Editing Tallassee, Alabama

{{short description|City in Alabama, United States}}
{{distinguish|Tallahassee, Florida}}
{{Use American English|date=August 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
|official_name            = Tallassee
|settlement_type          = City
|nickname                 = "Treasure on the Tallapoosa"
|image_skyline            = 2021-03-12_Tallassee,_AL_-_City_Hall.jpg
|imagesize                = 300px
|image_caption            = Tallassee City Hall in 2021
|image_seal               = Tallassee-cityseal.png
|image_map                = File:Elmore County and Tallapoosa County Alabama Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Tallassee Highlighted 0174688.svg
|map_caption              = Location of Tallassee in Elmore County and Tallapoosa County, Alabama.
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|subdivision_type         = Country
|subdivision_type1        = State
|subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in Alabama|Counties]]
|subdivision_name         = United States
|subdivision_name1        = [[Alabama]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Elmore County, Alabama|Elmore]], [[Tallapoosa County, Alabama|Tallapoosa]]
|government_type          = 
|leader_title             = Mayor
|leader_name              = Sarah Hill,
City Council 
Ward 1 Jeremy Taunton,    
Ward 2 Linda Mosher,
Ward 3 Damain Carr,            
Ward 4. Bill Hall,
Ward 5 Terrel Brown,
Ward 6 Bill Godwin,
Ward 7 Fred Randall Hughey, 
Building Inspector  Trey Taylor, 
Police Chief Todd Buce,
Tallassee City Clerk    Whitney Moon Pitchford

|established_title        = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date         = October 24, 1835
|area_total_sq_mi         = 12.19
|area_magnitude           = 
|area_total_km2           = 31.58
|area_land_sq_mi          = 11.37
|area_land_km2            = 29.44
|area_water_sq_mi         = 0.83
|area_water_km2           = 2.14
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
|population_total         = 4763
|population_density_km2   = 161.77
|population_density_sq_mi = 418.98
|timezone                 = [[Central Time Zone (North America)|CST]]
|utc_offset               = -6
|timezone_DST             = [[Central Time zone|CST]]
|utc_offset_DST           = -5
|elevation_m              = 119
|elevation_ft             = 390
|coordinates              = {{coord|32|32|22|N|85|53|35|W|region:US-AL|display=inline}}
|postal_code_type         = [[ZIP code]]s
|postal_code              = 36045, 36078
|area_code                = [[Area code 334|334]]
|blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
|blank_info               = 01-74688
|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info              = 0153643
|footnotes                = 
|website                  = http://www.tallassee-al.gov
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|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_footnotes = <ref name="CenPopGazetteer2020">{{cite web|title=2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2020_Gazetteer/2020_gaz_place_01.txt|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 29, 2021}}</ref>
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'''Tallassee''' (pronounced {{IPAc-en|ˈ|t|æ|l|ə|s|i}}) is a city on the [[Tallapoosa River]], located in both [[Elmore County, Alabama|Elmore]] and [[Tallapoosa County, Alabama|Tallapoosa]] counties in the U.S. state of [[Alabama]]. At the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]], the population was 4,763. It is home to a major [[hydroelectric power]] plant at Thurlow Dam operated by [[Alabama Power Company]].

Tallassee is part of the [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]] [[Montgomery Metropolitan Area|Metropolitan Statistical Area]].

== History ==

=== The Creek Wars and Indian removal ===
{{main|Creek War}}
The historic Creek peoples in this area are believed to have descended from the [[Mississippian culture]], which flourished throughout the Mississippi and Ohio river valleys and the Southeast from about 1000 to 1450. They were mound builders, who created massive [[earthworks (archaeology)|earthwork]] [[mound]]s as structures for political and religious purposes. They relied greatly on fishing and riverway trading at their major sites (cf. [[Moundville, Alabama|Moundville]], [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama|Tuscaloosa]]).

