Snowdoun, Alabama

Snowdoun, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Snowdoun, Alabama
Snowdoun, Alabama
Coordinates: 32°14′30″N 86°17′47″W / 32.24167°N 86.29639°W / 32.24167; -86.29639Coordinates: 32°14′30″N 86°17′47″W / 32.24167°N 86.29639°W / 32.24167; -86.29639
Country United States
State Alabama
County Montgomery
Elevation 282 ft (86 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 334
GNIS feature ID 127083[1]

Snowdoun is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Alabama, United States. Snowdoun is located on U.S. Highway 331 9.5 miles (15.3 km) south of Montgomery.

History

Snowdoun was named by William Falconer in honor of Mount Snowdon in Wales.[2] A post office operated under the name Snowdoun from 1859 to 1957.[3]

Snowdoun was formerly connected to Montgomery by the Montgomery Southern Railway, a narrow gauge railway.[4]

William Bartram camped near Snowdoun on his expedition through the southern colonies.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Snowdoun". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. ↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 129. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ↑ "Montgomery County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 19 January 2015.
  4. ↑ George Woodman Hilton (1990). American Narrow Gauge Railroads. Stanford University Press. p. 304. ISBN 978-0-8047-1731-1.
  5. ↑ Bartram Trail Conference (1979). Bartram Heritage. Brad Sanders. p. 134. GGKEY:LPJW3TZ54Y4.


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