Pleasant Ridge, Alabama

Pleasant Ridge, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Pleasant Ridge, Alabama

Location in Alabama.

Coordinates: 33°00′51″N 88°05′01″W / 33.01417°N 88.08361°W / 33.01417; -88.08361Coordinates: 33°00′51″N 88°05′01″W / 33.01417°N 88.08361°W / 33.01417; -88.08361
Country United States
State Alabama
County Greene
Elevation 305 ft (93 m)
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code(s) 205
GNIS feature ID 155209[1]

Pleasant Ridge, also known as Ridge, is an unincorporated community in Greene County, Alabama, United States. Pleasant Ridge is located on Alabama State Route 14, 17.2 miles (27.7 km) northwest of Eutaw.

History

A post office operated under the name Pleasant Ridge from 1825 to 1918.[2] On April 6, 1865, there was a skirmish between Union forces under the command of Col. John T. Croxton and Confederate forces under the command of Brigadier-General William Wirt Adams near Pleasant Ridge. Croxton was leaving Tuscaloosa, having burned the University of Alabama on April 4.[3] The 6th Kentucky Cavalry Regiment and the 2nd Michigan Volunteer Cavalry Regiment engaged with Adams' forces.[4]

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