Talisi (which means "Old Town" in the Creek language) was a town of the Coosa Province of the Mississippian culture; it was visited in 1540 by Hernando de Soto and his expedition through the Southeast.  Later it was occupied by the historic Creek people.  The Tallassee area was the location of the [[Creek (people)|Creek]] capital city, ''[[Tuckabatchee]]'', as well as the location of the seven sacred plates.<ref>{{cite book | last=Wright | first=Amos J. Jr. |date=2003 |title=Historic Indian Towns in Alabama, 1540–1838 |publisher=University of Alabama Press |page=163 |isbn=0-8173-1251-X }}</ref>

Tensions first broke out as a civil war among the Creek, but US forces also got involved. Trying to intercept a [[Red Sticks]] party who were bringing back arms thought to be purchased from the Spanish in Florida,<ref name="adamsusa">{{cite book |title=History of the United States of America: The second administration of James Madison, 1813–1817 |last=Adams |first=Henry |year=1891 |publisher=C. Scribner's |isbn=0-940450-35-6 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofuniteds01adamuoft/page/228 228]–229 |url=https://archive.org/details/historyofuniteds01adamuoft |quote=History of the United States of America henry adams burnt corn. }}</ref> United States Army forces attacked the Creek at the [[Battle of Burnt Corn]]. The Creek band ultimately defeated the soldiers.  In retaliation, the next month the Red Sticks attacked [[Fort Mims massacre|Fort Mims]], about 35 miles north of Mobile, Alabama, killing most of the more than 500 settlers and mixed-race Lower Creek who had taken refuge there.

[[Osceola]] is believed to have been born in ''Talisi'', to a [[mixed-race]] Creek mother and an English father.  He was among those Creek who migrated to Florida after the Creek War and joined the [[Seminole Indians]].  He became a prominent leader who continued resistance to US forces and settlement. 
 
The [[Creek Wars]] (1813–1814) were marked by mutual raids, civilian massacres, and [[scalping]]s by both sides.  The last major battle was at [[Battle of Horseshoe Bend (1814)|Horseshoe Bend]] in 1814 on the banks of the [[Tallapoosa River]].  Led by then-General [[Andrew Jackson]], a coalition of [[militia]] from Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia, federal troops, Lower Creek, and [[Cherokee]] crushed the outnumbered and out-gunned Red Sticks. Jackson counted the conflict as among his politically strategic victories; it increased his popularity for later election to the presidency and his future policies of [[Indian removal]].

After their defeat, many Creek migrated to [[Indian Territory]], while some went into hiding with other resistant Indians in the Southeast, including the Cherokee and the [[Seminole (tribe)|Seminole]] tribes in Florida. The Creek who relocated from the Tuckabatchee area named a new settlement Talisi in Indian Territory. It was later known as [[Tulsa, Oklahoma]].<ref name="Tulsa Area History">{{cite web | url=http://www.tulsalibrary.org/tulsahistory/communities.htm#tul | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070108010448/http://www.tulsalibrary.org/tulsahistory/communities.htm#tul | archive-date=January 8, 2007| title=Tulsa Area History |publisher=Tulsa County Library| access-date=September 10, 2014}}</ref>

===American Civil War===
"Tallassee sent her fair share, and more, of her sons to fight for the Confederacy and a Tallassee textile manufacturer, Barnett, Micou, and Company, supplied cloth for Confederate uniforms and tents, leased land and a building for production of a Confederate carbine, and produced supplies, laborers, and rations for the Armory, its employees, and officers."<ref>Solomon, Olivia Pienezza. The Tallassee Armory, 1864–1865. 2nd ed. Tallassee: Talisi Historical Preservation Society, 2002. xxxv. Print.</ref>
In June 1864 the [[Confederate States of America|Confederate army]] moved the Richmond Carbine Factory from [[Virginia]] to an old Tallassee cotton mill.  It began manufacturing the carbines.  During the course of the [[American Civil War]], the town of Tallassee was never attacked by [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] forces, except for their one attempt to destroy the Tallassee Mill.  The Tallassee Armory was the only [[Confederate States of America|Confederate]] one not destroyed during the war.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tallasseearmoryguards.org/ | title=Tallassee Armory Guards – SCV Camp No. 1921 |publisher=Tallassee Armory Guards| access-date=September 10, 2014}}</ref>

===2009 Hotel Talisi fire===
Early in the morning of November 30, 2009, the historic [[Hotel Talisi]] was heavily damaged by a fire. The hotel, closed since 2008, was purchased by a group of seven investors in the fall of 2009. It was renovated and had been reopened for a month.  The fire destroyed the hotel and a consignment shop next door.

