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Shorterville, Alabama. Counties or equivalents associated with this area: Henry. Associated ZIP codes: 36373.
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Shorterville is in Henry 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...
Shorterville, on Alabama Route 10 about nine miles east of Abbeville, lies near the site of the first American village in east Alabama. In 1814 Colonel Robert Irwin founded the frontier village of Franklin nearby, on the Chattahoochee River at the site of the Indian town of Cheeska Talofa. Fort Gaines, Georgia, was built across the river in 1816 to protect the settlers, and twenty-one blocks were laid out for what was hoped would be a busy river port, but Franklin never recovered from a destructive flood in 1888.
Near Shorterville was also the 1831 homeplace of Major General William Irwin (1794–1850), an Indian fighter, farmer and politician who owned more than 50,000 acres and was considered one of the richest and most influential men in the region. The town of Irwinton, now Eufaula, was named for him. He drowned in the Chattahoochee River and was buried near his home. The Historic American Buildings Survey documented buildings in Shorterville. Sources The Historical Marker Database: Franklin – First Beachhead into East Alabama; "Irwin Empire" (Historic Chattahoochee Commission and Henry County Historical Society) Wikipedia: Shorterville, Alabama
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