Sumter
Sumter County is noted for the white chalk cliff s of the Tombigbee River, which are rich in fossils. Fort Tombecbe, built by the French in 1737, is located on the river near Epes. One of the state’s oldest covered bridge is preserved on the University of West Alabama campus, in Livingston. The town is also home to the Spence-Moon House, built in 1834, and a 1902 Beaux-Arts style courthouse. Many of the small towns in this Black Belt county-Cuba, Gainesville, Ward, and others-are home to architecturally significant buildings. The Sucarnochee Folklife Festival is an annual event held in Livingston that showcases Black Belt pottery, metal crafts, and quilting, and features storytelling, music and food.
