Editing Winfield, Alabama (section)

==History==
Winfield is a small city situated in northwest Alabama, {{convert|26|mi}} east of the [[Mississippi]] state line. It lies in the foothills of the [[Appalachian Mountain]] range which stretches from the deep South all the way to [[Canada]]. Long before the earliest settlers arrived, [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]] hunted in the forest and fished in the streams of the region. This area was once the domain of the [[Chickasaw]] people. Although there were no known Native American settlements within the county, several sites were maintained as hunting camps.

The site was originally known simply as [[Luxapallila Creek|Luxapallila]], after the adjacent creek.<ref name="MarionCounty2000">{{cite book |author=|title=The Heritage of Marion County, Alabama|publisher=Heritage Publishing Consultants, County Heritage, & The Marion County Heritage|location=Clanton, Al.|year=2000|page=19 |edition=2 |language=en |isbn=1-891647-28-8}}</ref> Later, when settlers began to arrive in greater force, they called their community "Needmore".<ref name="MarionCounty2000"/> When it was incorporated in either 1887 or 1891,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-3071|title=Winfield}}</ref> the name was changed to "Winfield" in honor of General [[Winfield Scott]].<ref name="MarionCounty2000"/>

At the end of 2014, a secret meeting by the city council of Winfield, and by unanimous vote, symbolically declared [[God]] the owner of the city of Winfield.<ref name="H1">{{cite web|url=http://www.al.com/news/index.ssf/2015/01/reaction_mostly_positive_after.html|publisher=AL.com|title=City council declares God 'owns' City of Winfield; mayor says response mostly positive|date=January 6, 2015}}</ref>