Orion, Alabama
Orion, Alabama | |
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  Orion, Alabama  Orion, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 31°57′32″N 86°00′20″W / 31.95889°N 86.00556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Pike |
| Elevation | 561 ft (171 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 334 |
| GNIS feature ID | 152820[1] |
Orion, also known as Prospect Ridge, is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama, United States, located 12.9 miles (20.8 km) north of Troy.
History
[edit]Originally called Prospect Ridge, the name was changed to Orion in honor of the constellation.[2] Orion was incorporated on February 4, 1850, and the charter was repealed by the Alabama Legislature on February 26, 1881.[3] A post office operated under the name Prospect Ridge from 1838 to 1848 and under the name Orion from 1848 to 1903.[4]
Orion was home to the Orion Institute, one of the earliest schools in Pike County.[5]
Jim Capers, the first African-American Revolutionary War soldier known to be buried in Alabama, is buried at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church in Orion.[6]
Multiple structures in Orion were documented in the Historic American Buildings Survey.
Gallery
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Baptist Church -
Front door of Baptist Church -
Solomon Siler House front porch -
Solomon Siler House bedroom -
Solomon Siler House foyer -
Solomon Siler House stairway -
Solomon Siler House columns -
Solomon Siler House -
Solomon Siler House -
McCullough-Henderson House -
McCullough-Henderson House fireplace -
McCullough-Henderson House stairway -
Hanchey-Pennington House -
Hanchey-Pennington House rear -
Hanchey-Pennington House fireplace -
Orion Male and Female Institute -
Orion Male and Female Institute front door
References
[edit]- ^ "Orion". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 105. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ^ Alabama (1881). Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Alabama. J. Boardman. p. 435.
- ^ "Pike County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
- ^ Best Books on; Federal Writers' Project (1941). Alabama; a Guide to the Deep South. Best Books on. p. 378. ISBN 978-1-62376-001-4.
- ^ "Jim Capers" (PDF). The Alabama Society Sons of the American Revolution. Retrieved January 19, 2015.
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