Foshee, Alabama

Foshee, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Foshee, Alabama
Coordinates: 31°07′01″N 87°13′35″W / 31.11694°N 87.22639°WCoordinates: 31°07′01″N 87°13′35″W / 31.11694°N 87.22639°W
Country United States
State Alabama
County Escambia
Elevation 118 ft (36 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 251
GNIS feature ID 156369[1]

Foshee is an unincorporated community in Escambia County, Alabama, United States between Brewton and Pollard on U.S. Route 29. Foshee was founded as a sawmill town and named after Stewart J. Foshee, who owned several sawmills in Escambia County.[2] Russell A. Alger and Martin Sullivan founded the Alger-Sullivan Lumber Company in the late 1890s and began logging around Foshee. They used lumber from the mill to build a new sawmill in Florida, which eventually grew into the town of Century.[3] A post office was operated in Foshee from 1914 to 1924.[4]

Notable native

References

  1. "Foshee". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Indian Place Names in Alabama - William A. Read - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
  3. Escambia County - Tom McMillan - Google Books. Books.google.com. Retrieved 2014-07-19.
  4. "Escambia County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 20 November 2014.