Lee Alabama

Lee County is a county of the U. S. state of Alabama. It is named in honor of Robert E. Lee, commanding general of the Confederate Army. It is named in. As of 2005 the population was 123,254. It is part of the Auburn Metropolitan Area. The county seat is Opelika, and the largest city is Auburn. There are a total of seven incorporated cities and towns in Lee County, four of which lie entirely within the county.

History

Lee County was established by act of the Alabama state legislature on December 5, 1866 out of parts of Macon, Tallapoosa, Chambers, and Russell Counties. (more…) Filed under: Alabama — Lee Borden. In an election to determine the county seat, Opelika was chosen over Auburn and Salem.

In 1923, the town of Phenix City, located in the southeastern corner of Lee County, merged with the town of Girard, located in the northeastern corner of Russell County. To prevent the new town of Phenix City from straddling the Lee-Russell line, Lee County ceded to Russell County the 10 square miles in the southeastern corner surrounding Phenix City in exchange for 20 square miles in the northwest corner of Russell County surrounding the unincorporated community of Marvyn. This new territory is what forms the southern "panhandle" of Lee County.

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