Marker commemorates high water level

Jim Stefkovich, National Weather Service meteorologist in charge, points to the new high water level marker installed on the east bank of the Coosa River in Wetumpka. Photo by Peggy Blackburn

A significant portion of Wetumpka’s identity, both past and present, is inexorably linked to its status as a river town.

Over the years since the city was officially incorporated in 1834, the Coosa brought both prosperity and hardship to its residents and businesses.