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Barlow Bend, Alabama

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Barlow Bend
Unincorporated community
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyClarke
Elevation
249 ft (76 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code251
GNIS feature ID156024[1]

Barlow Bend is an unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama, United States. It is the birthplace of Frank Howard, a college football player and head coach of the Clemson Tigers football team from 1940 to 1969.[2] The first church building in Clarke County was built in Barlow Bend in 1819 by John French, a Methodist minister from Virginia.[3] A post office was operated in Barlow Bend from 1877 to 1976.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Barlow Bend". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "Alabama Sports Hall of Fame and Museum - Birmingham, Alabama". Ashof.org. 1996-01-08. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  3. ^ "Clarke County, Alabama". Clarkecountyal.com. Retrieved 2014-06-05.
  4. ^ "Clarke County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
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