1769 ALABAMA
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1769 |
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YEARS BEFORE ALABAMA'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION |
1770 |
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1771 |
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1772 |
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1773 |
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1774 |
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1775 |
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1776 |
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Bassett's Creek settled, near Tombigbee in Washington
County, Alabama, by Thomas Bassett a Virginia native
and British loyalist.
JULY
4, INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
1777 |
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1778 |
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1779 |
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1780 |
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Mobile in Mobile
County, Alabama, occupied by Spain and renamed Fort
Carlota.
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1781 |
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1782 |
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1783 |
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Alabama
became part of Georgia.
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Mobile
(Fort Carlota) in Mobile County, Alabama, became part
of Spanish Louisiana.
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1784 |
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1785 |
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1786 |
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1787 |
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1788 |
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1789 |
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1790 |
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1791 |
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1792 |
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1793 |
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1794 |
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1795 |
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1796 |
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1797 |
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1798 |
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Alabama became
part of Mississippi Territory.
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1799 |
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1800 |
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Alabama
population, 1,250 residents.
- Alabama, Washington County
population, 1,250 residents.
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June
4, Washington
County in Tombigbee District established by proclamation
of Governor Winthrop Sargent of the Mississippi Territory.
The oldest county of the State of Alabama, county seat
Chatom. Named in honor of President George Washington.
Area 1,081 sq.mi. (2.800km²). Washington
County Today :
Cities: Aquilla, Barlow,
Bassetts Creek, Bigbee, Calvert, Chatom, Copeland, Cortelyou,
Deer Park, Fairford, Frankville, Fruitdale, Hawthorn,
Hawthorne, Healing Springs, Koenton, Leroy, Malcolm,
McIntosh, Millry, Prestwick Seaboard, Silver Cross,
Sims Chapel, St. Stephens, Sunflower, Tibbie, Vinegar
Bend, Wagarville, Yarbo, Yellow Pine. Attractions
& Recreation
: Bates Lake,
McIntosh & Peavey's Landing, St. Stephens Historical
Park, Washington County State Lake.
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1801 |
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1802 |
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1804 |
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1805 |
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Huntsville (original
Twickenham), settled in Madison County, Alabama by Virginian
Revolutionary War veteran John Hunt. Coordinates 34°44'N-86°35'W.
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1806 |
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1807 |
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Ex
Vice-President Aaron Burr arrested for treason in
McIntosh Bluff, Washington County, Alabama.
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1808 |
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December
13, Madison
County established in Alabama, county seat Huntsville.
Named for President James Madison.
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1809 |
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December
21, Baldwin County established in Alabama, county seat
Bay Minette. Named for Georgia senator Abraham Baldwin.
Area 1,590 sq.mi. (4.118km²).
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1810 |
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Alabama population,
9,046 residents.
- Alabama, Baldwin County
population, 1,427 residents.
- Alabama, Madison County
population, 4,099 residents.
- Alabama, Washington County
population, 2,920 residents.
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Twickenham
(present Huntsville), appointed city seat of Madison County
in Alabama. Largest Named after the home of the English
poet, Alexander Pope. Present Twickenham Historic District
in Huntsville, Alabama's largest antebellum district.
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1811 |
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Citronelle,
settled in Mobile County, Alabama. Named after the
citronella plant found in the area.
- Twickenham renamed Huntsville
and granted a city charter, in Madison County, Alabama.
Named after Virginian Revolutionary War veteran, John
Hunt.
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1812 |
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December
10, Clarke County established in Alabama, county seat
Grove Hill. Named for Georgia general John Clarke.
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December
18, Mobile County established in Alabama, county seat
Mobile. Named for the Maubila Native Americans.
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1813 |
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Birmingham
settled in the Jones Valley, Alabama, seat of Jefferson
County. Coordinates 33°31'N-86°49'W.
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Elyton
settled in the Jefferson County Jones Valley, Alabama.
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April
15, Mobile under American Rule (Fort Charlotte) in Mobile
County, Alabama.
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August
30, the Massacre of Fort Mims, during the Creek War
1813-1814, Creek Native Americans, the Red Sticks attacked
Fort Mims and swept down over 500 surprised frontiersmen
on the lower Alabama River in Alabama.(Source
: New Georgia Encyclopedia)
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1814 |
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First
settlers arrived in the area north of the Alabama River,
what now is Autauga County in Alabama.
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Fort Montgomery (now Montgomery) established in Montgomery
County, Alabama.
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James
Innerarity, appointed president of Mobile in Mobile
County, Alabama (1814-1815).
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January 15, Connecticut born Lieutenant Joseph Morgan
Wilcox was killed during the Creek War, by the Red Sticks
(Creek Native Americans) on the banks of the Alabama
River near Canton in Alabama.
(Source : ADAH).
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January 20, Mobile incorporated as town in Mobile County,
Alabama.
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August 9, Blount County area land ceded to the Federal
government by the Creek Nation in Alabama.
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1815 |
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Lewis
Judson, appointed president of Mobile in Mobile County,
Alabama (1815-1816).
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June
29, Monroe County established in Alabama, county seat
Monroeville. Named for President James Monroe.
