Pine Flat, Alabama
Pine Flat, also known as Dogwood Flat, is an unincorporated community in Butler County, Alabama, United States, located on Alabama State Route 10.
History
Pine Flat was originally known as Dogwood Flat, and was one of the first areas settled in Butler County.
A post office operated under the name Pine Flat from 1894 to 1907.
Fort Bibb was located in Pine Flat and was built around the house of James Saffold.
The William Carter Home (Pine Flat Plantation) and Pine Flat Methodist Church are listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.
Notable person
- Thomas H. Watts, 18th Governor of Alabama from 1863 to 1865
References
- ^ "Pine Flat". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ John Buckner Little (1885). History of Butler County, Alabama, 1815 to 1885. J. G. Little, Jr. pp. 71–4.
- ^ "Butler County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 7, 2020.
- ^ "The Butler Massacre/Fort Bibb". Historical Marker Database. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
- ^ "The Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage as of August 20, 2018" (PDF). Alabama Historical Commission. Retrieved October 8, 2020.
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