Foshee, Alabama

Foshee is an unincorporated community in Escambia County, Alabama, United States between Brewton and Pollard on U.S. Route 29. Foshee was founded as a sawmill town and named after Stewart J. Foshee, who owned several sawmills in Escambia County.[2] Russell A. Alger and Martin Sullivan founded the Alger-Sullivan Lumber Company in the late 1890s and began logging around Foshee. They used lumber from the mill to build a new sawmill in Florida, which eventually grew into the town of Century.[3] A post office was operated in Foshee from 1914 to 1924.[4]

Foshee, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Foshee
Foshee
Coordinates: 31°07′01″N 87°13′35″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyEscambia
Elevation
118 ft (36 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)251
GNIS feature ID156369[1]

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References
  1. "Foshee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Indian Place Names in Alabama - William A. Read - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
  3. Escambia County - Tom McMillan - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
  4. "Escambia County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 20 November 2014.



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