19th century
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- 1809 - Creek people establish village on Black Warrior River.[1]
- 1813 - Village sacked by U.S. forces under John Coffee during the Creek War.[1]
- 1816 - Site settled by Thomas York.[1]
- 1818 - Settlement designated seat of newly formed Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Territory.[1][2]
- 1819
- City of Tuscaloosa incorporated.
- Tuscaloosa becomes part of the new U.S. state of Alabama.
- 1826 - Alabama state capital relocated to Tuscaloosa from Cahaba.[1]
- 1831 - University of Alabama opens.
- 1835 - Battle–Friedman House built.[3]
- 1837 - Independent Monitor newspaper begins publication.[4]
- 1840 - Population: 1,949.
- 1847 - State capital relocated from Tuscaloosa to Montgomery.[1]
- 1850 - Alabama Historical Society headquartered in Tuscaloosa.
- 1865 - Tuscaloosa besieged by Union forces during the American Civil War.[5]
- 1900 - Population: 5,094.
