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The Creek Indians originally inhabited the area now known as Atmore, Alabama. The development of this area began in the 1860's as the Mobile and Great Northern railroad extended its line south to the Tensaw River near Mobile. Workers laying track for the railroad were drawn by the rich farmland and abundance of timber. Agriculture and timber are still major factors in Atmore's economy. In 1866 the site was first called Williams Station, just a supply stop along the railroad. But in 1897 the name was changed to Atmore in honor of C.P. Atmore, the General Ticket Agent on the Louisville Nashville Railroad which now stretched to Mobile.
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