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1816 |
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James
Innerarity, appointed second-term president of Mobile
in Mobile County, Alabama (1816-1817).
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December
6, Montgomery County established in Alabama, county
seat Montgomery. Named for Tennessee Major, L.P. Montgomery.
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1817 |
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Demopolis (city) founded in Marengo County, Alabama.
Coordinates 32°31'N-87°50'W.
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Daniel Duvol, appointed president of Mobile in Mobile
County, Alabama (1817-1818).
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March
3, Alabama became a Territory.
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August 15, Alabama became officially Alabama Territory.
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December, William Wyatt Bibb, appointed governor of
the new Alabama Territory (1817-July 10, 1820).
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1818 |
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Athens,
incorporated as a town in Limestone County, Alabama.
Coordinates 34°48'N-86°58'W.
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Courthouse completed in Madison County, Alabama.
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Samuel
H. Garrow, appointed president of Mobile in Mobile County,
Alabama (1818-1819).
- Bibb County (former Cahawba
County) established in Alabama, county seat Centreville.
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February 6, Blount County established in Alabama, county
seat Oneonta. Named for Tennessee governor, Willie G.
Blount. Area 643 sq.mi. (1.665km²).
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February
6, Franklin County established in Alabama, county seat
Russellville. Named for Benjamin Franklin.
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February 6, Lauderdale County established in Alabama,
county seat Florence. Named for Tennessee colonel, James
Lauderdale.
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February 6, Lawrence County established in Alabama,
county seat Moulton. Named for US Navy captain, J. Lawrence.
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February
6, Limestone County established in Alabama, county seat
Athens. Named after Limestone Creek.
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February 6, Marengo County established in Alabama, county
seat Linden. Named after French battlefield.
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February 6, Morgan County (former Cotaco County) established
in Alabama, county seat Decatur. Named for Virginia
General Daniel Morgan.
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February 6, Tuscaloosa County established in Alabama,
county seat Tuscaloosa. Named for native American Chief
Tuscaloosa.
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February 7, Cahawba County (present Bibb County) established
in Alabama, county seat Cahawba. Named after the Cahawba
River, from Choctaw language meaning 'water above'.
Area 625 sq.mi. (1.619km²).
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February 7, Shelby County established in Alabama, county
seat Columbiana. Named for Kentucky governor, Isaac
Shelby.
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February 8, Cotaco County established in Alabama, county
seat Somerville. Land acquired from the Cherokee Native
Americans by the Treaty of Turkeytown.
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February 9, Dallas County established in Alabama, county
seat Selma. Named for US Secretary of Treasury, A.J.
Dallas.
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February 13, Conecuh County established in Alabama,
county seat Evergreen.
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February 13, Marion County established in Alabama, county
seat Hamilton. Named for South Carolina, General Francis
Marion.
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November 20, St. Clair County established in Alabama,
county seat Ashville. Named after Pennsylvania General,
Arthur St. Clair.
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November 21, Autauga County established in Alabama,
county seat Prattville. Located on the Alabama River
at the mouth of Autauga Creek. Named after the American
Indian Village of Atagi.
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1819 |
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Athens,
appointed seat of Limestone County in Alabama.
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Buttsville (present Greenville) settled in Butler County,
Alabama, by South Carolina pioneers. Coordinates 31°50'N-86°38'W.
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Cahaba village, founded as first capital of the state,
Dallas County, Alabama. Coordinates 32°20'N-87°05'W.
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Demopolis (city) chartered in Marengo County, Alabama.
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Daniel Duvol, appointed mayor of Mobile in Mobile County,
Alabama (1819-1820).
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Alabama's
first constitutional convention held in Huntsville,
Madison County, Alabama.
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Greenville, appointed seat of Butler County in Alabama.
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February 7, Bibb County established in Alabama, seat
Centreville.
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March 2, Mobile incorporated as city in Mobile County,
Alabama.
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December 3, Montgomery (previous Fort Montgomery) established
in Montgomery County, Alabama.
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December 13, Butler County established in Alabama, county
seat Greenville. Named for Captain William Butler.
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December 13, Greene County established in Alabama, county
seat Eutaw. Named for Georgia general, Nathaniel Greene.
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December 13, Henry County established in Alabama, county
seat
Abbeville Named for Virginia governor, Patrick Henry.
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December 13, Jackson County established in Alabama,
county seat Scottsboro. Named for General Andrew Jackson.
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December 13, Jefferson County established in Alabama,
county seat Birmingham. Named for President Thomas Jefferson.
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December 13, Perry County established in Alabama, county
seat Marion. Named for Rhode Island commodore, O.H.
Perry.
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December 13, Wilcox County established in Alabama, county
seat Camden. Named for Lt. Joseph M. Wilcox.
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December
14, Alabama AL, 22nd state
admitted to the Union
Alabama
Today :
Nickname 'Unforgettable', capital Montgomery. Area
52,423 sq.mi.(135.775km²), 30th largest state.
