Auburn, Alabama

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Auburn, Alabama

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Auburn is a city in east central Alabama, near the Georgia border. It is the largest city in Lee County with a 2004 population of 48,348.

Related Topics:
Alabama - Georgia - Lee County

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Auburn is the educational and cultural center of the east Alabama region. It is the home of Auburn University, Alabama's largest university, as well several research centers, including the Ludwig von Mises Institute. Auburn has been marked in recent years by rapid growth, and is currently the fastest growing metropolitan area in Alabama, and the nineteenth-fastest growing metro area in the United States. The city's unofficial nickname is The Loveliest Village On The Plains, taken from a line in the poem The Deserted Village by Oliver Goldsmith: "Sweet Auburn! loveliest village of the plain . . ."

Related Topics:
Auburn University - Ludwig von Mises Institute - Oliver Goldsmith

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