Randolph County
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flyingmoose
N 33° 18.562 W 085° 29.074
16S E 641075 N 3686608
Located in front of the Randolph County Courthouse.
Waymark Code: WM15CEA
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 12/06/2021
Views: 3
Marker Text:
Created December 18, 1832, from Creek Indian Cession and named for U.S. Senator John Randolph of Virginia.
Wedowee, the county seat, is named for the chief of a Creek Indian village which once occupied this site.
First court was held near Triplett's Ferry on the Tallapoosa River, west of Wedowee.
Marker Name: Randolph County
Marker Type: Urban
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Date Dedicated / Placed: Not listed
Marker Number: Not listed
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