Haleyville travel guide

Haleyville is a city in Marion and Winston Counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. Haleyville was originally named Davis Cross Roads, as it was established at the crossroads of Byler Roadhttp://www.rootsweb.com/~alwalker/BylerRoad.htm and the Illinois Central Railroad. The name was later changed to Haleyville, after the Haley Brothers, who were among the first to open a business in the town. At the 2000 census the population was 4,182.
On February 16, 1968 the first 9-1-1 emergency telephone system in the nation went into service in Haleyville. Alabama Speaker of the House, Rankin Fite, made the first call from another city hall room. It was answered by Congressman Tom Bevill on a bright red telephone located in the police department. The phone remains on display at Haleyville City Hall until this day. Also on hand was Haleyville Mayor James Whitt, Public Service Commission President Eugene (Bull) Connor, and B. W. Gallagher. (...) more....

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