The creation and evolution of the City of Fayette

After the creation of the State of Alabama in 1819, early settlers began moving into an area where they found a haven, flanked by the Sipsey and Luxapilila Rivers. Its river bottoms furnished fine farming land, and the hillsides rich with timber furnished logs to build homes. There was also a bountiful supply of wild game for food. These settlers formed a small village located on the hill between Five-Points and Highway 18 (Vernon Highway). In January of 1821, almost four years before Fayette County was created in Dec. 1824, leaders of this settlement traveled by horseback to the State Capital in Cahawba, near Selma, to petition the State General Assembly (Legislature) to pass an act creating the town of LaFayette.