Braggs, Alabama
Braggs is an unincorporated community in Lowndes County, Alabama, United States.[1]
Braggs, Alabama | |
|---|---|
  Braggs  Braggs | |
| Coordinates: 32°03′02″N 86°47′44″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Lowndes |
| Elevation | 285 ft (87 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 334 |
History
Braggs was named for Peter Braggs, who served as the first postmaster.[2] Bragg served as a soldier during the American Revolutionary War.[3]
A post office operated under the name Braggs from 1833 to 1959 and under the name Braggs Rural Station from 1959 to 1972.[4]
Geology
Portions of a mosasaur have been discovered in Braggs.[5]
A Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary site is located near Braggs.[6]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Braggs, Alabama
- Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 22. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- Guarino, Fred. "Soldier honored with marker". The Greenville Advocate. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- "Lowndes County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
- Bruce M. Rothschild; Hans-Peter Schultze; Rodrigo Pellegrini (4 January 2012). Herpetological Osteopathology: Annotated Bibliography of Amphibians and Reptiles. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-4614-0823-9.
- Schwimmer, David; Frazier, William. "Cretaceous Period in Alabama". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
Municipalities and communities of Lowndes County, Alabama, United States | ||
|---|---|---|
| Towns |  Map of Alabama highlighting Lowndes County | |
| Unincorporated communities | ||
| ||
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.