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Calhoun, Alabama
Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Calhoun is an unincorporated community in Lowndes County, Alabama, United States.[1]
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History
A post office operated under the name Calhoun from 1851 to 1973.[2]
Calhoun was formerly home to the Calhoun Colored School, a private boarding and day school.[3]
Ramah Baptist Church in Calhoun is listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.[4]
Notable natives
- Sidney Dickinson, painter
- William K. Payne, president of Georgia State College from 1949 until his death in 1963
- Tommy Sampson, second baseman in the Negro leagues
- SGT. Danyell (Wilson) Walters (Military) - First African American Female soldier to guard The Tomb of The Unknown Soldier in Arlington, VA
References
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