Eufaula
Incorporated, December 19, 1857
Lower Creek village of the Eufaula Indians antedating 1733. Early white settlers began moving into the village called Yufala in 1823. Irwinton chartered 1832, and renamed Eufaula in 1843.
Hub of a prosperous plantation region with thriving river trade, many ante bellum homes remain as signs of its wealth and culture.
After becoming an inland port in 1963, industries began locating here.
Marker is on North Eufaula Avenue (U.S. 431) 0.1 miles north of Shorter Street, in the median.
Courtesy hmdb.org