The fire was ruled an arson and 17-year-old, Dylan Keith Carroll, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree arson, one count of third-degree arson, two counts of third-degree burglary, and three counts of first-degree criminal mischief.

After the trial, the hotel's owners met in March 2010 and decided to rebuild the structure. However, the building remains a crumbling eyesore as Tallassee's downtown begins to revive around it as of 2021.

===Mills===
"In 1900, the Tallassee Falls Manufacturing Company became a part of the Mount Vernon-Woodberry Cotton Duck Company. This company was formed by the consolidation of the Columbia Duck Mills, Columbia, South Carolina; the Mount Vernon Company and the Woodberry Manufacturing Company, Baltimore, Maryland: and the Tallassee Falls Manufacturing Company, Tallassee, Alabama. Besides these were included two small mills in Maryland and one in Connecticut. The new company comprises a total of fourteen plants and 227,000 spindles."<ref>{{cite book |title=A History of Tallassee |last=Golden |first=Virginia Noble |date=1949 |page=59 |publisher=Tallassee Mills of Mount Vernon-Woodberry Mills}}</ref>
"Child labor was common in the Tallassee Mills, as in thousands of American industrial plants, until the 1930s. "<ref name="Solomon, Olivia Pienezza 1865">Solomon, Olivia Pienezza. The Tallassee Armory, 1864–1865. 2nd ed. Tallassee: Talisi Historical Preservation Society, 2002. xlvii. Print.</ref>
"The Houses on King Street, numbered 1, 3, and 5, today occupied by Ray Carr, Houston Blount, and Frazier Elliot, were built about 1863 for the families of the confederate officers in charge of the armory and those in charge of the mill."<ref name="Solomon, Olivia Pienezza 1865"/> The Mount Vernon Mill in Tallassee was completely destroyed by a fire on May 5, 2016.

"The Tallassee National Guard Company served in World War I, and a community library was established in 1921. During WWII, the mills received awards of excellence from the U.S. Army for production of war materials."<ref name="encyclopediaofalabama.org">{{Cite web|title = Tallassee {{!}} Encyclopedia of Alabama|url = http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3311|website = Encyclopedia of Alabama|access-date = November 27, 2015}}</ref>

"The "long bell" has been rung in Tallassee at 4:30&nbsp;a.m. every day except Sunday since Barnett's time except for six months period in 1948 during which the bell tower was being repaired. Visitors who are unacquainted with Tallassee custom are sometimes startled by being awakened by the sound of the bell. They are sure there is a fire in town and that this is the alarm bell ringing. The bell ringing was really for the mills. Thomas Barnett married his cousin Miss Martha MiCou. Their sons, Thomas M., Jr. and Nicholas, lived in Tallassee, building homes on the hill above the mill. Nicholas Barnett home standing today, known as the George D. Patterson home. These families put capital in the mills known as Barnett, Gilmer and Company." 
"MeShane Bell Foundry." Tallassee: What a Site!. Tallasse, Ala.: [Tallassee Chamber of Commerce], 1988. 20. Print

== Political history ==
{{No footnotes|section|date=July 2020}}
[[File:Kimberly Hammock - Martha Roby - Johnny Hammock.jpg|thumb|Johnny Hammock with his wife, Kimberly Hammock (left) and Congressmember [[Martha Roby]] in 2020.]]
Robert E (Bobby) Payne served as Tallassee's mayor for 24 years, making him the longest-tenured mayor in the city's history. Payne was raised in Etowah County, where he excelled as a high school football player for the Etowah County Blue Devils. He earned a football scholarship from Auburn University in 1963. After completing his eligibility he moved with his wife Mary Carroll to Tallassee, where he worked at Mount Vernon Mills. In 1976 he ran for city council. He won the council seat and served three terms before he ran for mayor in 1988. Payne won in a highly contested race against incumbent Thomas Pollard. He remained in office for 24 years before losing in 2008. He entered the race in 2012 to reclaim his seat and he won convincingly. He retired in 2016. During his time in office, Tallassee achieved more economic growth than at any other time in the city's history. Johnny Hammock won Payne's seat in a landslide.
Hammock - after his first term - focused on fixing the town's crumbling infrastructure that had been long neglected. From 2016-2020 Hammock, along with a progressive council, brought in grants and funding totaling in the millions to help address the issues previously left unresolved by past administrations.

