Editing Geneva, Alabama (section)

== History ==
In late December 1862, the stern-wheel steamship ''[[USS Bloomer (1856)|Bloomer]]'' was in port on the [[Choctawhatchee River]] in Geneva. She was captured by a group of [[Union (American Civil War)|Union]] troops from the [[91st New York Volunteers]] led by Lieutenant James H. Stewart. The ''Bloomer'' was then taken to [[Pensacola, Florida]].

On March 10, 2009, in the Alabama towns of [[Kinston, Alabama|Kinston]], [[Samson, Alabama|Samson]] and Geneva, Michael McLendon went on [[Geneva County shootings|a shooting rampage]], killing ten people and wounding six more before committing suicide.<ref>{{cite news| title=Alabama gunman kills 10 in rampage| work=Agence France-Presse| date=March 11, 2009| author=Donna Francavilla}}</ref>