01/01/2023
A little history behind the city of Wetumpka, in Alabama. "The name Wetumpka is derived from the Indian words “we-wau” (water) “tum-cau” (rumbling). We-wau-tum-cau, anglicized to Wetumpka, was the Creek description of a prominent point in the Coosa where the rapids raced across the river rocks.
Historic Fort Toulouse in included in the Wetumpka area. Fort Toulouse was constructed in 1714, four miles above the Coosa-Tallapoosa confluence at the Indian village of Taskigi. It was selected as the most strategic locale for a fortification by Jean Baptiste LeMoyne, Sieur de Bienville, and names to honor a French count."
Citation: https://wetumpkaal.gov/living-visiting/history/ #:~:text=The%20name%20Wetumpka%20is%20derived,included%20in%20the%20Wetumpka%20area.