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A city in Haralson County, Georgia, United States, named after the river.
A small city in New Madrid County, Missouri, United States, named after the county in Alabama.
the Tallapoosa River in Georgia and Alabama, which forms the Alabama River after joining the Coosa River.
Source: en.wiktionary.orgDiscovered in 1712, the Alabama, Coosa, and Tallapoosa rivers were central to the homeland of the Creek Indians before their removal by United States forces to the Indian Territory in the 1830s. Source: Internet
The citizens of the area had a difficult time reaching the county seat of Wedowee in Randolph County because of the Tallapoosa River to the east. Source: Internet