Calhoun, Alabama
Calhoun is an unincorporated community in Lowndes County, Alabama, United States.
History
A post office operated under the name Calhoun from 1851 to 1973.
Calhoun was formerly home to the Calhoun Colored School, a private boarding and day school.
Ramah Baptist Church in Calhoun is listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.
Notable natives
- Sidney Dickinson, painter
- William K. Payne, president of Georgia State College from 1949 until his death in 1963
- Tommy Sampson, second baseman in the Negro leagues
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Calhoun, Alabama
- ^ "Lowndes County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved March 1, 2020.
- ^ Hasan Kwame Jeffries (July 1, 2009). Bloody Lowndes: Civil Rights and Black Power in Alabama’s Black Belt. NYU Press. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-8147-4306-5.
- ^ "Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage". Alabama Historical Commission. Retrieved March 1, 2020.