Braggs, Alabama

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Braggs, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Braggs
Coordinates: 32°03′02″N86°47′44″W / 32.05056°N 86.79556°W / 32.05056; -86.79556
Country United States
State Alabama
County Lowndes
Elevation
285 ft (87 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 334

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

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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 Cretaceous–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 (June 13, 2013). "Cretaceous Period in Alabama". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
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