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Clay County was established on December 7, 1866, from land taken from Randolph and Talladega counties. Named after the famous statesman Henry Clay, [4] the county seat itself was named after his estate in Lexington, Kentucky called "Ashland".
Clay County was formed on December 7, 1866 from land taken from Randolph and Talladega County. Its name is in honor of Henry Clay, famous American statesman, member of the United States Senate from Kentucky and United States Secretary of State.
May 5, 2023 · Clay County. Located in east-central Alabama, Clay County is home to large portions of the Talladega National Forest. A seat of Jacksonian Democratic politics in the late nineteenth century, the county was one of the strongest advocates of a radical agrarian uprising of the 1890s.
Clay County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kentucky. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 20,345. Its county seat is Manchester. The county was formed in 1807 and named in honor of Green Clay (1757–1826).
Genealogists have shown that John Gilbert of Red Bird was in what would become Clay County at least a decade earlier than when Collins was said to have come. And some accounts have both Gilbert and Collins here in the mid-1780s.
Aug 22, 2023 · Sometimes used interchangeably with Melrose, but more strictly speaking, a location a little south of Melrose on Etoniah Creek with a Banana Mill (about 1867 – 1910) and a post office (1875 – 1894), slightly outside Clay County. B & W Junction. Eleventh of the Green Cove Springs & Melrose RR Stations (est. 1882 and closed before 1900).
Clay County, in the foothills of the Appalachia Mountains, is one of the state’s most rural counties. The Talladega National Forest, Lake Wedowee, Flat Rock Park offer numerous recreational activities. The hilly terrain was home to Alabama’s first graphite mine; gold was also discovered here.
