page_title: Anniston, Alabama
section_title: The Woodstock Iron Company
hierarchical_section_title: Anniston, Alabama / History / The Woodstock Iron Company
caption_attribution_description: English: This perspective/panoramic map, created by Henry Wellge, shows a bird's eye view of Anniston, Alabama in 1887. It was published by Beck &amp; Pauli Lith. Co. and "copyrighted for 'Anniston City Land Company'". It is not drawn to scale. It contains illustrations and an index to points of interest: Grace Episcopal Church, Presbyterian Church, Methodist Church, Baptist Church, Congregational Church, Catholic Church, Noble Institute for Girls, Boys High School, Anniston City Land Company's Office, Woodstock Iron Co., Noble Bros. Car Wheel Works, Alabama Car Works, Rolling Mill, Anniston Cotton Mills, Water Works, Water Tower, Murray &amp; Stevenson's Foundry, Ice Factory, and others.
context_page_description: Anniston is the county seat of Calhoun County in Alabama and is one of two urban centers/principal cities of and included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 census, the population of the city was 23,106. According to 2019 Census estimates, the city had a population of 21,287.
  Named "The Model City" by Atlanta newspaperman Henry W. Grady for its careful planning in the late 19th century, the city is situated on the slope of Blue Mountain.
  Along with Selma, Alabama, it ranks as one of the top cities by most violent and property crimes in the United States, according to FBI data.
context_section_description: In 1872, the Woodstock Iron Company, organized by Samuel Noble and Union Gen. Daniel Tyler, rebuilt the furnace on a much larger scale, and started a planned community named Woodstock, soon renamed "Annie's Town" for Annie Scott Tyler, Daniel's daughter-in-law and wife of railroad president Alfred L. Tyler.  Anniston was chartered as a town in 1873.
  Though the roots of the town's economy were in iron, steel, and clay pipe, planners touted it as a health resort, and several hotels began operating.  Schools also appeared, including the Noble Institute, a school for girls established in 1886, and the Alabama Presbyterian College for Men, founded in 1905.  Careful planning and easy access to rail transportation helped grow Anniston. In 1882, Anniston was the first city in Alabama to be lit by electricity. By 1941, Anniston was Alabama's fifth largest city.
caption: 1887 map
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