Counties 67 :
Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock,
Butler, Calhoun, Chambers, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw,
Clarke, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh,
Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, Dale, Dallas,
DeKalb, Elmore, Escambia, Etowa, Fayette, Franklin,
Geneva, Greene, Hale, Henry, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson,
Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Lowndes,
Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Mobile,
Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Pickens, Pike,
Randolph, Russell, St.Clair, Shelby, Sumter, Talladega,
Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington, Wilcox,
Winston. Attractions
& Recreation : Alabama River Lakes
Claiborne, Alabama River Lakes Dannelly, Alabama River
Lakes Woodruff, Anniston Museum of Natural History,
Bear Creek Watershed Lakes, Black Warrior and Tombigbee
Lakes, Bladon Springs State Park, Blowing Wind Cave
National Wildlife Refuge, Blue Springs State Park,
Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, Buck's Pocket
State Park, Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge,
Cathedral Caverns, Cleaha Resort State Park, Chewacla
State Park, Chickasaw State Park, Choctaw National
Wildlife Refuge, Conecuh National Forest, DeSoto Resort
State Park, Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge, Fern
Cave National Wildlife Refuge, Florala State Park,
Frank Jackson State Park, Great Falls Lake, Gulf State
Park, Guntersville Lake, Horseshoe Bend National Military
Park, Joe Wheeler State Park, Key Cave National Wildlife
Refuge, Lake Guntersville State Park, Lake Lurleen
State Park, Lakepoint Resort State Park, Little River
Canyon National Preserve, Meaher State Park, Monte
Sano State Park, Oak Mountain State Park, Normandy
Lake, Paul M. Grist State Park, Pickwick Lake, Rickwood
Caverns, Roland Cooper State Park, Russell Cave National
Monument, Sauta Cave National Wildlife Refuge, Selma
to Montgomery National Historic Trail, Talladega Scenic
Drive, Talladega National Forest, Tims Ford Lake,
Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site, U.S. Space
and Rocket Center, Watercress Darter National Wildlife
Refuge, Wheeler Lake, Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge,
Wilson Lake, William B. Bankhead National Forest,
Wind Creek State Park.
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1820 |
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Alabama
population, 127,901 residents.
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Creek
Path Mission School established in Attalla, Etowah County,
Alabama, by Anna and Catharine, daughters of Indian
Captain John Brown.
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Greenville, incorporated as town in Butler County, Alabama.
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Rhodes Ferry(present Decatur) on the Tennessee River,
incorporated in Morgan County, Alabama.
Coordinates 34°36'N-86°59'W.
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Addin Lewis, elected mayor of Mobile in Mobile County,
Alabama (1820-1822).
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Eufaula founded on a Native American village site along
the Chattahoochee River in Barbour County, Alabama.
Coordinates 31°54'N-85°09'W.
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March
20, Creek Path Mission established in Attalla, Etowah
County, Alabama, by Reverend Daniel S. Butrick and John
Arch. Anna and Catharine Brown daughters of Indian Captain
John Brown, lived, taught and studied at the Creek Path
Mission School.
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July 10, Thomas Bibb, appointed governor of Alabama
(1820-November 9, 1821).
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December 4, Cahawba County name changed into Bibb County,
Alabama.
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December 20, Pickens County established in Alabama,
county seat Carrollton. Named for South Carolina General
Andrew Pickens.
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1821 |
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Elyton became Jefferson County seat in Alabama.
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June 14, Cotaco County in Alabama, name change into
Morgan County in honor of Virginia General Daniel Morgan.
Area 575 sq.mi. (1.489km²).
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November 9, Israel Pickens, appointed governor of Alabama
(1821-November 25, 1825).
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December 7, Decatur County established in Alabama, county
seat Woodville. Named for Commodore Stephen Decatur.
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December 17, Covington County established in Alabama,
county seat Andalusia. Named for Maryland Brigadier
General Leonard Covington.
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December 17, Pike County established in Alabama, county
seat Troy. Named for New Jersey General Zebulon M. Pike.
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1822 |
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Athens
College founded as a female academy, in Athens, Limestone
County, Alabama.
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John
Elliott, elected mayor of Mobile in Mobile County, Alabama
(1822-1823).
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1823 |
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Judge
Harry Toulmin, wrote the first Digest of Laws of Alabama.
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Addin
Lewis, elected mayor of Mobile in Mobile County, Alabama
(1823-1824).
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December
26, Walker County established in Alabama, county seat
Jasper. Named for Senator John W. Walker.
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1824 |
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Samuel H. Garrow, elected mayor of Mobile in Mobile
County, Alabama (1824-1826).
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December 20, Fayette County established in Alabama,
county seat Fayette. Named for Marquis de LaFayette.
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December 22, Dale County established in Alabama, county
seat Ozark. Named for General Samuel Dale.
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1825 |
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November 25,
John Murphy, appointed governor of Alabama (1825-November
25, 1829).
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1826 |
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Seat
of Alabama state government forced to move, due to floods
in Cahaba, to Tuscaloosa.
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Rhodes Ferry chartered and renamed Decatur, in Morgan
County, Alabama.
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1827 |
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John F. Everett,
elected mayor of Mobile in Mobile County, Alabama
(1827-1830).
|
1829 |
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The Gorgas House, designed by architect William Nichols,
first structure built on the University of Alabama campus
in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
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November 25, Gabriel Moore, appointed governor of Alabama
(1829-March 3, 1831).