==Geography==
Tallassee is located at {{Coord|32|32|22|N|85|53|35|W|type:city}} (32.539402, −85.893061).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=April 23, 2011|date=February 12, 2011|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref>
According to the [[U.S. Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{convert|10.2|sqmi|km2}}, of which {{convert|9.6|sqmi|km2}} is land and 0.5&nbsp;square miles (1.4&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>, 5.21%) is water.

Tallassee is located in the densely forested Emerald Mountains, a small southeastern chain of the Lower [[Appalachians]]. It is bordered by two major rivers: the [[Coosa River]] to the west, and the [[Tallapoosa River|Tallapoosa]] in the east. The [[Tallapoosa River]] also serves as the dividing line between two counties and towns: the City of Tallassee ([[Elmore County, Alabama|Elmore County]]) and East Tallassee ([[Tallapoosa County, Alabama|Tallapoosa County]]).

The Alabama Power Company began to develop the Tallapoosa River in 1923 and in the following ten years three power plants built by the Alabama Power Company were built along the Tallapoosa River. Composed of the Thurlow Dam, the Yates Dam, and Martin Dam, these power plants have a combined capacity of 269,000 horsepower.

Tallassee is served by [[Alabama State Route 14|State Highway 14]], which runs northwest-northeast through the town, and [[Alabama State Route 229|State Highway 229]], which runs northwest-south. AL-14 leads east 15&nbsp;mi (24&nbsp;km) to [[Notasulga, Alabama|Notasulga]] and west 22&nbsp;mi (35&nbsp;km) to [[Wetumpka, Alabama|Wetumpka]]. AL-229 leads north 15&nbsp;mi (24&nbsp;km) to [[Alabama State Route 63]] northeast of Wetumpka, and south 8&nbsp;mi (13&nbsp;km) to [[Interstate 85 in Alabama|Interstate 85]] at exit 26.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3311|title=Tallassee}}</ref>

Tallassee Municipal Airport serves general aviation.

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1880= 1182
|1890= 1413
|1910= 1347
|1920= 2034
|1930= 843
|1940= 1011
|1950= 4225
|1960= 4934
|1970= 4809
|1980= 4763
|1990= 5112
|2000= 4934
|2010= 4819
|2020= 4763
|align-fn=center
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=U.S. Decennial Census|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 6, 2013}}</ref><br />2013 Estimate<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2013/SUB-EST2013-3.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2013|access-date=June 3, 2014}}</ref>
}}

===2000 census===
As of the census<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 4,934 people, 2,067 households, and 1,343 families residing in the city.  The population density was {{convert|512.2|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  There were 2,367 housing units at an average density of {{convert|245.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}.  The racial makeup of the city was 80.34% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 17.61% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.34% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.30% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.02% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.18% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.20% from two or more races.  1.07% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 2,067 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.0% were married couples living together, 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% were non-families. 32.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 18.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.33 and the average family size was 2.94.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 24.3% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 21.7% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 83.7 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 78.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $23,946, and the median income for a family was $32,015. Males had a median income of $27,313 versus $22,993 for females. The per capita income for the city was $14,859.  About 16.9% of families and 22.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.5% of those under age 18 and 19.9% of those age 65 or over.

===2010 census===
As of the census<ref name="2010 census">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=July 22, 2015|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2010, there were 4,819 people, 1,931 households, and 1,252 families residing in the city. The population density was {{convert|472.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 2,284 housing units at an average density of {{convert|223.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the city was 72.4% [[Race (United States Census)|White]], 23.4% [[Race (United States Census)|Black]] or [[Race (United States Census)|African American]], 0.4% [[Race (United States Census)|Native American]], 0.6% [[Race (United States Census)|Asian]], 0.1% [[Race (United States Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.7% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.3% from two or more races. 3.0% of the population were [[Race (United States Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Race (United States Census)|Latino]] of any race.

