New Albany was a mill town built during the early 19th century until it was completely destroyed by fire during the Civil War. In the 1880s, the railroad brought this community back to life, and today it is a thriving small city that New Albany is the birthplace of famous American writer William Faulkner, who wrote The Sound and the Fury and won two Pulitzer Prizes for his works. New Albany today is home to the Tanglefoot Trail, a 44-mile-long paved path that was once a railroad track and now is a shady, scenic trail for hikers and cyclists.

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