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Wetumpka (US: / w ɪ ˈ t ʌ m k ə /) is a city in and the county seat of Elmore County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census , the population was 7,220. [ 2 ] In the early 21st century, Elmore County became one of the fastest-growing counties in the state. [ 3 ]
The East Wetumpka Commercial Historic District, in Wetumpka, Alabama, is a historic district which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. The listing included 25 contributing buildings and 10 non-contributing ones on 6 acres (2.4 ha). [1] [2] The district includes most of the central business district of Wetumpka. [2]
Location of Elmore County in Alabama. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Elmore County, Alabama. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Elmore County, Alabama, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many ...
Fort Toulouse (Muscogee: Franca choka chula), also called Fort des Alibamons and Fort Toulouse des Alibamons, is a historic fort near the city of Wetumpka, Alabama, United States, that is now maintained by the Alabama Historical Commission. The French founded the fort in 1717, naming it for Louis-Alexandre de Bourbon, comte de Toulouse.
Hickory Ground, also known as Otciapofa (or Odshiapofa, Ocheopofau, and Ocheubofau) [2] [3] is an historic Upper Muscogee Creek tribal town and an archaeological site in Elmore County, Alabama near Wetumpka. [1] [4] [5] It is known as Oce Vpofa in the Muscogee language; [6] the name derives from oche-ub,"hickory" and po-fau, "among". [3]
Fairhope, Alabama: A ball is dropped. The event was cancelled in 2010, but resumed in time to ring in 2011. [223] [224] Wetumpka, Alabama: A meteorite is dropped at the Old Courthouse at 11 p.m. Central Time in honor of the meteorite that hit the River City. At the stroke of midnight, a big fireworks display takes place over the river.
The Wetumpka impact crater is the only confirmed impact crater in Alabama, United States.It is located east of downtown Wetumpka in Elmore County.The crater is 4.7 miles (7.6 km) in diameter, and its age is estimated to be about 85 million years (late Cretaceous), [1] based on fossils found in the youngest disturbed deposits, which belong to the Mooreville Chalk Formation.
Jasmine Hill Gardens (20 acres) is a botanical garden located on U. S. Route 231 near Wetumpka, Alabama, north of Montgomery. As of May 23, 2020, the garden is permanently closed to the public. [2] Jasmine Hill was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on July 21, 1977. [1]