Orion, Alabama

Orion, also known as Prospect Ridge, is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama, United States, located north of Troy.

History

Originally called Prospect Ridge, the name was changed to Orion in honor of the constellation. Orion was incorporated on February 4, 1850, and the charter was repealed by the Alabama Legislature on February 26, 1881. A post office operated under the name Prospect Ridge from 1838 to 1848 and under the name Orion from 1848 to 1903.

Orion was home to the Orion Institute, one of the earliest schools in Pike County.

Jim Capers, the first African-American Revolutionary War soldier known to be buried in Alabama, is buried at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church in Orion.

Multiple structures in Orion were documented in the Historic American Buildings Survey.

Gallery

File:Historic American Buildings Survey W. N. Manning, Photographer, June 14, 1935 FRONT AND SIDE VIEW, N. W. - Baptist Church, U.S. Highway 231, Orion, Pike County, AL HABS ALA,55-ORIO,1-1.tif, Baptist Church
File:Historic American Buildings Survey W. N. Manning, Photographer, June 14, 1935 CLOSE UP OF N. W. FRONT DOOR - Baptist Church, U.S. Highway 231, Orion, Pike County, AL HABS ALA,55-ORIO,1-5.tif, Front door of Baptist Church
File:Historic American Buildings Survey W. N. Manning, Photographer, June 14, 1935 CLOSE- UP OF FRONT PORCH - Solomon Siler House, U.S. Highway 231, Orion, Pike County, AL HABS ALA,55-ORIO,5-13.tif, Solomon Siler House front porch
File:Historic American Buildings Survey W. N. Manning, Photographer, June 14, 1935 FIREPLACE IN S. E. BED ROOM - Solomon Siler House, U.S. Highway 231, Orion, Pike County, AL HABS ALA,55-ORIO,5-8.tif, Solomon Siler House bedroom
File:Historic American Buildings Survey W. N. Manning, Photographer, June 14, 1935 FRONT HALL DOOR TREATMENT, FACING E. - Solomon Siler House, U.S. Highway 231, Orion, Pike County, AL HABS ALA,55-ORIO,5-5.tif, Solomon Siler House foyer
File:Historic American Buildings Survey W. N. Manning, Photographer, June 14, 1935 STAIRWAY AND REAR HALL DOOR - Solomon Siler House, U.S. Highway 231, Orion, Pike County, AL HABS ALA,55-ORIO,5-6.tif, Solomon Siler House stairway
File:Historic American Buildings Survey W. N. Manning, Photographer, June 14, 1935 VIEW IN BALCONY, SHOWING COLUMN CAP AND BANISTERS - Solomon Siler House, U.S. Highway 231, Orion, HABS ALA,55-ORIO,5-3.tif, Solomon Siler House columns
File:Historic American Buildings Survey W. N. Manning, Photographer, June 14, 1935 FRONT AND SIDE VIEW N.E. - Solomon Siler House, U.S. Highway 231, Orion, Pike County, AL HABS ALA,55-ORIO,5-1.tif, Solomon Siler House
File:Historic American Buildings Survey W. N. Manning, Photographer, June 14, 1935 REAR AND SIDE VIEW S.W. - Solomon Siler House, U.S. Highway 231, Orion, Pike County, AL HABS ALA,55-ORIO,5-2.tif, Solomon Siler House
File:Historic American Buildings Survey W. N. Manning, Photographer, June 14, 1935 FRONT VIEW (WEST) NORTH SIDE - McCullough-Henderson House, U.S. Highway 231, Orion, Pike County, AL HABS ALA,55-ORIO,4-1.tif, McCullough-Henderson House
File:Historic American Buildings Survey W. N. Manning, Photographer, June 14, 1935 FIREPLACE IN BED ROOM, (S.W. ROOM) - McCullough-Henderson House, U.S. Highway 231, Orion, Pike HABS ALA,55-ORIO,4-3.tif, McCullough-Henderson House fireplace
File:Historic American Buildings Survey W. N. Manning, Photographer, June 14, 1935 STAIRWAY IN DINING ROOM - McCullough-Henderson House, U.S. Highway 231, Orion, Pike County, AL HABS ALA,55-ORIO,4-2.tif, McCullough-Henderson House stairway
File:Historic American Buildings Survey W. N. Manning, Photographer, June 15, 1935 FRONT VIEW (WEST) - Hanchey-Pennington House, U.S. Highway 231, Orion, Pike County, AL HABS ALA,55-ORIO,2-1.tif, Hanchey-Pennington House
File:Historic American Buildings Survey W. N. Manning, Photographer, June 15, 1935 REAR AND SIDE VIEW, S. E. - Hanchey-Pennington House, U.S. Highway 231, Orion, Pike County, AL HABS ALA,55-ORIO,2-2.tif, Hanchey-Pennington House rear
File:Historic American Buildings Survey W. N. Manning, Photographer, June 15, 1935 FIREPLACE IN N. W. FRONT ROOM - Hanchey-Pennington House, U.S. Highway 231, Orion, Pike County, AL HABS ALA,55-ORIO,2-3.tif, Hanchey-Pennington House fireplace
File:Historic American Buildings Survey W. N. Manning, Photographer, June 15, 1935 FRONT AND SIDE VIEW, N. E. - Orion Male and Female Institute, U.S. Highway 231, Orion, Pike County, HABS ALA,55-ORIO,3-1.tif, Orion Male and Female Institute
File:Historic American Buildings Survey W. N. Manning, Photographer, June 15, 1935 FRONT DOOR TREATMENT (EAST) - Orion Male and Female Institute, U.S. Highway 231, Orion, Pike County, HABS ALA,55-ORIO,3-2.tif, Orion Male and Female Institute front door

References

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Unincorporated communities in Pike County, Alabama
Unincorporated communities in Alabama