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 Montezuma - River Falls, AL
N 31° 20.636 W 086° 31.491
16R E 545197 N 3467816
Marker near the site of the former town of Montezuma, AL.
Waymark Code: WMBGCE
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 05/18/2011
Views: 12
Marker near the site of the former town of Montezuma, AL. The marker is located at a pull-off on the south side of US Hwy 84 east of River Falls, AL.
Marker Name: Montezuma
Marker Type: Rural Roadside
Addtional Information::
Marker Text:
On December 18, 1821, the Alabama General Assembly appointed Covington County commissioners William Carter Jr., James R, Mobley, Aaron Lockhart, Henry Jones, and Abel Polk “to fix and designate a suitable place for a seat of Justice, and to contract for, and superintend the erection of such public buildings” as necessary for the use of the county. Originally known as Covington Court House, the county seat was named Montezuma by 1824 and was located on the banks of the Conecuh River near this site. Due to repeated flooding, the seat of justice was moved to present day Andalusia in 1844 and Montezuma was eventually abandoned.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 2005
Marker Number: None
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