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Originally part of Henry County, Dothan became the county seat of the newly formed Houston County on May 9, 1903.

The city continued to flourish and grow throughout the twentieth century, with an airport being constructed in 1965 and the Wallace Community College in 1969.

Troy University in Dothan was established in 1961 and currently occupies a landscaped campus northwest of the city.

The Southern Company constructed the Joseph M. Farley Nuclear Generating Station near the city between 1970 – 81 ; this 1, 776 megawatt facility currently generates approximately 13, 000 GW-h per year.

More recent decades have seen factories constructed in the city by Sony ( now closed ) and Michelin Corporations, together with the emergence of a local arts and music scene complete with an art museum, several theaters, symphony orchestra, dance troupe and other cultural amenities.