National Register of Historic Places

Mooresville

Mooresville, Limestone County, Alabama
Listed
April 12, 1972
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
72000165

About this property

Mooresville is a town in Limestone County, Alabama, United States, located southeast of the intersection of Interstate 565 and Interstate 65, and north of Wheeler Lake. The town is between Huntsville and Decatur, and is part of the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area; as of the 2020 census, Mooresville had a population of 47. Although the town's per-capita income is over $50,000, Mooresville is within the area covered by the charter for the Appalachian Regional Commission, an organization whose goal is to help increase the per-capita income of impoverished areas. Mooresville is within Corridor V of the Appalachian Development Highway System. The town was the primary filming location for Disney's live action production of Tom and Huck (1995).

Location

Mooresville, Limestone County, Alabama
34.62322, -86.88350

Categories

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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Mooresville listed on the National Register?

Mooresville was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 12, 1972.

What type of historic resource is Mooresville?

Mooresville is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Mooresville?

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