Acmar, Alabama
| Acmar, Alabama | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Acmar, Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 33°37′17″N 86°29′46″W / 33.62139°N 86.49611°WCoordinates: 33°37′17″N 86°29′46″W / 33.62139°N 86.49611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | St. Clair |
| Elevation | 804 ft (245 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 205 |
| GNIS feature ID | 164535[1] |
Acmar is an unincorporated community in St. Clair County, in the U.S. state of Alabama.
History
Henry DeBardeleben, founder of the Alabama Fuel & Iron Company (AFICO), opened two coal mines at Acmar. The mines were serviced by the Central of Georgia Railway, with coal production peaking in 1926.[2] In October 1935, one miner was killed and six were injured when strikers belonging to the United Mine Workers of America attempted to drive into the mines.[3] The mines at Acmar closed in 1951.
A post office was established at Acmar in 1911, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1987.[4] Acmar is a conjoin of the names Acton and Margaret[5] AFICO also operated mines at both of these locations.[2]
The Cahaba River originates near Acmar.[6]
References
- ↑ "Acmar". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 James Sanders Day (24 June 2013). Diamonds in the Rough: A History of Alabama's Cahaba Coal Field. University of Alabama Press. pp. 64–86. ISBN 978-0-8173-1794-2.
- ↑ Robert H. Woodrum (2007). "Everybody was Black Down There": Race and Industrial Change in the Alabama Coalfields. University of Georgia Press. p. 59. ISBN 978-0-8203-2739-6.
- ↑ "St. Clair County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
- ↑ Foscue, Virginia O. (1989). Place Names in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. p. 6. ISBN 978-0-8173-0410-2.
- ↑ Eddie Wayne Shell (2013). Evolution of the Alabama Agroecosystem: Always Keeping Up, but Never Catching Up. NewSouth Books. p. 38. ISBN 978-1-60306-203-9.
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