Wright, Alabama

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Wright, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Wright
Coordinates: 34°54′31″N87°59′24″W / 34.90861°N 87.99000°W / 34.90861; -87.99000
Country United States
State Alabama
County Lauderdale
Elevation
453 ft (138 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 256 & 938
GNIS feature ID154037 [1]

Wright, also known as Wrights Cross Roads, is an unincorporated community in Lauderdale County, in the U.S. state of Alabama.

History

Wright was named for Moses Wright, a post rider on the Natchez Trace, who settled in the area and cleared timber for farming. His family operated a general store. [2] In 1900, Wright was home to three stores, a mill, and cotton gin, and was a center of cross tie production. [3] A post office was in operation under the name Wright from 1891 to 1914. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "Wright". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 151. ISBN   0-8173-0410-X.
  3. ↑ William Lindsey McDonald (2003). A Walk Through the Past - People and Places of Florence and Lauderdale County Alabama. Heart of Dixie Publishing. pp. 361–. ISBN   978-0-9719945-6-0.
  4. ↑ "Lauderdale County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 28, 2014.


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