Normal, Alabama is the site of Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University.

AAMU is situated in the city limits and northern part of Huntsville, Alabama

Huntsville, Alabama

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 in Madison county.

Normal was established in 1890, when AAMU was then known as State Normal and Industrial School of Huntsville. It was also designated a land grant college of Alabama

Alabama

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. At that time student enrollment was 300 with 11 teachers. That same year, a United States

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 Post Office

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 was established there. Normal's ZIP Code

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is 35762. Students were called Normalites.