Salitpa, Alabama
Salitpa | |
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  Salitpa Location in Alabama. | |
| Coordinates: 31°37′47″N 88°01′12″W / 31.62972°N 88.02000°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Clarke |
| Elevation | 180 ft (55 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 251 |
| GNIS feature ID | 153303[1] |
Salitpa is an unincorporated community in Clarke County, Alabama. It has also been known as River Hill.[2]
History
[edit]The community was initially located three miles from its current location. In the 1800s, it moved to its current location. It was once home to two sawmills, two cotton gins, two grist mills, two churches, and a school.[3]
A post office called Salitpa has been in operation since 1855.[4] The community took its name from nearby Satilpa Creek. An error in writing the name (crossing the L instead of the T) when applying for a post office resulted in the name being changed.[5]
Notable person
[edit]Salitpa was the home of Ray Prim, a minor league baseball star in the Pacific Coast League with the Los Angeles Angels from 1936 to 1942, again in 1944 and in 1947.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Salitpa". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ↑ Clarke County Historical Society (1977). Historical Sketches of Clarke County, Alabama: A Story of the Communities of Clarke County, Alabama. Huntsville, Alabama: Strode Publishers. p. 312.
- ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Multiple Property Documentation Form". Department of the Interior. Retrieved June 29, 2026.
- ↑ "Clarke County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 9, 2015.
- ↑ "Cat Mash among state's funny town names". The Tuscaloosa News. September 28, 1991. pp. 3B. Retrieved April 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Ray Prim". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
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