Snowdoun, Alabama

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.

Snowdoun, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Snowdoun, Alabama
Snowdoun, Alabama
Coordinates: 32°14′30″N 86°17′47″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMontgomery
Elevation
282 ft (86 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)334
GNIS feature ID127083[1]

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]

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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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