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Braggs, Alabama

Braggs, Alabama
Braggs is located in Alabama
Braggs
Braggs
Braggs is located in the United States
Braggs
Braggs
Coordinates: 32ยฐ03โ€ฒ02โ€ณN 86ยฐ47โ€ฒ44โ€ณW / 32.05056ยฐN 86.79556ยฐW / 32.05056; -86.79556
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyLowndes
Elevation
285 ft (87 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 โ€ข Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code334

Braggs is an unincorporated community in Lowndes County, Alabama, United States.[1]

History

Braggs was named for Peter Braggs, who served as the first postmaster.[2] Bragg served as a soldier during the American Revolutionary War.[3]

A post office operated under the name Braggs from 1833 to 1959 and under the name Braggs Rural Station from 1959 to 1972.[4]

Geology

Portions of a mosasaur have been discovered in Braggs.[5]

A Cretaceousโ€“Paleogene boundary site is located near Braggs.[6]

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.


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