Sprott, Alabama
Sprott, Alabama | |
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 Crossroads store and post office in Sprott as photographed by Walker Evans for the Farm Security Administration | |
  Sprott, Alabama Location of Sprott in Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 32°40′36″N 87°13′17″W / 32.67667°N 87.22139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Perry |
| Elevation | 177 ft (54 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 36756 |
| Area code | 334 |
| FIPS code | 01-01105 |
| GNIS feature ID | 160662[1] |
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Sprott is an unincorporated community in Perry County, Alabama, United States. It is located at the intersection of Alabama Highways 14, and 183, northeast of Marion.
A 1930s view of the USPO/crossroads store by Walter Evans, albeit without showing persons, was used as title cover of the 2003 musical record Rural Renewal by the band The Crusaders.
Notable person
[edit]- J. Hugh Nichols, County Executive of Howard County, Maryland from 1978 to 1986
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sprott, Alabama. Retrieved on 2008-05-04.
- ^ "Sprott AL". ZIP Code Lookup. Retrieved June 9, 2008.
Municipalities and communities of Perry County, Alabama, United States | ||
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Sprott was the nearby community of the Ricketts, Woods, and Gudger families, made famous (infamous?) in the book Let Us Now Praise Famous Men by James Agee with photographs by Walker Evans, one of which photos shows Sprott circa 1938–39.
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