Calhoun is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in
Lowndes County, Alabama, United States.
History
A post office operated under the name Calhoun from 1851 to 1973.
Calhoun was formerly home to the
Calhoun Colored School, a private boarding and day school.
Ramah Baptist Church in Calhoun is listed on the
Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.
Notable natives
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Sidney Dickinson
Sidney (sometimes Sydney) Edward Dickinson (November 28, 1890 – April, 1980) was an American painter.
Dickinson was born in Wallingford, Connecticut, and was the son of a Congregationalist minister, Charles H. Dickinson. His parents moved freq ...
, painter
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William K. Payne, president of
Georgia State College from 1949 until his death in 1963
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Tommy Sampson,
second baseman in the
Negro leagues
The Negro leagues were United States professional baseball leagues comprising teams of African Americans and, to a lesser extent, Latin Americans. The term may be used broadly to include professional black teams outside the leagues and it may be ...
References
Unincorporated communities in Lowndes County, Alabama
Unincorporated communities in Alabama
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