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The first scientific reports of Alabama's geology were made during field studies by R. T. Brumby in the late 1830s and Sir Charles Lyell in the early 1840s. Michael Tuomey , appointed state geologist in 1847, completed a Geological Map of Alabama and in 1849 and published the first of two comprehensive reports on the state's resources a year later.
Sumter County was established on December 18, 1832. From 1797 to 1832, Sumter County was part of the Choctaw Nation, which was made up of four main villages. [1] The first settlers in Sumter County were French explorers who had come north from Mobile. They built and settled at Fort Tombecbee, near the modern-day town of Epes.
Coatopa, Alabama (the United States) Show map of the United States Coordinates: 32°29′06″N 88°04′10″W / 32.48500°N 88.06944°W / 32.48500; -88
English: This is a locator map showing Sumter County in Alabama. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006: Source:
Bodka Creek is a stream in the U.S. states of Alabama and Mississippi. [ 1 ] Bodka Creek is a name derived from the Choctaw language meaning "wide creeks", a reference to its many branches. [ 2 ]
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The Odenville Limestone is a geologic formation in Alabama.It preserves fossils dating from the early Ordovician Period.. As first described by geologist Charles Butts in a 1926 report on Alabama’s geology, the Odenville consisted of “impure argillaceous and siliceous dark fine-grained cherty limestone,” about fifty feet in thickness.
The largest county is Baldwin (1,590 sq mi, 4,118 km 2) and the smallest is Etowah (535 sq mi, 1,386 km 2). [8] The Constitution of Alabama requires that any new county in Alabama cover at least 600 square miles (1,600 km 2) in area, effectively limiting the creation of new counties in the state. [9]