Tallapoosa County (http://www.tallaco.com/) is located along the US 280 corridor between Birmingham and Auburn and sits along the shores of beautiful Lake Martin. In addition to Lake Martin, there are several interesting sights in the County including Horseshoe Bend National Military Park (http://www.nps.gov/hobe/). In 1814, Andrew Jackson let an army of over 3000 to route the Creek Indians along the Tallapoosa River. Over 800 Creek Indians lost their lives defending their homeland that day in a battle that quickly led the Upper Creek Tribe to cede over 20 million acres of their land to the U.S. in which the State of Alabama was carved out of. The recognition from this battle and the Battle of New Orleans were very influential in Andrew Jackson's rise to President in 1829.
Dadeville is the county seat of Tallapoosa County (though Alexander City is much larger) and the location of a meeting I attended in early 2008. The locals recommended the Home Plate Cafe, a meat and three, sports themed restaurant a couple blocks off the town square. Home Plate offered a warm friendly atmosphere in a converted fast food building. The food was good, but not spectacular. The restaurant offers several choices of meats and vegetables on a rotating basis and was packed with locals, always a good sign.
One other note: Chimney Rock (pictured) is an incredible location within Lake Martin for jumping off of very high cliffs (yes I have done this, twice!). Former Auburn Head Coach Terry Bowden broke his ribs making this jump. 
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