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For those who have become confused by the meaning of the name, " Wetumpka ", you may observe for yourself that the word, " Wetumpka " means " Rumbling Waters " as is clearing stated on the wall right above the steps that are in the center of the stairways inside the old Elmore County Courthouse in downtown Wetumpka.

As soon as you enter the front doors, the inscription is vividly displayed directly ahead and covers a large portion of the wall.

The same has been mounted on that courthouse wall throughout the decades with a very clear inscription.

The old Elmore County House is directly across the street from the old U. S. Post Office.

Authors have written books about " Tumbling Waters " ( Wetumpka ) while others refuse to acknowledge the correct meaning of the name of the City of Wetumpka.

Wetumka / Wetumpka was an Indian chief of the Creek Nation.