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Noccalula Falls Park in Gadsden, Alabama, centers on a 90-foot waterfall on Black Creek within a 250-acre public park that blends botanical displays with a scenic gorge and trails past caves and historic features. Its name likely derives from a Cherokee term meaning “place where water thunders.” The site preserves layers of local history, from an 1859 carving behind the falls and a later cave tavern and dance hall to land assembled for a city park in the early 20th century and acquired by Gadsden in 1946. Its gardens, covered bridge, train ride, and statue of Noccalula have made it one of the city’s best-known landmarks.
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Gadsden, Alabama · United States
