The first white settlers said the county had an abundance of the "purest and coldest freestone water in the world." The area was also noted for its gentle rolling hills.Lois Walls George, Paula Burson Lambert, Wyner S. Phillips, Randolph County, page 113 The first county seat for Randolph County was established in 1833 at Hedgeman Triplett's Ferry on the west bank of the Big Tallapoosa River, about west of Wedowee, Alabama.
The first white settlers said the county had an abundance of the "purest and coldest freestone water in the world." The area was also noted for its gentle rolling hills.Lois Walls George, Paula Burson Lambert, Wyner S. Phillips, Randolph County, page 113 The first county seat for Randolph County was established in 1833 at Hedgeman Triplett's Ferry on the west bank of the Big Tallapoosa River, about west of Wedowee, Alabama.