Foshee, Alabama
Foshee, Alabama | |
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  Foshee  Foshee | |
| Coordinates: 31°07′01″N 87°13′35″W / 31.11694°N 87.22639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Escambia |
| Elevation | 118 ft (36 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 251 |
| GNIS feature ID | 156369[1] |
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]
Notable person
- Ed Morris, a Major League Baseball pitcher from 1922 to 1931.
References
- ^ "Foshee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Indian Place Names in Alabama - William A. Read - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
- ^ Escambia County - Tom McMillan - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
- ^ "Escambia County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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