There were 1,931 households, out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 39.3% were married couples living together, 20.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 35.2% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 14.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the city, the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 23.6% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.0 years. For every 100 females, there were 84.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,941, and the median income for a family was $56,910. Males had a median income of $35,658 versus $34,018 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,944. About 12.5% of families and 17.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.9% of those under age 18 and 14.2% of those age 65 or over.

===2020 census===
{| class="wikitable"
|+Tallassee racial composition<ref>{{Cite web|title=Explore Census Data|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?g=1600000US0174688&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|access-date=December 18, 2021|website=data.census.gov}}</ref>
!Race
!Num.
!Perc.
|-
|[[White (U.S. Census)|White]] (non-Hispanic)
|3,277
|68.8%
|-
|[[African American (U.S. Census)|Black or African American]] (non-Hispanic)
|1,104
|23.18%
|-
|[[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]]
|12
|0.25%
|-
|[[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]]
|33
|0.69%
|-
|[[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]]
|2
|0.04%
|-
|[[Race (United States Census)|Other/Mixed]]
|200
|4.2%
|-
|[[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]]
|135
|2.83%
|}
As of the [[2020 United States census]], there were 4,763 people, 1,905 households, and 1,247 families residing in the city.

==Media and communications==

===Newspapers===
''The Tallassee Tribune'' has been the weekly newspaper publication in Tallassee since 1899. The newspaper started as the ''Tri-County Weekly'' in 1899, was later renamed the ''Tallassee Times'', and finally named ''The Tallassee Tribune'' in 1912. The paper serves the people in and around the Tallassee area and is published every Wednesday.

''Tallassee Times'' is an online publication launched in 2008. The weekly publication virtually has thousands of hits every week. In addition, there is a Tallassee Times TV webcam channel that features community events, such as Tallassee Tiger sports.<ref>{{Cite web|url = https://www.facebook.com/Tallassee-Times-140259230307/info?tab=page_info|title = Tallasse Times|year = 2008|access-date = November 30, 2015|website = Tallassee Times Facebook}}</ref>

===Radio===
There are three radio stations that are located in Tallassee:
* [[WTLS]] (1300 AM / 106.5 FM) News/Sports
* [[WALQ]] (1130 AM / 101.1 FM) Oldies
* [[WQNR]] (99.9 FM) "Kate FM" is licensed to Tallassee and broadcasts from nearby [[Auburn, Alabama]]

==Education==
The [[Tallassee City School System]] serves all of the portions of the city in Elmore County,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st01_al/schooldistrict_maps/c01051_elmore/DC20SD_C01051.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Elmore County, AL|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 31, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st01_al/schooldistrict_maps/c01051_elmore/DC20SD_C01051_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref> and most of the portions of the city in Tallapoosa County. A portion of the Tallapoosa County section of Tallassee is in the [[Tallapoosa County School District]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st01_al/schooldistrict_maps/c01123_tallapoosa/DC20SD_C01123.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Tallapoosa County, AL|publisher=[[U.S. Census Bureau]]|accessdate=July 31, 2022}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st01_al/schooldistrict_maps/c01123_tallapoosa/DC20SD_C01123_SD2MS.txt Text list]</ref>

The city school system, established in 1915, operates three schools (Tallassee High School, Southside Middle School, and Tallassee Elementary School). The school system serves about 2,000 students, and employs approximately 112 teachers within the elementary school, middle school, and high school. The majority of families living in the city of Tallassee attend Tallassee City Schools.<ref>[http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3311 Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved September 1, 2015]</ref>

== Healthcare ==
The Community Hospital, established in 1926, provides healthcare to the surrounding three counties (Elmore, Tallapoosa, and Macon). The hospital is a nonprofit organization with sixty-nine beds.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Welcome to the Official Site of Community Hospital – Excellence in Community Healthcare|url = http://www.chal.org/about/history|website = chal.org|access-date = November 25, 2015}}</ref>

==Climate==
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.  According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Tallassee has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=512810&cityname=Tallassee%2C+Alabama%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Tallassee, Alabama]</ref>

