Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
| Braggs, Alabama | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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| Coordinates: 32°03′02″N 86°47′44″W / 32.05056°N 86.79556°W / 32.05056; -86.79556 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Lowndes |
| Elevation | 285 ft (87 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 334 |
Braggs is an unincorporated community in Lowndes County, Alabama, United States.
History
Braggs was named for Peter Braggs, who served as the first postmaster. Bragg served as a soldier during the American Revolutionary War.
A post office operated under the name Braggs from 1833 to 1959 and under the name Braggs Rural Station from 1959 to 1972.
Geology
Portions of a mosasaur have been discovered in Braggs.
A Cretaceous–Paleogene boundary site is located near Braggs.
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Braggs, Alabama
- Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 22. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- Guarino, Fred. "Soldier honored with marker". The Greenville Advocate. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- "Lowndes County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
- Bruce M. Rothschild; Hans-Peter Schultze; Rodrigo Pellegrini (January 4, 2012). Herpetological Osteopathology: Annotated Bibliography of Amphibians and Reptiles. Springer Science & Business Media. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-4614-0823-9.
- Schwimmer, David; Frazier, William. "Cretaceous Period in Alabama". Encyclopedia of Alabama. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
| Municipalities and communities of Lowndes County, Alabama, United States | ||
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| County seat: Hayneville | ||
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| Unincorporated communities | ||
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