Set in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Wedowee is the county seat of Randolph County. It was first settled in the 1830s and named for a Creek Indian leader whose name means "old water."
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Set in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, Wedowee is the county seat of Randolph County. It was first settled in the 1830s and named for a Creek Indian leader whose name means "old water."