==Notable people==
* [[Derrick Ansley]], NFL coach
* [[Antoine Caldwell]], [[National Football League|NFL]] [[offensive lineman]]
* [[Osceola]], [[influential leader of the Seminole people in Florida]]
* [[Peter McQueen]], [[Creek Indian]] chief, prophet, trader, and warrior
* [[Mike Morgan (running back)|Mike Morgan]], former NFL [[running back]]
* [[Opothleyahola]], Creek Indian chief
* [[Michael Ritch (soccer)|Michael Ritch]], professional soccer [[Striker (association football)|striker]]
* [[Charles Davis Tillman]], singer-songwriter who helped form the [[southern gospel]] genre
* [[Demond Washington]], professional football [[cornerback]]
* [[Ned Cobb]], [[sharecropper]] and subject of the book All God's Dangers by [[Theodore Rosengarten]]

== Recreation ==
The Tallassee Recreation Department maintains three facilities. These include a public swimming pool, a public playground, a park, and the main recreational building which contains a basketball court and weight room. In addition to maintaining these facilities, the recreation department also offers and sponsors numerous youth sports and adult activities.

==Photo gallery==
<gallery>
File:HotelTalisi.JPG|The historic [[Hotel Talisi]] pictured in 2007.
File:Hotel Talisi Oct10 02.jpg|[[Hotel Talisi]] following the 2009 fire.
File:RoxyGraden1.JPG|The Roxy Gardens (formerly The Roxy Theater) was built in the late 1920s. The building was gutted by fire in 1945.
File:TheMill1.JPG|Built in 1844, the Tallassee cotton mill was converted into an armory for producing carbines during the [[American Civil War]].
File:East side Mt. Vernon Mills.jpg|Mt. Vernon Mills on the east side of the [[Tallapoosa River]] pictured in 2010.
File:Tallassee2.JPG|West Tallassee is located in [[Elmore County, Alabama|Elmore County]].
File:EastTallassee.JPG|East Tallassee is located in [[Tallapoosa County, Alabama|Tallapoosa County]].
File:ThurlowDam.JPG|Thurlow Dam was built by the [[Alabama Power|Alabama Power Company]] in 1931 and named for Oscar G. Thurlow, then a chief engineer and vice president of the company.
File:2021-03-12_Tallassee,_AL_-_Police_Department.jpg|Tallassee Police Department
File:2021-03-12_Tallassee,_AL_-_Post_Office.jpg|Post Office ([[ZIP code]]: 36078)
File:2021-03-12_Tallassee,_AL_-_Talisi_Historical_Preservation_Society.jpg|Talisi Historical Preservation Society in Tallassee
File:2021-03-12_Tallassee,_AL_-_Osceola_Historical_Marker_002.jpg|Historical monument near the birthplace of [[Osceola]], a leader of the [[Seminole]] people.
</gallery>

==References==
* {{cite book | last = Golden | first = Virginia Noble | title = A History of Tallassee | year = 1949 | publisher = Mount Vernon Mills}}
* {{cite web | title=Heritage: Tallassee, Alabama | url=http://www.tallassee.al.us/heritage.htm | access-date=April 9, 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060106102359/http://tallassee.al.us/heritage.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = January 6, 2006}}
* {{cite web | title=Tallassee, Alabama: Utilities & Communications| url=http://www.tallassee.al.us/utilities.htm | access-date=April 9, 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060218044849/http://www.tallassee.al.us/utilities.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = February 18, 2006}}
* {{cite web | title=Tallassee, Alabama: Education | url=http://www.tallassee.al.us/education.htm | access-date=April 9, 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20051227235009/http://tallassee.al.us/education.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = December 27, 2005}}
*{{cite book | last= Davidson, Ingram, Venable, Ballentine, Davidson, Bunn, Durden, McCartha, Schmitt, Stough, Vaught, Weldon | first= Roger, Don, Jo, Jimmy, Janet, Elaine, Jimmy, Charles, Steve, Bill, Jim, Diane | title= A History of Tallassee | year=1990 | publisher= Mount Vernon Mills}}

==Notes==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.tallasseelibrary.org/ Tallassee Community Library] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081119171149/http://www.tallasseelibrary.org/ |date=November 19, 2008 }}
* [http://www.tallasseechamber.com/ Tallassee Chamber of Commerce]

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