| Pleasant Hill, Alabama | |
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| The Pleasant Hill Alabama Volunteer Fire Department | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Dallas |
| Elevation | 404 ft (123 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 36775 |
| Area code(s) | 251 |
Pleasant Hill is an unincorporated community in Dallas County, Alabama.[1]
The community began as a trading post called Fort Rascal prior to the Indian removal, it gained a post office in the 1840s and the name was changed to Pleasant Hill.[2] The community was visited by Philip Henry Gosse, an English naturalist , for an eight month period in 1838 when he taught school for Reuben Saffold, a local plantation owner. His studies and drawings of the flora and fauna of the area and his recollections of slavery were later published in his book Letters from Alabama.[3] Pleasant Hill has one site included on the National Register of Historic Places, the Pleasant Hill Presbyterian Church.[4] It has several sites listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage and one nearby, Belvoir.[5]
Pleasant Hill is located at and has an elevation of 404 feet (123 m).[1]
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