Barrytown, also known as Barryton or Mosely Store, is an

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in Choctaw County,

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History

The name Barrytown comes from the combination of the words ''barrel'' and ''town'', as the area was known for the production of

turpentine Turpentine (which is also called spirit of turpentine, oil of turpentine, terebenthene, terebinthine and (colloquially) turps) is a fluid obtained by the distillation of resin harvested from living trees, mainly pines. Mainly used as a special ...

barrels. Barrytown served as the county seat of Washington County from 1842 to 1847 until Choctaw County was formed from parts of Washington and Sumter County. A post office operated in Barrytown from 1833 to 1914.

References

Unincorporated communities in Choctaw County, Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama {{ChoctawCountyAL-geo-stub