Suspension is a

ghost town A ghost town, deserted city, extinct town, or abandoned city is an abandoned settlement, usually one that contains substantial visible remaining buildings and infrastructure such as roads. A town often becomes a ghost town because the economi ...

Bullock County, Alabama Bullock County is a county of the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, the population was 10,357. Union Springs was chosen as the county seat in 1867, and presently is the county's only incorporated city. The county was named for Co ...

, United States.

History

The settlement began as an ancient

Muscogee The Muscogee, also known as the Mvskoke, Muscogee Creek or just Creek, and the Muscogee Creek Confederacy ( in the Muscogee language; English: ), are a group of related Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands Here they waged war again ...

village called "Chananagi". The name "Suspension" derives from the temporary suspension of railroad construction at the settlement. The

Mobile and Girard Railroad The Mobile & Girard Railroad was an Alabama railroad which was constructed in the mid-19th century; a portion of the line continues in operation under different ownership. The line was constructed with a track gauge of . Construction In 1852, Al ...

incorporated in 1849 and began laying a track southwest from

Phenix City, Alabama Phenix City is a city in Lee and Russell counties in the U.S. state of Alabama, and the county seat of Russell County. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 38,817. Phenix City lies immediately west across the Chattahoochee ...

. By 1852–53, the grading of the railroad bed had been completed to Union Springs, located southwest of the settlement, however, by 1858 the laying of track had only been completed to a location known as "Stewarts Mill" because extensive excavations were required to complete the track from Stewarts Mill to Union Springs. Because the track laying was temporarily suspended at Stewarts Mill, the location became known as "Suspension". The track was finally completed to Union Springs in 1859–60. Bullock County Road 40 crosses the now-abandoned railway at Suspension, though nothing remains of the settlement.

References

Ghost towns in Alabama Populated places in Bullock County, Alabama {{BullockCountyAL-geo-stub