city, seat of Chilton county, central Alabama, U.S., near the Coosa River, about 45 miles (70 km) northwest of Montgomery. Originally called Goose Pond, the town was laid out in 1870 and renamed for James H. Clanton, a Confederate general in the American Civil War. Peach growing is the area's main economic activity, and a peach festival is held in June. Clanton is a base for sport fishing on the Coosa River and on lakes created by the Lay and Mitchell dams. The Water Course, an environmental education centre, is in the city. Confederate Memorial Park, the site of Alabama's only Confederate veterans' home (1902–39), is about 10 miles (16 km) southeast. Inc. 1873. Pop. (1990) 7,669; (2000) 7,800.