sentences:  By the time Alabama became a state in 1819, an inn had been erected at the site of what is now Moulton to serve migrants along the various early paths that passed through the area.Shortly after Alabama achieved statehood, both Moulton and Courtland (to the north) incorporated and competed for the county seat of Lawrence County.Governor Thomas Bibb awarded the seat to Moulton as the most centrally located of the two within the county.