Salitpa | |
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  Salitpa Location in Alabama. | |
| Coordinates: 31°37′47″N88°01′12″W / 31.62972°N 88.02000°W Coordinates: 31°37′47″N88°01′12″W / 31.62972°N 88.02000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Clarke |
| Elevation | 180 ft (50 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 251 |
| GNIS feature ID | 153303 [1] |
Salitpa is an unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama. It has also been known as River Hill. [2]
A post office called Salitpa has been in operation since 1855. [3] The community took its name from nearby Satilpa Creek. An error in writing the name (crossing the L instead of the T) when applying for a post office resulted in the name being changed. [4]
Salitpa was the home of Ray Prim, a minor league baseball star in the Pacific Coast League with the Los Angeles Angels from 1936 to 1942, again in 1944 and in 1947. [5]
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