Suspension, Alabama | |
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  Suspension, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 32°11′48″N85°35′17″W / 32.19667°N 85.58806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Bullock |
| Elevation | 417 ft (127 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 157130 [1] |
Suspension is a ghost town in Bullock County, Alabama, United States. [1]
The settlement began as an ancient Muscogee village called "Chananagi". [2] [3]
The name "Suspension" derives from the temporary suspension of railroad construction at the settlement. The Mobile and Girard Railroad incorporated in 1849 and began laying a track southwest from Phenix City, Alabama. By 1852–53, the grading of the railroad bed had been completed to Union Springs, located 9 mi (14 km) southwest of the settlement, however, by 1858 the laying of track had only been completed to a location known as "Stewarts Mill" because extensive excavations were required to complete the track from Stewarts Mill to Union Springs. [4] [5] Because the track laying was temporarily suspended at Stewarts Mill, the location became known as "Suspension". The track was finally completed to Union Springs in 1859–60. [4]
Bullock County Road 40 crosses the now-abandoned railway at Suspension, though nothing remains of the settlement.
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