Dogtown, Walker County, Alabama

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Dogtown, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Dogtown
Coordinates: 33°56′53″N87°34′00″W / 33.94806°N 87.56667°W / 33.94806; -87.56667
Country United States
State Alabama
County Walker
Elevation
597 ft (182 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 205, 659
GNIS feature ID117345 [1]

Dogtown is an unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama, United States.

History

United States federal judge Frank Minis Johnson's father, Frank M. Johnson, Sr., formerly taught at a school in Dogtown. [2]

The area is home to several abandoned coal mines. [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Dogtown". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Tinsley E. Yarbrough (1981). Judge Frank Johnson and Human Rights in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. ISBN   978-0-8173-0056-2.
  3. ↑ Appalachian Corridor X Construction, AL-19 to US-78, Marion County: Environmental Impact Statement. 1984.
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