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River Heritage

River Heritage is the southern region of , excluding the region in the south west. It includes the Wiregrass region of southeastern Alabama.
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Essential Destinations

Top destinations include Montgomery and Selma.

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is the capital of , in the River Heritage region of the state. has also been recognized nationally for its downtown revitalization and new urbanism projects.

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is a city in . has the distinction of being a notable place in the pages of history, for its role in the Civil War and doubly-so for its role in the Civil Rights Movement.

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, is in the River Heritage area, and county seat of Macon County, Alabama. is an important place in African American and American history.

Destinations to Discover

Explore places such as Dothan and Auburn.

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is a city in southeastern , serving as the county seat of Houston County, and the chief city of the western Wiregrass region, an area encompassing portions of southeastern Alabama, southwestern , and the panhandle of .

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is in the River Heritage region of , and home to University in downtown . During the university's home football games, the town fills up with thousands of alumni and college football fans for a weekend of tailgating.

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is the seat of Butler County in the River Heritage region of , USA. It is located along Interstate 65 between Fort Deposit and Georgiana.

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is a southeastern city located in the River Heritage region of , and serves as the county seat of Coffee County.

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is a town of 8,800 people in the River Heritage portion of Alabama. This county seat in the southern fringe of the state was settled by white people back in 1841.

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is a city in and counties in the U.S. state of . The population was 16,564 at the 2020 census, up from 14,640 in 2010. It is part of the Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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is a city in and the county seat of , , United States. It was formally incorporated on February 4, 1843. Between 1763 and 1783, the area where sits was part of the colony of British West Florida.

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is a town on the west bank of the Chattahoochee River in the River Heritage region of Alabama, and like that river, is a real sleeper, though it has a dark restive past, with secessionists terrorizing abolitionists before the Civil War, and…

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is the largest city in , in west-central . The population was 7,162 at the 2020 census. The city lies at the confluence of the and .

River Heritage

Latitude of center
31.84° or 31° 50′ 24″ north
Longitude of center
-86.18° or 86° 10′ 48″ west
Wiki­data ID
Q14231144
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Slovenian—“River Heritage” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “河岸遗迹 (亚拉巴马)”
  • Chinese: “河岸遗迹”
  • German: “Alabama/Süden”
  • German: “Süden”
  • Hebrew: “מורשת הנהר (דרום אלבמה)”
  • Hebrew: “מורשת נחל (דרום אלבמה)”
  • Indonesian: “River Heritage”
  • Slovenian: “River Heritage”

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