Lower Peach Tree, Alabama
Lower Peach Tree, Alabama | |
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  Lower Peach Tree, Alabama Location within the state of Alabama  Lower Peach Tree, Alabama Lower Peach Tree, Alabama (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 31°50′26.55″N 87°32′42.99″W / 31.8407083°N 87.5452750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Wilcox |
| Elevation | 190 ft (60 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 36751 |
| Area code | 334 |
Lower Peach Tree is an unincorporated community in Wilcox County, Alabama, United States.[1]
The community was named for a peach tree which stood near the original town site (the town's name was prefixed with "Lower" to avoid repetition with another place called "Peach Tree" in the state).[2] This town was devastated by an F4 Tornado on March 21, 1913, killing 27 people.
Geography
[edit]Lower Peach Tree is located at 31°50′27″N 87°32′43″W / 31.84070°N 87.54527°W and has an elevation of 190 feet (58 m).[1]
Notable people
[edit]- James Crawford, former professional basketball player who played in the Australian National Basketball League
- Brenda Lee Eager, soul singer and musical theatre performer. Grew up in Lower Peach Tree.
In popular culture
[edit]Lower Peach Tree is featured as the setting of "Poachers", the titular story of Tom Franklin's short story collection.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lower Peach Tree, Alabama
- ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 80.
- ^ Franklin, Tom (1999). Poachers. HarperCollins. p. 130. ISBN 0688167403.
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