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Chambers County
Historic Marker
Location
of sign - Court Square, Lafayette, Alabama
Photo
taken- March 2007
Photo
courtesy of Jimmy Wayne
Text
of sign:
Chambers County
Chambers County, created December 18, 1832 from Creek Indian
cession. Named for Dr. Henry C. Chambers of Madison
County,
member of Constitutional Convention 1819, legislature of 1820,
elected U.S. senator 1825 but died enroute to
Washington.
County
government organized 1833 by Judge James Thompson of Jefferson
County. First officers were: Nathaniel Greer, Sheriff;
William
House, Clk. Cir. Ct.; Joseph James Williams, Clk. Co. Ct.; Booker
Lawson, John Wood, William Fannin, John A. Hurst,
Commissioners
of Roads and Revenue. Permanent court site selected by Commissioners
Thomas C. Russell, James Taylor and
Capt.
Baxter Taylor. A log courthouse was built here 1833, replaced by the
brick structure 1837 and used until present courthouse
erected
1899.
LaFayette,
county seat, was formerly known as Chambersville and Chambers C. H.
Courthouse.
Alabama
Historical Association 1972
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