Hueytown is a city in western Jefferson County, Alabama, United States.

[4] Hueytown was the home of the Alabama Gang, famous in NASCAR stock car racing.

In 1992 the city became known for the unexplained "Hueytown Hum", a mysterious noise later thought to be caused by large underground ventilation fans used in a nearby coal mine.

Although the Hueytown area has a history of farming, it has been a part of both the steel and coal mining industries in Jefferson County.

In 1973, the last blast furnace closed, and Koppers Corporation bought the remaining coke production plant.

Today this section of Hueytown contains mostly subdivisions of homes (Virginia Estates and Edenwood).

say veteran prospector Truman H. Aldrich assembled these lands as part of his extensive coal properties, others cite two red-headed brothers, George and E. T. Shuler, as having opened the Virginia Mine in 1902.

[11] The City of Hueytown was incorporated on December 3, 1959, and operates under a Mayor-Council form of government.

The President of the City Council, Gerald Hicks, was then elevated to the position of Mayor and completed the remaining years of the term.

Also located across the street from Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church it faced Dabbs Avenue.

The present Hueytown Elementary School, which has been expanded many times, first opened in the fall of 1950.

Recently the Hueytown High School Marching, Symphonic, and Jazz Bands have gained some prestige by playing at the Alabama Music Educators Association (AMEA) and a dual concert with the University of Alabama at Birmingham's Symphonic and Wind ensembles.

Hueytown High School's football team made it to the Alabama State Playoffs in 1974, 1975, 1995, and 2004.

They also made the playoffs in 2006, 2007, and 2008, marking the first time in school history to make three straight appearances.

On June 18, 2009 Hueytown High School's football Coach Jeff Smith resigned.

In 1974, the Hueytown High School Wrestling Team won the 4A State Championship under the guidance of then head-wrestling coach, Tony Morton.

For decades the city has enjoyed a very strong Dixie Youth Baseball program for all eligible age groups.

Its Dixie Youth teams use facilities at Hueytown's Bud Newell Park and have seen several of its players eventually make it to the Major Leagues.

Hueytown is also home to the Central Alabama Boys & Girls Club, a multimillion-dollar facility that provides a variety of sports and recreation opportunities for the youth of the area, focusing primarily on after school and summer programs.

Hueytown was home to one of the dominant racing groups in NASCAR, the Alabama Gang.

Though not considered a member of The Alabama Gang, Bobby and Donnie's older brother Eddie Allison had an active role in NASCAR for many years as a respected engine builder and still resides in Hueytown.

Beginning in late 1991 residents of Hueytown, and other nearby communities, reported hearing a droning low frequency hum at irregular intervals.

[15] The bizarre noises momentarily gained national attention and were reported in the New York Times in April 1992.

In a logical conclusion town officials and many residents suspected the source of the hum was a massive $7 million mine ventilation fan with blades 26 feet (7.9 m) in diameter.

[16] From local reports and an informal investigation by ABC World News Tonight, the fan operated by Jim Walter Resources was generally thought to be the culprit.

However, JWR (then owned by a subsidiary of KKR) was in bankruptcy proceedings and denied its fan was the source.