Little Tallapoosa River

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Little Tallapoosa River is a 97-mile-long (156 km) river in Georgia and Alabama, in the United States. It rises in northern Carroll County, Georgia near the city of Villa Rica and flows southwest into Alabama, joining the Tallapoosa River in Randolph County near the head of R.L. Harris Reservoir. In May 2012, Aimee Copeland, a 24-year-old graduate student fell from a zip-line into the Little Tallapoosa River. She suffered a deep cut in her leg and contracted necrotizing fasciitis, a flesh-eating bacterial disease. She was forced to have her leg amputated a week after the accident.

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Little Tallapoosa River
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36264
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Ava, Alabama

Ava is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, Alabama, United States.

Swagg, Alabama

Swagg (also Swag) is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, Alabama, United States.A post office was once located there.The Bethel West Church and Cemetery is located in Swagg.

Morrison Crossroads, Alabama

Morrison Crossroads (also known as Morrison Crossroad) is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Randolph County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 219 as of the 2010 census.

Randolph County High School

Randolph County High School (RCHS) is a public middle and high school in Wedowee, Alabama, United States. It was established in 1910 and is part of the Randolph County School System. Parts of the school have burned down twice, once in 1910 and again in 1994. The school courted controversy when its principal banned interracial couples at its school dances.

Wedowee, Alabama

Wedowee is a town in Randolph County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 823, up from 818 in 2000. The small town is the county seat of Randolph County. It was initially incorporated in 1836, but its charter lapsed by the late 19th century. It was reincorporated in 1901.Randolph County High School is located in Wedowee.

Liberty Grove, Alabama

Liberty Grove is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, Alabama, United States.

Randolph County, Alabama

Randolph County is a county on the central eastern border of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 21,967. Its county seat is Wedowee. Its name is in honor of John Randolph, a member of the United States Senate from Virginia. Randolph County was a prohibition or dry county until 2012, when the citizens of Randolph County voted to repeal prohibition.

Newell, Alabama

Newell is an unincorporated community in Randolph County, Alabama, United States, located 11.5 miles (18.5 km) north-northeast of Wedowee.

Woodland, Alabama

Woodland is a town in Randolph County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 184, down from 192 in 2000. It incorporated in 1967.

Graham, Alabama

Graham is a census-designated place and unincorporated community in Randolph County, Alabama, United States. Its population was 211 as of the 2010 census.

Ranburne, Alabama

Ranburne is a town in Cleburne County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 422.

Blackjack Mountain (Carroll County, Georgia)

Blackjack Mountain is a scenic landmark, located in the very southwest corner of Carroll County, Georgia on the Georgia-Alabama border and Heard County line. The nearest city is Ephesus, Georgia, 2.2 miles (3.5 km) to the south. While not an impressive mountain, at 1,545 ft (471 m) the summit is the highest point in Georgia south of Interstate 20. Blackjack Mountain is a long north–south trending ridge. The Native Americans used this promontory as a reference point on their east–west trading path and are believed to have used the summit for sacred ceremonies. The mountain was named for its blackjack oak timber.