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Pull Tight, Alabama

Coordinates: 34°01′16″N 87°47′05″W / 34.02111°N 87.78472°W / 34.02111; -87.78472
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Pull Tight, Alabama
Pull Tight is located in Alabama
Pull Tight
Pull Tight
Pull Tight is located in the United States
Pull Tight
Pull Tight
Coordinates: 34°01′16″N 87°47′05″W / 34.02111°N 87.78472°W / 34.02111; -87.78472
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyMarion
Elevation
607 ft (185 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)205, 659

Pull Tight is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Alabama, United States.[1]

It is unclear why the name "Pull Tight" was applied to this community. The name may be commendatory, as local residents "pull tight" (i.e. helped one another).[2] Pull Tight has been frequently noted on lists of unusual place names.[3]

References

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  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pull Tight, Alabama
  2. ^ Foscue, Virginia O. (1989). Place Names in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. p. 115. ISBN 978-0-8173-0410-2.
  3. ^ Duncan, Andy (2005). Alabama Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities & Other Offbeat Stuff. Globe Pequot. pp. xii. ISBN 9780762730889.