Huntsville, AL Alabama Yellow Pages - Huntsville, AL Online Yellow Pages

Huntsville was Alabama 's first capital when it was admitted to the union; the capital was moved to Cahawba in 1820. Huntsville was founded around the Big Spring, which is a typical karst spring, and many caves perforate the limestone bedrock underneath the city, as is common in karst areas. John Hunt, from whom the name Huntsville was first derived, made his way through the foothills of the Smoky Mountains searching for a big spring of clear fresh water he'd heard about through Indian tales, and was one of the first settlers in the area and built a cabin right next to this big spring in 1805.