Tetrachloroethylene is a powerful solvent for many organic substances. By the mid-20th century it had become the most widely used solvent in dry cleaning (displacing carbon tetrachloride and trichloroethylene) and was
Wedowee, Alabama - Basic Facts. The Town of Wedowee had a population of 808 as of July 1, 2016. The primary coordinate point for Wedowee is located at latitude 33.308 and longitude -85.4865 in Randolph County. The formal boundaries for the Town of Wedowee (see map below) encompass a land area of 3.49 sq. miles and a water area of 0.03 sq. miles.
This supposedly happened in 1760 during the Cherokee War, but we have historic evidence that in 1730 George Hunter, who was the Surveyor General, made a map that marked the area as Ninety Six. The area was believed to be 96 miles from the lower Cherokee Indian town of Keowee (near where Clemson, SC is today).