Mars Hill, Alabama

Neighborhood in Lauderdale, Alabama, United States

34°51′06″N 87°39′39″W / 34.85167°N 87.66083°W / 34.85167; -87.66083CountryUnited StatesStateAlabamaCountyLauderdaleElevation

554 ft (169 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code(s)256 & 938GNIS feature ID156659^[1]

Mars Hill is a former unincorporated community that is now a neighborhood of the city of Florence in Lauderdale County, Alabama, United States.

The community contains the campus of Mars Hill Bible School.

History

The community was named after Mars Hill (Areopagus), in Ancient Greece.^[2] The community was once home to the Wright and Rice Iron Foundry. The foundry began operating in 1835 and manufactured various kinds of machinery and equipment. During the American Civil War, the 7th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment camped at the site of the foundry. The foundry produced various weapons for the Confederacy during the war. It was destroyed in May 1863. In 1888, a passenger station of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad was at Mars Hill.^[3]

Notable person

Hugh McVay, ninth governor of Alabama.

References

^ "Mars Hill". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ Darby, A. J. (March 1, 1962). "The Historical Highways and Byways of Lauderdale County". TimesDaily. pp. Page 6, Section 3. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
^ William Lindsey McDonald (2003). A Walk Through the Past: People and Places of Florence and Lauderdale County, Alabama. Heart of Dixie Publishing. p. 284. ISBN 978-0-9719945-6-0.