Orion, Alabama
Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
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Orion, also known as Prospect Ridge, is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama, United States, located 12.9 miles (20.8 km) north of Troy.
History
Originally called Prospect Ridge, the name was changed to Orion in honor of the constellation.[2] Orion was incorporated on February 4, 1850, and the charter was repealed by the Alabama Legislature on February 26, 1881.[3] A post office operated under the name Prospect Ridge from 1838 to 1848 and under the name Orion from 1848 to 1903.[4]
Orion was home to the Orion Institute, one of the earliest schools in Pike County.[5]
Jim Capers, the first African-American Revolutionary War soldier known to be buried in Alabama, is buried at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church in Orion.[6]
Multiple structures in Orion were documented in the Historic American Buildings Survey.
Notable people
- C. S. Yarbrough - American politician
Gallery
Baptist Church
Front door of Baptist Church
Solomon Siler House front porch
Solomon Siler House bedroom
Solomon Siler House foyer
Solomon Siler House stairway
Solomon Siler House columns
Solomon Siler House
Solomon Siler House
McCullough-Henderson House
McCullough-Henderson House fireplace
McCullough-Henderson House stairway
Hanchey-Pennington House
Hanchey-Pennington House rear
Hanchey-Pennington House fireplace
Orion Male and Female Institute
Orion Male and Female Institute front door
