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== Toney History == |
== Toney History == |
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Toney was part of the [[Cherokee|Cherokee Nation]] land cessions. It had been a settled community for many thousands of years prior the Treaty. People often find artifacts of this early settlement including pottery, [[arrowheads]] and various [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] tools in the area.{{Fact|date=February 2009}} The Toney surname in the [[United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians|Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma]], descended from the family that founded Toney, Alabama. In the late 1800s, the C&N and St. Louis railroad was extended south from Fayetteville, Tennessee to the communities of Toney, Harvest and Capshaw. The railroad went bankrupt in the economic troubles that led to the [[Great Depression]] of the 1930s.{{Fact|date=February 2009}} The path of this rail road remains to this day as "Old Railroad Bed Road." Historic Toney was centered around the railroad and Toney Springs. |
Toney was part of the [[Cherokee|Cherokee Nation]] land cessions. It is home of black metal musisican Profana. It had been a settled community for many thousands of years prior the Treaty. People often find artifacts of this early settlement including pottery, [[arrowheads]] and various [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] tools in the area.{{Fact|date=February 2009}} The Toney surname in the [[United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians|Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma]], descended from the family that founded Toney, Alabama. In the late 1800s, the C&N and St. Louis railroad was extended south from Fayetteville, Tennessee to the communities of Toney, Harvest and Capshaw. The railroad went bankrupt in the economic troubles that led to the [[Great Depression]] of the 1930s.{{Fact|date=February 2009}} The path of this rail road remains to this day as "Old Railroad Bed Road." Historic Toney was centered around the railroad and Toney Springs. |
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The mixed-race families who formed the older settlement population were part [[Chickasaw]], Cherokee and [[Powhatan|Powhatan Indian]], Black and White American. The Toney-Powhatan Indian sacred burial ground circa 1800, is located on property developed by Powhatan Indians, and now called Redstone Arsenal and Triana, Alabama.{{Fact|date=February 2009}} Harris Toney fought for Alabama during the Civil War and is a [[Southern Cross of Honor|Southern Cross of Honor Recipient]]. The Toney family is one of the oldest documented political dynasty in Alabama. Harris Toney pioneered and lobbied for the [http://www.historicmarkers.com/Alabama/Madison_County_Alabama/Indian_Creek_Canal_-_373/ Indian Creek waterway or Canal] in 1819. |
The mixed-race families who formed the older settlement population were part [[Chickasaw]], Cherokee and [[Powhatan|Powhatan Indian]], Black and White American. The Toney-Powhatan Indian sacred burial ground circa 1800, is located on property developed by Powhatan Indians, and now called Redstone Arsenal and Triana, Alabama.{{Fact|date=February 2009}} Harris Toney fought for Alabama during the Civil War and is a [[Southern Cross of Honor|Southern Cross of Honor Recipient]]. The Toney family is one of the oldest documented political dynasty in Alabama. Harris Toney pioneered and lobbied for the [http://www.historicmarkers.com/Alabama/Madison_County_Alabama/Indian_Creek_Canal_-_373/ Indian Creek waterway or Canal] in 1819. |
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Toney is an unincorporated community in the northwestern part of Madison County, Alabama, United States, and is included in the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area.
Toney History
Toney was part of the Cherokee Nation land cessions. It is home of black metal musisican Profana. It had been a settled community for many thousands of years prior the Treaty. People often find artifacts of this early settlement including pottery, arrowheads and various Native American tools in the area.[citation needed] The Toney surname in the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, descended from the family that founded Toney, Alabama. In the late 1800s, the C&N and St. Louis railroad was extended south from Fayetteville, Tennessee to the communities of Toney, Harvest and Capshaw. The railroad went bankrupt in the economic troubles that led to the Great Depression of the 1930s.[citation needed] The path of this rail road remains to this day as "Old Railroad Bed Road." Historic Toney was centered around the railroad and Toney Springs. The mixed-race families who formed the older settlement population were part Chickasaw, Cherokee and Powhatan Indian, Black and White American. The Toney-Powhatan Indian sacred burial ground circa 1800, is located on property developed by Powhatan Indians, and now called Redstone Arsenal and Triana, Alabama.[citation needed] Harris Toney fought for Alabama during the Civil War and is a Southern Cross of Honor Recipient. The Toney family is one of the oldest documented political dynasty in Alabama. Harris Toney pioneered and lobbied for the Indian Creek waterway or Canal in 1819.
Economy
The economy of Toney depends a great deal on housing construction. Substantial numbers of the people work in industries in the nearby cities of Huntsville and Madison. Housing is rapidly expanding due to spillover growth from these two cities. Service industries such as automotive repair are growing rapidly. [citation needed]
Public Services
The Toney Volunteer Fire Department and the Madison County Sheriff's Department provide fire and police services in the Toney area.
Toney is part of the Madison County school [1] district. Two of the system's schools are in Toney-- Madison Cross Roads (grades K-5) and Sparkman Middle (grades 6-8). Toney students in grades 9-12 go to Sparkman High School in nearby Harvest.