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1830 |
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Alabama
population, 309,527 residents.
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Samuel H. Garrow, elected second-term mayor of Mobile
in Mobile County, Alabama (1830-1831).
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January 20, Lowndes County established in Alabama, county
seat Hayneville. Named for South Carolina Congress man
William Lowndes.
|
1831 |
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The Indian Creek canal in Alabama opened from Hunt's
Spring to Triana, on the Tennessee river.
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John Stocking, Jr. elected mayor of Mobile in Mobile
County, Alabama (1831-1834).
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March 3, Samuel B. Moore, elected governor of Alabama
(1831-November 26, 1831).
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November 26, John Gayle, elected governor of Alabama
(1831-November 25, 1835).
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1832 |
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The
Creek Native Americans ceded their Tallapoosa County
territory in Alabama, to the U.S. Government.
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Decatur in Morgan County, became the terminal for Alabama's
first railroad from Tuscumbia.
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December 18, Barbour County established in Alabama,
county seat Clayton. Named for Virginia Governor James
Barbour.Area 884
sq.mi. (2.289km²).
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December 18, Benton County (present Calhoun County)
established in Alabama, county seat Jacksonville. Named
for Missouri senator Thomas Hart Benton.
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December 18, Calhoun County (former Benton County) established
in Alabama, county seat Anniston. Named for South Carolina
senator John C. Calhoun. Area 611 sq.mi. (1.582km²).
Attractions
& Recreation : Anniston Museum of Natural
History, Berman Museum of World History, Calhoun County
Courthouse Historic Site, Centennial Memorial Park &
Alabama Vietnam Memorial Wall, Chief Ladiga Trail, Church
of St.Michael & All Angels Historic Site, Coldwater
Covered Bridge Historic Site,
Cross Plains Train Depot & Museum, Dr. J.C.
Francis' Medical Museum and Apothecary, Frog Pond Wildlife
Pond & Observation Area, Ft. McClellan National
Wildlife Refuge, Historic Downtown Anniston, Janney
Furnace Historic Site, Neely Henry Lake & Calhoun
County Boat & Recreation Facility, Noble McCan Butler
House, Oxford Lake & Civic Center, Piedmont Challenger
Memorial Park & Monument, Pinhoti Hiking Trail,
Talladega National Forest, The Victoria Inn Historic
Site, The Wren's Nest Art Gallery Historic Site, Tyler
Hill Historic District, Zinn Park,
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December 18, Chambers County established in Alabama,
county seat Lafayette. Named foe Alabama senator Henry
C. Chambers.
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December 18, Coosa County established in Alabama, county
seat Rockford. Named after town of Alabama Native Americans.
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December 18, Macon County established in Alabama, county
seat Tuskegee. Named for North Carolina senator Nathaniel
Macon.
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December 18, Randolph County established in Alabama,
county seat Wedowee. Named for Virginia senator John
Randolph.
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December 18, Russell County established in Alabama,
county seat Phenix City. Named for colonel Gilbert C.
Russell.
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December 18, Sumter County established in Alabama, county
seat Livingston. Named for South Carolina general Thomas
Sumter.
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December 18, Talladega County established in Alabama,
county seat Talladega. Name after town of Creek Native
Americans..
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December 18, Tallapoosa County established in Alabama,
county seat Dadeville. Name origin, American Indian
name.
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1833 |
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Barbour County seat established in Louisville, Alabama.
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Present Jacksonville area in Calhoun County, Alabama,
purchased from Creek Native American chief Ladiga.
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1834 |
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Barbour
County seat Louisville in Alabama, moved to Clayton.
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1835 |
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Union
Springs founded, seat of Bullock County in Alabama.
Attractions & Recreation
:
Bullock
County Courthouse, Log Cabin Museum & Confederate
Cemetery.
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John F. Everett, elected third-term mayor of Mobile
in Mobile County, Alabama (1835-1836).
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November 25, Clement Comer Clay, elected governor of
Alabama (1835-July 16, 1837).
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1836 |
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Auburn, founded by settlers from Georgia, in Lee County,
Alabama. Coordinates 32°36'N- 85°29'W.
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Jacksonville Academy incorporated in Jacksonville, Calhoun
County, Alabama.
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Fort Payne, founded in DeKalb County, Alabama. Coordinates
34°27'N-85°43'W. Attractions
& Recreation : DeSoto State Park, Manitou
Cave, Will's Town
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George Washington Owen, elected mayor of Mobile in Mobile
County, Alabama (1836-1837).
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January 9, Cherokee County established in Alabama, county
seat Centre. Named after the Cherokee Native American
Tribe.
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January 9, DeKalb County established in Alabama, seat
Fort Payne.
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January 9, Marshall County established in Alabama, county
seat Guntersville. Named for Chief Justice John Marshall.
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1837 |
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Jacksonville Female Academy established in Jacksonville,
Calhoun County, Alabama.
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George Walton, elected mayor of Mobile in Mobile County,
Alabama (1837-1839).
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July 17, Hugh McVay, elected governor of Alabama (1837-November
30, 1837).
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1838 |
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Samuel D. Holt,
elected mayor of Montgomery in Montgomery County,
Alabama.
