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Alabama Facts: Fayette County Facts: Seat: FayetteEstablished: 20 Dec 1824 Formed from: Tuscaloosa, Marion Additional Local History Notes: The 1854 Gazetteer of the United States by Thomas Baldwin shows: FAYETTE, a county in the W. N. W. part of Alabama, bordering on the Mississippi, has an area of about 900 square miles. It is intersected by the Sipsey river and Luxapatilla creek, affluents of Tombigbee river. The surface is somewhat uneven, the soil fertile. Indian corn and cotton are the staples. In 1850 this county produced 326,844 bushels of corn; 65,931 of sweet potatoes, and 2920 bales of cotton. There were 12 flour and grist mills, 6 saw mills, and 7 tanneries. It contained 42 churches, and 689 pupils attending public schools. Capital, Fayette Court House. Population, 9681, of whom 8460 were free, and 1221, slaves. |
