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Livingston is a city in and the county seat of Sumter County, Alabama, United States [3] and the home of the University of West Alabama. By an act of the state legislature, it was incorporated on January 10, 1835.
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]
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.
Scott Griffith, co-owner of Griffith Realty in Brighton, says most first-time homebuyers are still looking at $300,000-$400,000 for a starter home.
Plantation founded by Joseph Gee, a native of Halifax County, North Carolina, circa 1816 in an Alabama River bend that retains his last name to the present. It passed to his nephews upon his death. They transferred it to their relative, Mark Harwell Pettway, also a native of Halifax County North Carolina, in 1845 in order to settle a $29,000 debt.
The county's Courts, Public Safety and Infrastructure Development Committee unanimously passed a resolution on the topic earlier this month, and it will appear before the full board Monday, Sept. 23.
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