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Pine Flat, Alabama
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Pine Flat, Alabama | |
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  Pine Flat, Alabama  Pine Flat, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 31°50′21″N 86°53′22″W / 31.83917°N 86.88944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Butler |
| Elevation | 210 ft (60 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 334 |
| GNIS feature ID | 155363[1] |
Pine Flat, also known as Dogwood Flat, is an unincorporated community in Butler County, Alabama, United States, located on Alabama State Route 10.
History
[edit]Pine Flat was originally known as Dogwood Flat, and was one of the first areas settled in Butler County.[2]
A post office operated under the name Pine Flat from 1894 to 1907.[3]
Fort Bibb was located in Pine Flat and was built around the house of James Saffold.[4]
The William Carter Home (Pine Flat Plantation) and Pine Flat Methodist Church are listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.[5]
Notable person
[edit]- Thomas H. Watts, 18th Governor of Alabama from 1863 to 1865[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Pine Flat". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ a b John Buckner Little (1885). History of Butler County, Alabama, 1815 to 1885. J. G. Little, Jr. pp. 71–4.
- ^ "Butler County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "The Butler Massacre/Fort Bibb". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ "The Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage as of August 20, 2018" (PDF). Alabama Historical Commission. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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