On This Day In Alabama History: Evergreen Was Incorporated
By Alabama NewsCenter Staff
March 28, 1873
Evergreen was founded in 1819 when James Cosey, a Revolutionary War veteran, and several other men settled within the present city limits on what is known today as South Main Street. Clergyman Alexander Travis is credited with calling the town by its present name because of the abundance of green foliage, plants and ferns. Evergreen became the seat of Conecuh County in 1866 after federal raiders burned Sparta, the previous county seat, during the Civil War. Evergreen was incorporated as a city March 28, 1873. The Conecuh Sausage Company opened in Evergreen in 1947 and remains a leading employer in the area.
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