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Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
Talladega
Britannica 11thTALLADEGA, a city and the couty-seat of Talladega county, Alabama, U.S.A., 35 m. E. of Birmingham. Pop. (1900) 5056 (2687 negroes); (1910) 5854. It is served by the Southern, the Louisville & Nashville and other railways. Talladega is situated in the foothills ...
Tallage
Britannica 11thTALLAGE (med. Lat. tallagium, Fr. tailage, from late Lat. talare, taleare, Fr. taUler, to cut, classical Lat. talea, a cutting, slip; cf. " tally " and the French taille, q.v.}, a special tax in England paid by cities, boroughs and royal demesnes. The word, va