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1839 |
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Henry
Chamberlain, elected mayor of Mobile in Mobile County,
Alabama (1839-1840).
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Jack Thorington, elected mayor of Montgomery in Montgomery
County, Alabama (1839-1840).
|
1840 |
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Alabama population, 590,756 residents.
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Edward Hall, elected mayor of Mobile in Mobile County,
Alabama (1840-April 4, 1842).
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1841 |
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Andalusia
city, appointed seat of Covington County in Alabama.
Coordinates 31°19'N-86°29'W. Attractions
& Recreation : Conecuh National Forest
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Samford University chartered at Marion, Alabama.
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Hardy Herbet, elected mayor of Montgomery in Montgomery
County, Alabama.
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November 22, Benjamin Fitzpatrick, elected governor
of Alabama (1841-December 10, 1845).
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December 29, Coffee County established in Alabama, county
seat Elba. Named for General John Coffee.
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1842 |
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Arlington House built in Birmingham, Jefferson County,
Alabama.
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Perez Coleman, elected mayor of Montgomery in Montgomery
County, Alabama (1842-1846).
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Fort Payne, appointed seat of DeKalb County, Alabama.
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April 4, Charles H. Hoppin, elected mayor of Mobile
in Mobile County, Alabama (1842-1845).
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1843 |
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1844 |
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Union
Springs, Bullock County seat, incorporated by the
State of Alabama Legislature.
|
1845 |
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December 10, Joshua Lanier Martin, elected governor
of Alabama (1845-December 6, 1847).
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December 24, Blanton McAlpine, elected mayor of Mobile
in Mobile County, Alabama (1845-1848).
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1846 |
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Double
Springs (present Gadsden), founded on the Coosa River
in Etowa County, Alabama. Coordinates 34°02'N-86°02'W.
Attractions & Recreation : Lookout
Mountain, Noccalula Falls
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1847 |
- Guntersville
incorporated, seat of Marshall County on Guntersville
Lake in Alabama. Coordinates 34°21'N-86°18'W.
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Nimrod
E. Benson, elected mayor of Montgomery in Montgomery
County, Alabama.
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December
6, Reuben Chapman, elected governor of Alabama (1847-December
17, 1849).
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December
6, Montgomery in Montgomery County, becomes the capital
of Alabama.
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December
29, Choctaw County established in Alabama, county seat
Butler. Named after the Choctaw Native American Tribe.
Attraction :
Choctaw County Historical Museum.
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1848 |
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J.W.L. Childers, elected mayor of Mobile in Mobile County,
Alabama (1848-October 7, 1848).
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Edwin B. Harris, elected mayor of Montgomery in Montgomery
County, Alabama (1848-1849).
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1849 |
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Charles Carter Langdon, elected mayor of Mobile in Mobile
County, Alabama (1849-1851).
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December 17, Henry Watkins Collier, elected governor
of Alabama (1849-December 20, 1853).
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1850 |
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Alabama
population, residents 771,623.
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Coldwater Covered Bridge built by a slave in Calhoun
County, Alabama. Historic site today.
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Robert T. Davis, elected mayor of Montgomery in Montgomery
County, Alabama.
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February 12, Hancock (Winston) County established in
Alabama, county seat Double Springs. Named for Massachusetts
Governor John Hancock.
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1851 |
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The Ohio and Mobile Railroad, arrived in Citronelle,
Mobile County, Alabama.
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Joseph
Seawell, elected mayor of Mobile in Mobile County, Alabama
(1851-1852).
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Thomas Welsh, elected mayor of Montgomery in Montgomery
County, Alabama.
|
1852 |
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Charles Carter Langdon, elected second-term mayor of
Mobile in Mobile County, Alabama (1852-1855).
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Samuel D. Holt, elected second-term mayor of Montgomery
in Montgomery County, Alabama.
|
1853 |
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The Alabama State Bible purchased for use by the Executive
Department. Used for the inauguration of the Alabama
governors.
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Charles R. Hansford, elected mayor of Montgomery in
Montgomery County, Alabama (1853-1859).
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December 20, John Anthony Winston, elected governor
of Alabama (1853-December 1, 1857).
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1854 |
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1855 |
|
1856 |
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East Alabama
Male College (Auburn University) founded in Auburn,
Lee County, Alabama.
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Southern University, established at Greensboro, Alabama.
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Jones Mitchell Withers, elected mayor of Mobile in Mobile
County, Alabama (1856-1861).
|
1857 |
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Eufaula incorporated
in Barbour County, Alabama.
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December 1,
Andrew Barry Moore, elected governor of Alabama (1857-December
2, 1861).
|
1858 |
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January
22, Hancock County established in Alabama, and named
Winston County to honor Alabama Governor, John A.
Winston. County seat Double Springs.
Attractions & Recreation
: William B. Bankhead National Forest.
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1859 |
|
1860 |
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Alabama
population, 964,201 residents.
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Andrew J. Noble, elected mayor of Montgomery in Montgomery
County, Alabama (1860-1861).
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| 1861 |
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February,
a provisional government established in Montgomery,
Alabama.
