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Eufaula, Alabama
Eufaula, Alabama

Eufaula

Alabama, United States
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Eufaula, city, Barbour county, southeastern Alabama, U.S. It lies on the Chattahoochee River (dammed south of the city to form the Walter F. George Reservoir [or Lake Eufaula]), at the Georgia state line, about 90 miles (145 km) southeast of Montgomery. Settlers first arrived in the area, which was occupied by the Eufaula band of Creek Indians, in 1823 and named their settlement for the band. The town was temporarily renamed Irwinton for General William...

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