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The Choctaw, Creek and Muscogee Indians originally lived in this area.
Over the years, the flags of Spain, England, France, the independent
state of Alabama, the Confederate States of America, and the United
States have all flown over the territory that is now Butler County.
The county itself was created by the first session of the Alabama
legislature in 1819 from parts of Monroe and Conecuh counties. It was
named after Capt. William Butler, a soldier of the Creek War of
1813-14. Butler County lies in the south-central part of the state,
and borders Lowndes, Crenshaw, Covington, Conecuh, Monroe and Wilcox
counties.
Founded in 1871, one of Greenville's first names was Fort Dale. This
fortification was named after Sam Dale who fought to defend the area
during the Creek Indian War. Immigrants later renamed it Greenville
because of the forests of oak trees here that reminded them of their
former home in Greenville, SC. |
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