Marble Valley is an unincorporated community in Coosa County, Alabama, United States.
Marble Valley, Alabama | |
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  Marble Valley, Alabama  Marble Valley, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 33°02′38″N 86°27′07″W / 33.04389°N 86.45194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Coosa |
| Elevation | 518 ft (158 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code(s) | 256 & 938, 334 |
| GNIS feature ID | 156656[1] |
History
editMarble Valley is named after the Sylacauga marble found and quarried locally.[2] A post office called Marble Valley was established in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934.[3] Marble Valley became a site for soldiers to volunteer to join the Confederate States Army from Coosa County.[4] One soldier from Marble Valley, William Wood, wrote letters home to his family during the Civil War. After his death in a northern prison in 1863, his brothers compiled the letters and information from fellow soldiers into memoirs.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Marble Valley". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 90. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
- ^ "Coosa County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- ^ Burton, John Michael. Gracie's Alabama Volunteers: The History of the Fifty-ninth Alabama Volunteer Regiment - John M. Burton - Google Books. ISBN 9781455605248. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
- ^ Wood, Wayne (1986). The Marble Valley Boys - Wayne and Henry Black Wood - Google Books. Retrieved October 29, 2014.
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