Salitpa, Alabama
Salitpa is an unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama. It has also been known as River Hill.
History
A post office called Salitpa has been in operation since 1855. The community took its name from nearby Satilpa Creek. An error in writing the name (crossing the L instead of the T) when applying for a post office resulted in the name being changed.
Notable person
Salitpa was the home of Ray Prim, a minor league baseball star in the Pacific Coast League with the Los Angeles Angels from 1936 to 1942, again in 1944 and in 1947.
See also
References
- ^ "Salitpa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Clarke County Historical Society (1977). Historical Sketches of Clarke County, Alabama: A Story of the Communities of Clarke County, Alabama. Huntsville, Alabama: Strode Publishers. p. 312.
- ^ "Clarke County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ^ "Cat Mash among state's funny town names". The Tuscaloosa News. September 28, 1991. pp. 3B. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
- ^ "Ray Prim | Pacific Coast League About". Milb.com. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
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