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Braggs, Alabama

Braggs is an unincorporated community in Lowndes County, Alabama, United States.

History

Braggs was named for Peter Braggs, who served as the first postmaster. Bragg served as a soldier during the American Revolutionary War.

A post office operated under the name Braggs from 1833 to 1959 and under the name Braggs Rural Station from 1959 to 1972.

Geology

Portions of a mosasaur have been discovered in Braggs.

A Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary site is located near Braggs.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Braggs, Alabama
  2. ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 22. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ^ Guarino, Fred. "Soldier honored with marker". The Greenville Advocate. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  4. ^ "Lowndes County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  5. ^ Bruce M. Rothschild; Hans-Peter Schultze; Rodrigo Pellegrini (January 4, 2012). Herpetological Osteopathology: Annotated Bibliography of Amphibians and Reptiles. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-4614-0823-9.
  6. ^ Schwimmer, David; Frazier, William. "Cretaceous Period in Alabama". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved April 2, 2020.