FIRST -- European Settlement in Sumter Co AL, Livingston AL
N 32° 34.976 W 088° 10.909
16S E 389079 N 3605668
Ft. Tombecbee, established by the French in 1736, is the first European Settlement in Sumter Co AL
Waymark Code: WMWEF8
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 08/23/2017
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A state historic marker in front of the Sumter County Courthouse in downtown Livingston AL lists a number of important dates to the settlement of the county, including the date of the first European settlement in the county.
The state historic marker reads as follows:
SUMTER COUNTY
1736: First settlement by French at Ft. Tombecbee.
1830: U.S. got Choctaw Indian lands by Treaty of Dancing Rabbit Creek.
1832: County created by Act of State Legislature -- named for Gen. Thomas Sumter, "The Gamecock," South Carolina Revolutionary hero.
1833: Livingston named county seat.
FIRST - Classification Variable: Place or Location
Date of FIRST: 01/01/1736
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