Uchee, Alabama
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N 32° 21.086 W 085° 21.424
16S E 654598 N 3580576
Marker mentions the early history of the settlement of Uchee in Russell County Alabama.
Waymark Code: WMJA0G
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 10/17/2013
Views: 4
Inscription:
One of the oldest white settlements in the Chattahoochee Valley before and after the removal of the Indians; land deeds between whites date back to 1832, the year of Russell County's founding. The name of the town comes from the Indian name of a creek which originates nearby. In its early years it was a cultural, political and religious center. Three academies were established in the area: Good Hope, Spring Grove and Andrew’s Chapel. Russell County’s first member of the Alabama House of Representative, Nimrod Washington Long, was among the pioneers here.
Marker Name: Uchee
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information::
Erected by The Historic Chattahoochee Commission and the Russell County Historical
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1980
Marker Number: Not Listed
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