Tallahatta Springs, Alabama

Tallahatta Springs, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Tallahatta Springs, Alabama
Location within the state of Alabama
Tallahatta Springs, Alabama
Tallahatta Springs, Alabama (the US)
Coordinates: 31°54′35″N 87°52′36″W / 31.90960°N 87.87667°W / 31.90960; -87.87667
Country United States
State Alabama
County Clarke
Elevation 200 ft (60 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code 36784
Area code(s) 334

Tallahatta Springs, once called Lowder Springs, is an unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama, United States.[1] It was once known for its mineral springs at the headwaters of Tallahatta Creek. A health resort was established here in the middle of the 19th century.[2] Language scholars believe Tallahatta to be an adaptation of two Choctaw language words: tali (rock) and hata (silver/white), literally "white rock."[3]

Geography

Tallahatta Springs is located at 31°54′35″N 87°52′36″W / 31.90960°N 87.87667°W / 31.90960; -87.87667Coordinates: 31°54′35″N 87°52′36″W / 31.90960°N 87.87667°W / 31.90960; -87.87667 at an elevation of 200 feet (61 m).[1]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tallahatta Springs
  2. ↑ "Welcome to Clarke County: Historic Markers" (PDF). Clarke County Development Foundation. www.clarkecountyal.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 8, 2011. Retrieved April 8, 2011.
  3. ↑ Bright, William (2004). Native American placenames of the United States. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 475. ISBN 0-8061-3576-X. Retrieved April 8, 2011.


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