About 310 million years ago, Carbon Hill was located in a swampy area south of the equator.

[3] A number of important fossil discoveries and trackways have been located near Carbon Hill.

On May 1, 1890, Galloway bought mines and property on Carbon Hill (as it was then called) from The Kansas City Coal and Coke Company for $130,000.

Other mining companies set up operations after word spread of Galloway's success.

On February 1, 1891, the Sheriff of Walker County telegraphed the governor of Alabama requesting fifty soldiers to be dispatched to Carbon Hill.

Superintendent B. W. Whitfield of the Carbon Hill Coal and Coke Company was anxious to fire 200 striking miners, and the men had caught word of it.

February 14 is also known as St. Valentine's Day; the founding fathers wanted the tiny town to be known as The Village of Love and Luck.

The notion of coal as luck derives from the cultural traditions of Scotland (where Colonel Galloway was born) - it is also customary and considered lucky in Scotland and the North of England to give coal as a gift on New Year's Day.

Residents used the funding to build a new high school, and made improvements to sewers, sidewalks, and streets.

It remain on the ground for four minutes, traveling in a northeasterly direction and was 1,000 yards at its widest point.

The tornado remained on the ground for 2.9 miles uprooting and snapping tree, destroying homes and other structures.

[13]He also called immigrants "ungrateful" and initially denied writing the inflammatory social media post to a reporter.

[14][15] Chambers later apologized for the posts, which were deleted,[16] and in an interview with a local newspaper revealed having no intention to resign.

[17] Following social media posts on June 25, 2020,[18] by the Alabama Crimson Tide football team supportive of the Black Lives Matter movement, Chambers commented on Facebook, "I got several Alabama pictures for sale Nick Sabin (sic) and the Tide is done in my opinion... Their sorry ass political views is why their (sic) getting out of my house...

[21] Carbon Hill was begun as a small mining town in extreme western Walker County.

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters.

The Church of God of Prophecy was a temporary housing and safe unit during the catastrophe, under direction of the American Red Cross and the Southern Baptist Association.

[citation needed] This town is served by Carbon Hill High School, a facility of 430 students in grades 9-12.

The school is known as the first place of employment for college basketball coach "Wimp" Sanderson, and home to many collegiate football players.