Suggsville, Alabama
Suggsville, Alabama | |
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 Historical marker at the site | |
  Suggsville, Alabama Location within the state of Alabama  Suggsville, Alabama Suggsville, Alabama (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 31°35′23″N 87°41′35″W / 31.58960°N 87.69305°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Clarke |
| Elevation | 381 ft (116 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 251 |
Suggsville is an unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama.[1]
History
[edit]Suggsville was laid out as a town in 1819 at the crossing of the Old Line Road and Federal Road. The name was chosen in honor of a local storekeeper, William Suggs. The first newspaper in Clarke County was published here, the Clarke County Post.[2] The town had many residences, stores, and male and female academies prior to the American Civil War, but declined rapidly in the post-war period.[3]
The community is located near the site of the Creek War stockades Fort Glass and Fort Madison.[4]
The community has one site on the National Register of Historic Places, the Stephen Beech Cleveland House, better known today as "The Lodge".[5]
Demographics
[edit]| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 1880 | 134 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
As of the 1880 U.S. Census, Suggsville as an unincorporated community had 134 persons, then the 3rd largest recorded community in the county behind Grove Hill and Choctaw Corner, today's Thomasville.
Geography
[edit]Suggsville is located at 31°35′23″N 87°41′35″W / 31.58960°N 87.69305°W and has an elevation of 381 feet (116 m).[1]
Notable people
[edit]- Red Barnes, former Major League Baseball player, cousin of Sam Barnes
- Sam Barnes, former Major League Baseball player
- Charles Rudolph d'Olive, World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. Born in Suggsville.
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Suggsville, Alabama
- ^ "Historical Markers & Sites in Clarke County". Clarke County Historical Society. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
- ^ "Suggsville's Confederate dead remembered". Clarke County Democrat. April 1, 2010. Archived from the original on August 13, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
- ^ Harris, W. Stuart (1977). Dead Towns of Alabama. Tuscaloosa, Alabama: University of Alabama Press. p. 109. ISBN 0-8173-1125-4.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
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