Lanett - Encyclopedia of Alabama Lanett built a train depot in 1921 that served the Western Railway of Alabama and the Chattahoochee Valley Railway Company, which was run by the mills In 1956, Lanett established its own fire department, having relied upon that of West Point for many years prior
Lanett City : Interesting Facts, History Information Interesting Facts About Lanett City 1 The city of Lanett was incorporated in 1886 and has a population of 6,416 people as of the 2020 census 2 The city was named after Liberty Lanett Thomas, a local planter who donated land for the courthouse when Chambers county was created in 1832 3
Lanett, Alabama - Wikipedia Lanett, originally called Bluffton, is located in eastern Alabama, on the Chattahoochee River, southwest of Atlanta The city's name is derived from Lafayette Lanier and Theodore Bennett, founders of the West Point Manufacturing Company
Lanett, AL: A Hub of Industry and Recreation | Alabama. . . Lanett, Alabama was renamed and officially founded as Lanett on February 1, 1895 The city was named after Lafayette Lanier and Theodore Bennett, local textile mill developers and founders of the West Point Manufacturing Company
City of Lanett Alabama - Our Community Settled during the 1840s by people moving across the Chattahoochee River from nearby West Point, Georgia, the town of Bluffton, Alabama (which would later become Lanett) was incorporated in December 1865
Lanier family members, others presented plaque - Valley Times . . . Council Member Tony Malone, a local history buff, read a historical account of LaFayette Lanier’s role in the founding of Lanett “February 1, 2018 marked the 123rd anniversary of the founding of Lanett, Alabama,” he said
ISJL - Alabama Lanett Encyclopedia - Goldring Woldenberg . . . Located in Chambers County, Lanett, Alabama, was chartered as “Bluffton” in 1865 Its location on the Chattahoochee River led to the construction of cotton mills, as the town became a regional industrial center processing the cotton grown on the area’s farms