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February 4, Montgomery in Montgomery County, Alabama,
appointed capital of the Confederate States of America.
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APRIL
- BEGINNING OF THE CIVIL WAR
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May
13, John Forsyth, elected mayor of Mobile in Mobile
County, Alabama (1861-December 1861).
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December 2, John Gill Shorter, elected governor of Alabama
(1861-December 1, 1863).
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| 1862 |
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Robert H. Slough, elected mayor of Mobile in Mobile
County, Alabama (1862-April 12, 1865).
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J.F. Johnson, elected mayor of Montgomery in Montgomery
County, Alabama (1862-1863).
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| 1863 |
Civil
War period
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Athens in Limestone County, Alabama, recaptured from
the Union troops, by Confederate General Nathan Bedford
Forrest.
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December 1, Thomas Hill Watts, elected governor of Alabama
(1863-May 1, 1865).
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Walter L. Coleman, elected mayor of Montgomery in Montgomery
County, Alabama (1864-1867).
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U.S. General James H. Wilson, headquartered in Arlington
House, Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama.
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April 9, the Battle of Blakeley was fought at Fort Blakeley
in Baldwin County, Alabama, was the last major battle
of the Civil War. Edward R.S. Canby's Union forces attacked
Fort Blakely resulting in the capitulation of the Confederates
under Brigadier General St. John R. Liddell. Today the
site is the Historic Blakeley State Park.
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April 12, Mobile in Mobile County, Alabama, occupied
by the United States Federal army.
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May 4, The last surrender of the Confederate Army, under
Lieutenant General Richard Taylor, made at 'Surrender
Oak' in Citronelle, Mobile County, Alabama.
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June 21, Lewis Eliphalet Parsons, elected provisional
governor of Alabama (1865-December 13, 1865).
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August 16, John Forsyth, elected second-term provisional
mayor of Mobile in Mobile County, Alabama (1865-December
1865).
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December 13, Robert Miller Patton, elected governor
of Alabama (1865-July 24, 1868).
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Cahaba replaced by Selma, as Dallas County seat in Alabama.
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Gadsden, appointed seat of Etowah County in Alabama.
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William Station established, along the Mobile and Great
Northern Railroad, on the site what is present Atmore
in Alabama.
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Jones Mitchell Withers, elected second-term mayor of
Mobile in Mobile County, Alabama (1866-1867).
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February 15, Elmore County established in Alabama, county
seat Wetumpka. Named for General John A. Elmore.
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November 30, Crenshaw County established in Alabama,
county seat Luverne. Named for Judge Anderson Crenshaw.
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December 5, Bullock County established in Alabama, county
seat Union Springs. Named for Colonel Edward C. Bullock.
Area 625 sq.mi. (1.619km²).
Attractions & Recreation :
Bird Dog Field Trial Monument, Pauly Jail Museum, Wehle
Nature Center,
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December 5, Lee County established in Alabama, county
seat Opelika. Named for General Robert E. Lee.
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December 6, Cleburne County established in Alabama,
county seat Heflin. Named for Arizona major general
Patrick Cleburne.
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December 7, Baine
County (present Etowah County) established in Alabama,
county seat Gadsden. Named for Confederate General David
W. Baine.
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December 7, Clay County established in Alabama, county
seat Ashland. Named for Kentucky senator, Henry Clay.
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December 7, Etowah County - originally named Baine County
- established in Alabama, county seat Gadsden. Named
after a Cherokee Native American name. Area 542 sq.mi.
(1.428km²). Attractions
& Recreation : Lookout Mountain, Sand
Mountain.
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J. Wager Swayne, appointed military governor of Alabama
(1867-July 24, 1868).
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Gustavus Horton, elected mayor of Mobile in Mobile County,
Alabama (1867-1868).
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January 30, Hale County established in Alabama, county
seat Greensboro. Named for Colonel Stephen F. Hale.
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February 4, Jones County established in Alabama, renamed
Lamar County, seat Vernon.
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February 6, Colbert County established in Alabama, county
seat Tuscumbia. Named for Chiefs George and Levi Colbert.
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November 13, Lamar County in Alabama established, seat
Vernon.
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1868 |
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Alabama, readmitted to the United States.
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Caleb Price, elected mayor of Mobile in Mobile County,
Alabama (1868-1870).
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Walter L. Coleman and Thomas O. Glasscock, appointed
joint-mayors of Montgomery in Montgomery County, Alabama.
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July 24, William Henry Smith, elected governor of Alabama
(1868-November 26, 1870).
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October 8, Lamar County re-created in Alabama under
the name of Sanford County. Area 605 sq.mi. ( 1.567km²).
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December 1, Baine County in Alabama abolished by the
Constitutional Convention and re-established under the
name of Etowah.
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December 10, Escambia County established in Alabama,
county seat Brewton.
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December 26, Geneva County established in Alabama, county
seat Geneva. Named after Geneva city in Switzerland.
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December 30, Baker County established in Alabama, county
seat Grantville. Named for Alfred Baker.
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December 30, Chilton County established in Alabama,
county seat Clanton. Named for Confederate Congress
woman P. Chilton. Area 695 sq.mi. (1.800km²).
