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Rutledge, Alabama. Counties or equivalents associated with this area: Crenshaw. Associated ZIP codes: 36071.
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Rutledge is in Crenshaw County, Alabama.
Region: South Alabama
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An Alabama man has been charged with setting fire to a Mississippi police department that has faced protests in the months since an officer fatally shot a 1-...
Alabama Marine Resources officials say several years of poor water conditions have contributed to a significant decline in oyster numbers. Because of the dec...
Rutledge, at the center of Crenshaw County, was the county's first seat. It began as Barber's Crossroads, settled by Jared Phelps Barber, and was briefly called Crenshaw. On June 10, 1867, it was renamed for Captain Henry Rutledge of Company H, 59th Alabama Infantry, C.S.A.
Rutledge served as county seat from March 1867 to May 1893. Elizabeth Pittman donated the land for its two-story courthouse, and the first county officers included Probate Judge George W. Thagard and Sheriff John R. Snow. The town was incorporated in 1871 and thrived for years. In 1888 the Alabama Midland Railroad built its line from Montgomery to Luverne and bypassed Rutledge. A spur from Julian to Rutledge, built in 1891, failed to stop the loss of people and business to Luverne, and in 1893 a special election moved the county seat there. Sources The Historical Marker Database: Rutledge (Crenshaw County Historical Society) Wikipedia: Rutledge, Alabama
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