Calhoun, Alabama
Calhoun, Alabama | |
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Coordinates: 32°03′01″N 86°32′42″W / 32.05028°N 86.54500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Lowndes |
Elevation | 272 ft (83 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 334 |
Calhoun is an unincorporated community in Lowndes County, Alabama, United States.[1]
History
[edit]A post office operated under the name Calhoun from 1851 to 1973.[2]
Calhoun was formerly home to the Calhoun Colored School, a private boarding and day school.[3]
Ramah Baptist Church in Calhoun is listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.[4]
Notable natives
[edit]- Sidney Dickinson, painter
- William K. Payne, president of Georgia State College from 1949 until his death in 1963
- Tommy Sampson, second baseman in the Negro leagues
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calhoun, Alabama
- ^ "Lowndes County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ Hasan Kwame Jeffries (July 1, 2009). Bloody Lowndes: Civil Rights and Black Power in Alabama’s Black Belt. NYU Press. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-8147-4306-5.
- ^ "Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage". Alabama Historical Commission. Retrieved March 1, 2020.