Coffee
County, Alabama
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| Coffee County was formed in 1841, and named for
General John Coffee, adjutant to General Andrew Jackson. General Coffee was a native of Virginia, and settled in Lauderdale Co, Alabama, after the War of 1812. Clintonville - Originally called Indigo Head, because indigo grew there. In 1860 the town was renamed Clintonville, with John A. Fleming as the first Postmaster. Dr. Porter Fleming began his medical practice in the town. Enterprise - First settled by John Carmichael, who moved here from Haw Ridge. It is now the largest city in the county. Haw Ridge - Was located on the eastern edge of the county and was sometimes included in Dale County. It was a thriving town during the War Between the States, but nothing remains of it today. The Heaths were among the early settles of Haw Ridge. |
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