Suspension, Alabama

Suspension is a ghost town in Bullock County, Alabama, United States.[1]

Suspension, Alabama
Ghost town
Suspension, Alabama
Coordinates: 32°11′48″N 85°35′17″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyBullock
Elevation
417 ft (127 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID157130[1]

History

The settlement began as an ancient Muscogee village called "Chananagi".[2][3]

The name "Suspension" derives from the temporary suspension of railroad construction at the settlement. The Mobile and Girard Railroad incorporated in 1849 and began laying a track southwest from Phenix City, Alabama. By 1852–53, the grading of the railroad bed had been completed to Union Springs, located 9 mi (14 km) southwest of the settlement, however, by 1858 the laying of track had only been completed to a location known as "Stewarts Mill" because extensive excavations were required to complete the track from Stewarts Mill to Union Springs.[4][5] Because the track laying was temporarily suspended at Stewarts Mill, the location became known as "Suspension". The track was finally completed to Union Springs in 1859–60.[4]

Bullock County Road 40 crosses the now-abandoned railway at Suspension, though nothing remains of the settlement.

References
  1. "Suspension". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. "Muskogee Indians". Accessgenealogy. Retrieved February 2016. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  3. Harris, Stuart (1977). Dead Towns of Alabama. University of Alabama Press.
  4. "The Mobile and Girard Railroad Explained". Union Springs Herald. March 6, 2013.
  5. "Mobile & Girard Stations". Confederate Railroads. Retrieved February 2016. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)


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