A County Older Than The State, Greene County
Named for Revolutionary hero,
General Nathaniel Greene,
who drove British from Southeast.
Area explored by DeSoto, 1540.
Claimed as French Louisiana, 1699.
Ceded to England, 1763.
Ceded by Choctaw Nation, 1816.
Made a territorial county, 1819.
Eutaw, county seat, is named
for Greene’s victory at
Eutaw Springs, South Carolina.
Marker is on Tuscaloosa Street (U.S. 11) east of Springfield Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
Courtesy hmdb.org
