Round Mountain, Alabama

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Round Mountain
Unincorporated community
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Round Mountain
Location in Alabama.
Coordinates: 34°12′56″N85°41′02″W / 34.21556°N 85.68389°W / 34.21556; -85.68389
Country United States
State Alabama
County Cherokee
Elevation
577 ft (176 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area codes 256 & 938
GNIS feature ID125974 [1]

Round Mountain is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States. For a short period, it was an incorporated community beginning in 1908, and was listed in the 1910 U.S. Census as having 210 residents. That technically and briefly made it the largest town in Cherokee County, as neither the county seat of Centre nor Cedar Bluff returned census figures.

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History

A post office called Round Mountain was established in 1873, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1960. [2] The community was centered on the Round Mountain blast furnace. [3] The furnace first opened in 1852 and averaged 11 tons of iron manufactured per week. [4] It was the first furnace in Alabama to use red iron ore to produce iron. [5] The furnace was partially destroyed by Major General Francis Blair in 1864. It continued operation until closing in 1906. [6]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
1910 210—
U.S. Decennial Census [7]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Round Mountain". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ "Cherokee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Cherokee County, Ala". Calhoun Times. September 1, 2004. p. 46. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
  4. ↑ J. Peter Lesley. The Iron Manufacturer's Guide to the Furnaces, Forges and Rolling Mills of the United States. Рипол Классик. p. 78. ISBN   978-5-87449-519-0.
  5. ↑ Dean, Terry. "Round Mountain made more than memories". Northwest Georgia News. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Round Mountain Furnace". Alabama Ironworks Source Book. Alabama Historic Ironworks Commission. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
  7. ↑ "U.S. Decennial Census". Census.gov. Retrieved June 6, 2013.
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