Jefferson is an unincorporated community in Marengo County, Alabama, United States.[1] It is the birthplace of sculptor, Geneva Mercer.[2]
[edit] History
It was founded in 1810, before Marengo was a county or Alabama was a state. Most of the original settlers were veterans of the American Revolution, including John Sample, John Gilmore, and Reuben Hildreth.[3] The village was named Jefferson in 1820, after Thomas Jefferson, and that year saw the first church established.[3] The population had reached 200 people by 1860 and the village contained two dry goods stores, one drugstore, a male and a female academy, a Masonic Lodge, a hotel, two tanneries, a wagon shop, and a blacksmith shop.[3]
[edit] Geography
Jefferson is located at 32°23′09″N 87°53′53″W / 32.38580°N 87.89817°W / 32.38580; -87.89817Coordinates: 32°23′09″N 87°53′53″W / 32.38580°N 87.89817°W / 32.38580; -87.89817 and has an elevation of 233 feet (71 m).
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