Dudleyville, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

32°54′54″N 85°36′00″W / 32.91500°N 85.60000°W / 32.91500; -85.60000CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyTallapoosaElevation

741 ft (226 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code(s)256 & 938GNIS feature ID117634^[1]

Dudleyville, also known as Pittsborough, is an unincorporated community in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States. Dudleyville was named for Peter Dudley, who established the first trading post in the area.^[2] The town was incorporated on February 2, 1839.^[3] A post office was operated in Dudleyville from 1836 to 1907.^[4] Major Lemuel Montgomery, the first American soldier killed in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, was formerly buried in the Dudleyville cemetery, before his grave was moved to Horseshoe Bend National Military Park.^[2] Abram Mordecai, a trader who installed the first cotton gin in Alabama, lived for a time in Dudleyville. It was here that Albert J. Pickett visited him in 1847 and gathered information from him to use in his History of Alabama.^[5] County Line Baptist Church, which is located east of Dudleyville, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Notable person

William S. Key, former Warden of Oklahoma State Penitentiary and Major general during World War II.
Claude Pepper, former U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative from Florida, was born near Dudleyville.

References

^ "Dudleyville". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ ^a ^b Schafer, Elizabeth D. (November 2002). Lake Martin, Alabama's Crown Jewel - Elizabeth D. Schafer - Google Books. ISBN 9780738523903. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
^ Alabama (1838). Acts of the General Assembly of the State of Alabama - J. Boardman - Google Books. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
^ "Tallapoosa County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 20, 2014.
^ "Alabama Historical Association Marker Program: Montgomery County". Archives.state.al.us. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved June 22, 2014.