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1869 |
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Thomas O. Glasscock, elected mayor of Montgomery in
Montgomery County, Alabama (1869-1870).
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October 27, Viola Allen born in Huntsville, Madison
County, Alabama. Actress famous for her Shakespearean
roles and Little Lord Fauntleroy and Shenandoah
roles.
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1769-1869 AUTAUGA
COUNTY Timeline
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Autauga County established on November
21, 1818, seat Prattville. Area sq.mi. 596 (1.544km²).
Cities
(1) : Prattville
Towns
(2) : Autaugaville, Billingsley
Places : Alpha
Springs, Bethel Grove, Bonita, Booth, Dawson Mill, Dosterville,
Evergreen, Fig Tree, Forester, Fremont, Haynes, Independence,
Joffre, Jones, Marbury, McQueen, Milton, Mount Sinai, Mulberry,
New Prospect, Oak Grove, Oats Crossroads, Old Kingston,
Pate, Peace, Pine Flat, Pine Level, Poseys Crossroads, Statesville,
Stoney Point, Vida, Vida Junction, Vine Hill, Wadsworth,
White City, Whitewater, Winslow.
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First
settlers arrived in the area north of the Alabama River,
what now is Autauga County in AL.
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November
21, Autauga County established in AL, county seat Prattville.
Name originated after the American Indian Village of
Atagi, located on the Alabama River at the mouth of
Autauga Creek.
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BALDWIN COUNTY Timeline
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1769-1869 BARBOUR
COUNTY Timeline
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Barbour
County organized in 1832, seat Clayton. Area sq.mi. 885 (2.295km²).
Cities/Towns/Places :
Bakerhill, Blue Springs, Clayton, Clio, Eufaula, Louisville,
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Eufaula
founded on a Native American village site along the
Chattahoochee River in Barbour County, AL. Coordinates
31°54'N-85°09'W. Attractions
& Recreation : Eufaula National Wildlife
Refuge
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December
18, Barbour County established in AL, county seat Clayton.
Named for Virginia Governor James Barbour.Area 884 sq.mi.
(2.289km²).
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1769-1869 MADISON
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Madison
County organized in 1808, seat Huntsville. Area 805 sq.mi.
(2.085km²). Cities/Towns/Places
: Big Cove, Brownsboro, Gurley, Hampton Cove,
Harvest, Hazel Green, Huntsville, Madison,
Meridianville, New Hope, New Market, Normal, Owens Cross Roads,
Ryland, Toney, Triana.
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Huntsville (original
Twickenham), settled in Madison County, Alabama by Virginian
Revolutionary War veteran John Hunt. Coordinates 34°44'N-86°35'W.
Attractions & Recreation
: Monte Sano State Park.
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December
13, Madison
County established in Alabama, county seat Huntsville.
Named for President James Madison.
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Alabama,
Madison County population, 4,099 residents.
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Twickenham
(present Huntsville), appointed city seat of Madison
County in Alabama. Largest Named after the home of the
English poet, Alexander Pope. Present Twickenham Historic
District in Huntsville, Alabama's largest antebellum
district.
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Twickenham
renamed Huntsville and granted a city charter, in Madison
County, Alabama. Named after Virginian Revolutionary War
veteran, John Hunt.
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Courthouse completed in Madison County, Alabama.
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Alabama's
first constitutional convention held in Huntsville,
Madison County, Alabama.
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October 27, Viola Allen born in Huntsville, Madison
County, Alabama. Actress famous for her Shakespearean
roles and Little Lord Fauntleroy and Shenandoah
roles.
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1769-1869 MARSHALL
COUNTY Timeline
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Marshall
County organized in 1836, seat Guntersville. Area sq.mi. 567
(1.469km²). Cities/Towns/Places
: Albertville, Arab, Boaz, Douglas, Grant, Guntersville,
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January 9, Marshall County established in Alabama, county
seat Guntersville. Named for Chief Justice John Marshall.
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Guntersville
incorporated, seat of Marshall County on Guntersville
Lake in Alabama. Coordinates 34°21'N-86°18'W.
Attractions & Recreation
: Cathedral Caverns, Guntersville Caverns,
Guntersville Dam, Lake Gunthersville State Park, Little
Mountain State Park, The Whole Backstage Theatre.
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Washington County organized in 1800,
seat Chatom. Area 1,081 sq.mi. (2.800km²).
Towns/Places : Aquilla, Barlow, Bassetts
Creek, Bigbee, Calvert, Carson, Chatom,
Copeland, Cortelyou, Deer Park, Fairford, Frankville, Fruitdale,
Hawthorn, Hawthorne, Healing Springs, Koenton, Leroy, McIntosh,
Malcolm, Millry, Prestwick, Seaboard, Silver Cross, St.
Stephens, Sunflower, Tibbie, Vinegar Bend, Wagarville, Yarbo,
Yellow Pine
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Bassett's Creek
settled, near Tombigbee in Washington County, Alabama,
by Thomas Bassett a Virginia native and British
loyalist.
