Covington County AlArchives History .....Covington County 1888
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VII.
COVINGTON COUNTY.

  Population: White, 5,000: colored, 600. Area, 1,030 square miles. Woodland,
all. Undulating pine lands, 720 square miles; lime-hills and pine uplands, 310
square miles.

  Acres—In cotton (approximately), 4,200; in corn, 10,558; in oats, 2,114; in
rice, 47; in sugar-cane, 147; in sweet potatoes, 446.

  Approximate number of bales of cotton. 1,358.

  County Seat—Andalusia: population. 625: located 90 miles south of Montgomery.
 
  Newspaper published at County Seat—Covington Times, Democratic.

  Postoffices in the County—Andalusia, Cameron, Conecuh River, Beda, Dannelly,
Fairfield, Green Bay, Hallton, Hamptonville, Hilton, Lake View, Loango, Opine,
Rat, Red Level, Rome, Rose Hill, Sanford, Shirley, Vera Cruz, Wiggins, Williams'
Mill.

  Established in 1821, this county took its name from Gen. Leonard W. Covington,
of Maryland. It is noted for its streams, grazing lands, and superb regions of
timber. Like other sections of Alabama, Covington has failed of appreciation,
because of its remoteness from lines of transportation.

  The timbers of the county are yellow or long-leaf pine, oak, hickory, elm,
beech, and poplar. The county is noted for its forests of towering pine.
Districts of this magnificent timber extend for many  miles in all directions
through the county.

  Beneath these lofty pines, there flourish the greenest grasses and leguminous
plants, which afford superior range for herds of cattle, sheep, and goats. Great
quantities of lumber are hewn from the forests every season.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

Northern Alabama: Historical and Biographical
Birmingham, Ala.: Smith and De Land
1888

PART III.
HISTORICAL RESUME OF THE VARIOUS COUNTIES IN THE STATE.
TIMBER BELT.


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