Suspension, Alabama
Suspension, Alabama | |
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  Suspension, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 32°11′48″N 85°35′17″W / 32.19667°N 85.58806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Bullock |
| Elevation | 417 ft (127 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 157130[1] |
Suspension is a ghost town in Bullock County, Alabama, United States.[1]
History[edit]
The settlement began as an ancient Muscogee village called "Chananagi".[2][3]
The name "Suspension" derives from the temporary suspension of railroad construction at the settlement. The Mobile and Girard Railroad incorporated in 1849 and began laying a track southwest from Phenix City, Alabama. By 1852–53, the grading of the railroad bed had been completed to Union Springs, located 9 mi (14 km) southwest of the settlement, however, by 1858 the laying of track had only been completed to a location known as "Stewarts Mill" because extensive excavations were required to complete the track from Stewarts Mill to Union Springs.[4][5] Because the track laying was temporarily suspended at Stewarts Mill, the location became known as "Suspension". The track was finally completed to Union Springs in 1859–60.[4]
Bullock County Road 40 crosses the now-abandoned railway at Suspension, though nothing remains of the settlement.
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Suspension". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Muskogee Indians". Accessgenealogy. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ Harris, Stuart (1977). Dead Towns of Alabama. University of Alabama Press. Archived from the original on February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ a b "The Mobile and Girard Railroad Explained". Union Springs Herald. March 6, 2013. Archived from the original on August 8, 2022. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
- ^ "Mobile & Girard Stations". Confederate Railroads. Archived from the original on February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 14, 2016.
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