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STATISTICS - COUNTY AREA
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4.134km²
- AL Baldwin County, largest county
in Alabama |
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3.432km²
- AL Tuscaloosa County |
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3.206km²
- AL Clarke County |
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3.193km²
- AL Mobile County |
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2.883km²
- AL Jefferson County |
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2.800km²
- AL Washington County |
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2.795km²
- AL Jackson County |
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2.681km²
- AL Covington County |
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2.657km²
- AL Monroe County |
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2.541km²
- AL Dallas County |
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2.530km²
- AL Marengo County |
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2.455km²
- AL Escambia County |
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2.367km²
- AL Choctaw County |
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2.344km²
- AL Sumter County |
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2.303km²
- AL Wilcox County |
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2.292km²
- AL Barbour County |
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2.284km²
- AL Pickens County |
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2.204km²
- AL Conecuh County |
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2.085km²
- AL Madison County |
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2.059km²
- AL Shelby County |
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2.056km²
- AL Walker County |
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2.046km²
- AL Montgomery County |
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2.015km²
- AL De Kalb County |
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2.012km²
- AL Butler County |
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1.922km²
- AL Marion County |
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1.917km²
- AL Talladega County |
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1.911km²
- AL Cullman County |
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1.865km²
- AL Perry County |
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1.860km²
- AL Lowndes County - AL Tallapoosa County |
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1.797km²
- AL Chilton County |
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1.795km²
- AL Lawrence County |
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1.759km²
- AL Coffee County |
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1.738km²
- AL Pike County |
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1.735km²
- AL Lauderdale County |
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1.689km²
- AL Coosa County |
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1.673km²
- AL Blount - AL Greene |
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1.668km²
- AL Hale |
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1.660km²
- AL Russell |
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1.647km²
- AL Franklin |
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1.642km²
- AL St. Clair |
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1.627km²
- AL Fayette |
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1.619km²
- AL Bullock |
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1.611km²
- AL Bibb - AL Elmore |
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1.590km²
- AL Winston |
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1.582km²
- AL Macon |
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1.580km²
- AL Crenshaw |
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1.577km²
- AL Lee |
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1.575km²
- AL Calhoun |
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1.567KM²
- AL Clay - AL Lamar |
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1.546km²
- AL Chambers |
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1.544km²
- AL Autauga |
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1.541km²
- AL Colbert |
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1.507km²
- AL Morgan |
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1.505km²
- AL Randolph |
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1.502km²
- AL Houston |
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1.492km²
- AL Geneva |
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1.471km²
-AL Limestone |
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1.469km²
- AL Marshall |
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1.456km²
- AL Henry |
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1.453km²
- AL Dale |
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1.450km²
- AL Cleburne |
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1.432km²
- AL Cherokee |
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1.386km²
- AL Etowa, smallest county in
Alabama |
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STATISTICS - COUNTY Creation
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15 counties
created : Autauga, November 21 - Bibb - Blount, Feruary
- Conecuh, February 13 - Dallas, February 9 - Franklin, February
6 - Lauderdale, February 6 - Lawrence, February 6 - Limestone,
February 6 - Marengo, February 6 - Marion, February 13 - Morgan,
February 6 - Shelby, February 7 - St. Clair, November 20 -
Tuscaloosa, February 6 |
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10 counties
created : Barbour, December 18 - Calhoun, December 18
- Chambers, December 18 - Coosa, December 18 - Macon, December
18 - Randolph, December 18 - Russell, December 18 - Sumter,
December 18 - Talladega, December 18 - Tallapoosa, December
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7 counties
created : Butler, December 13 - Greene, December 13 -
Henry, December 13 - Jackson, December 13 - Jefferson, December
13 - Perry, December 13 - Wilcox, December 13
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7 counties
created : Bullock, December 5 - Clay, December 7 - Cleburne,
December 6 - Crenshaw, November 30 - Elmore, February 15 -
Etowah, December 7 - Lee, December 5 |
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3 counties
created : Cherokee, January 9 - De Kalb, January 9 - Marshall,
January 9 |
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3 counties
created : Colbert, February 6 - Hale, January 30 - Lamar,
November 13 |
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3 counties
created : Chilton, December 30 - Escambia, December 10
- Geneva, December 26 |
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2 counties
created : Clarke, December 10 - Mobile, December 18
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2 counties
created : Covington, December 17 - Pike, December 17
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2 counties
created : Dale, December 22 - Fayette, December 20
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1 county
created : Washington, June 4, first
county created. |
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1 county
created : Madison, December 13 - |
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1 county
created : Baldwin, December 21. |
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1 county
created : Monroe, June 19 |
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1 county
created : Montgomery, December 6 |
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1 county
created : Pickens, December 20 |
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1 county
created : Walker, December 26 |
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1 county
created : Lowndes, January 20 |
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1 county
created : Coffee, December 29 |
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1 county
created : Choctaw, December 29 |
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1 county
created : Winston, January 22 |
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1 county
created : Cullman, January 24 |
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1 county
created : Houston, February 9 |
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- 29
(43%) counties created out of 67
: From 1769 to December 14, 1819, before
Alabama's admittance to the Union |
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- 38
(57%) counties created out of 67 : From 1819 to 1867, 50 years
after Alabama's admittance to the Union. |
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- 15
(22%) out of 67, highest number of counties created in Alabama.
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