Lacon , also known as Cedar Crossing, is a ghost town in extreme southern Morgan County,

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. Built at the northern foot of Burleson Mountain, alongside the railroad track there, a spring and good clay enabled a substantial brickyard. The Lacon brickyard made bricks with a distinctive mark, "LACON", imprinted on the large sides of the bricks. After the brickyard closed and a new highway bypassed the town, the village practically disappeared with services being assumed by the nearby town of Falkville. The Lacon site was reborn by the 1970s as a large weekend flea market, Lacon Trade Day. Exit 318 of

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is the "Lacon" exit and is less than one mile south of the old town site and present day flea market. A "lagoon" alongside U.S. Highway 31 and Trade Day is said to be a legacy of digging clay for the brick factory. A post office operated under the name Lacon from 1891 to 1955. The CSX railroad maintains a 'helper' engine on a siding immediately south of Lacon. It is used to push (assist on the rear) southbound trains through Holmes Gap and over Sand Mountain, a sandstone ridge.

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Ghost towns in Alabama Geography of Morgan County, Alabama {{MorganCountyAL-geo-stub