- Eufaula
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/yooh faw"leuh/, n.a town in SE Alabama. 12,097.
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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 Irwin, a hero of the War of 1812 (1812, War of), but in 1843 the name was changed back to Eufaula. The city became a shipping point for cotton.The area's economy is now based on agriculture (especially peanuts [groundnuts]), forestry, and tourism. Poultry processing is also important. Eufaula is at the centre of the Chattahoochee Trace, an area along the river in both Alabama and Georgia that is a focus of recreation and historical preservation. The city is home to many historic buildings, including the Shorter Mansion (1884) and Fendall Hall (1860), which can be toured during the annual pilgrimage in April. The Seth Lore and Irwinton Historic District is one of the largest in Alabama. The reservoir, which covers about 71 square miles (183 square km), is a popular recreation area. A bridge over it connects Eufaula with Georgetown, Georgia, and Lakepoint Resort State Park and Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge are at its northern end. Inc. 1832. Pop. (1990) 13,220; (2000) 13,908.city, seat (1907) of McIntosh county, east-central Oklahoma, U.S., near the confluence of the Canadian (Canadian River) and North Canadian (North Canadian River) rivers, southwest of Muskogee. It originated as a Creek settlement and trading post and was named for a Creek town on the Chattahoochee River in Alabama called Yufala, meaning “they separated here and went to other places.” It developed as a ranching centre after the arrival of the Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad in 1872. The Creek Nation Eufaula Boarding School, successor to the Asbury Mission School (established in 1849 by the Methodist Episcopal Church under contract to the Creek Indian Council), remains active as a government institution. The state's oldest newspaper, the Indian Journal (founded 1876 as a tribal organ in Muskogee), is published in Eufaula. The Eufaula Dam (1964) on the Canadian River impounds one of the world's largest man-made lakes, covering 102,500 acres (41,500 hectares). Lake Eufaula and the nearby Fountainhead and Arrowhead state parks have made the city the focus of a recreation area. Pop. (1990) 2,652; (2000) 2,639.* * *
Universalium. 2010.
