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==History== Guntersville was founded by John Gunter (1765β1835), the great-grandfather of American humorist [[Will Rogers]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Roylance|first=Frank D.|title=A family tree's American tale|url=https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-2001-03-11-0103100129-story.html|access-date=September 2, 2021|website=The Baltimore Sun |date=March 11, 2001 |language=en-US}}</ref> Gunter's own great-great-grandfather, of Welsh-English descent, had emigrated to the New World in 1644. Gunter was the wealthy owner of a [[salt mine]] in the early 19th century. In order to obtain more land to mine, Gunter struck a deal with the [[Cherokee]] tribe that inhabited the area to use in his household as servants. As part of the deal, Gunter married the daughter (Ghe-No-He-Li, aka Katy and Cathrine) of the tribe's chief (Chief Bushyhead of the Paint Clan) and agreed to give salt to the tribe. A town sprung up next to the mine and was named after Gunter. The town of Guntersville puts on a festival every July to celebrate Will Rogers, which involves many activities which were of interest to Rogers.{{citation needed|date=September 2021}} Initially incorporated as "Gunter's Landing" in 1848, it won the contest to become county seat from [[Warrenton, Alabama|Warrenton]] (which had been the seat since 1841). It formally changed its name to Guntersville in 1854.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-2531|title=Guntersville}}</ref> The [[United States Navy]] began operating a fleet of [[gunboat]]s on the Tennessee River in late 1864. [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] troops mounted a spirited defense of the river from Guntersville. In January 1865, the [[USS General Grant|USS ''General Grant'']] attempted to destroy the town in retaliation.<ref>{{cite book |last=Miller |first=Francis Trevelyan |title =The Photographic History of The Civil War |publisher =Castle Books |volume =Six: The Navies |date =1957 |location =New York |page =233 }}</ref> For much of the 20th century, the economy of Guntersville revolved around cotton processing, especially with the [[Saratoga Victory Mill]].
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