Rock Run, Alabama
Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
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Rock Run is an unincorporated community in Cherokee County, Alabama, United States. Rock Run is located on County Route 29, 13.6 miles (21.9 km) southeast of Centre.
Rock Run, Alabama | |
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| Coordinates: 34°01′40″N 85°29′43″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Cherokee |
| Elevation | 732 ft (223 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area codes | 256 & 938 |
| GNIS feature ID | 155218[1] |
History
Rock Run had its start as a mining community, and may have been named from a run on the rocks containing iron ore.[2] According to another story, a settler climbing a hill dislodged a rock, and watching it roll down the hill, said "Look at that rock run!"[3] A post office operated under the name Rock Run from 1883 to 1957.[4]
Demographics
Gallery
Below are photographs of Rock Run as documented by the Historic American Engineering Record:
Furnace foundations
Furnace foundation
Furnace foundation
1890 furnace commissary building
