On This Day In Alabama History: Lowndes County Was Founded
By Alabama NewsCenter Staff
On this day in 1830, the Alabama General Assembly established Lowndes County, which was formed from parts of Butler, Dallas and Montgomery counties. That same year, the first and only county seat was established in Hayneville. The county was named in honor of William Lowndes, a U.S. congressman from South Carolina. Lowndes County is known for its role at the forefront of efforts to reform voting rights and other areas of racial injustice. The Lowndes Interpretive Center, which the National Park Service runs, commemorates events such as Bloody Sunday associated with the 1965 voting rights marches from Selma to Montgomery. It is one of several sites along the Selma to Montgomery March National Historic Trail.
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