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Riverchase is a 3,000-acre planned community divided by the Cahaba River on the Jefferson County/Shelby County border on either side of U.S. Highway 31. It was planned as a joint venture of Harbert Construction Corporation and the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. The $500 million scheme was announced at a luncheon at the Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center's Exhibition Hall in June 1974.

Much of Riverchase has been annexed by Hoover since its construction.

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"Cahaba town will be born Tuesday." (June 1974) The Birmingham News - via Birmingham Rewound

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-'''Riverchase''' is a planned 3,000-acre development divided by the [[Cahaba River]] on the [[Jefferson County]]/[[Shelby County]] border on either side of [[U.S. Highway 31]]. It was planned as a joint venture of [[Harbert Construction Corporation]] and the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. The $500 million scheme was announced at a luncheon at the [[Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center]]'s Exhibition Hall in June [[1974]].
+'''Riverchase''' is a 3,000-acre planned community divided by the [[Cahaba River]] on the [[Jefferson County]]/[[Shelby County]] border on either side of [[U.S. Highway 31]]. It was planned as a joint venture of [[Harbert Construction Corporation]] and the Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States. The $500 million scheme was announced at a luncheon at the [[Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center]]'s Exhibition Hall in June [[1974]].
+Much of Riverchase has been annexed by [[Hoover]] since its construction.
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