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词条 Snowdoun, Alabama
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Snowdoun is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Alabama, United States. Snowdoun is located on U.S. Highway 331 {{convert|9.5|mi|km}} south of Montgomery.

History

Snowdoun was named by William Falconer in honor of Mount Snowdon in Wales.[2] A post office operated under the name Snowdoun from 1859 to 1957.[3]

Snowdoun was formerly connected to Montgomery by the Montgomery Southern Railway, a narrow gauge railway.[4]

William Bartram camped near Snowdoun on his expedition through the southern colonies.[5]

References

1. ^{{cite gnis|127083|Snowdoun}}
2. ^{{cite book |last=Foscue |first=Virginia |date=1989 |title=Place Names in Alabama |url= |location=Tuscaloosa |publisher=The University of Alabama Press |page=129 |isbn=0-8173-0410-X |accessdate= }}
3. ^{{cite web | url=http://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=AL&county=Montgomery | title=Montgomery County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | accessdate=19 January 2015}}
4. ^{{cite book|author=George Woodman Hilton|title=American Narrow Gauge Railroads|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7POj8GvF4sIC&pg=PA304|year=1990|publisher=Stanford University Press|isbn=978-0-8047-1731-1|pages=304}}
5. ^{{cite book|author=Bartram Trail Conference|title=Bartram Heritage|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YgYrifxa5_oC&pg=PA134|year=1979|publisher=Brad Sanders|pages=134|id=GGKEY:LPJW3TZ54Y4}}
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2 : Unincorporated communities in Montgomery County, Alabama|Unincorporated communities in Alabama

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