by...