Millers Ferry is an unincorporated community in Wilcox County, Alabama, United States.[1] The Millers Ferry Lock and Dam is located near the community on the Alabama River.
Millers Ferry, Alabama | |
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  Millers Ferry, Alabama Location within the state of Alabama  Millers Ferry, Alabama Millers Ferry, Alabama (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 32°5′58.52″N 87°22′2.98″W / 32.0995889°N 87.3674944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Wilcox |
| Elevation | 131 ft (40 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 334 |
History
editMiller's Ferry Normal and Industrial School was founded in 1884 in Millers Ferry and served as a private boarding school for African American students.[2]
2007 tornado
editOn March 1, 2007, Millers Ferry was struck by a violent EF4 tornado. One person was killed, two others were injured, and over 70 houses were damaged or destroyed. The tornado caused well over $2 million in damage.[3]
Gallery
editBelow are photographs taken in Millers Ferry as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey:
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Rosemary House and Plantation -
Old store, Rosemary House and Plantation -
Sellers-Henderson House
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Millers Ferry, Alabama.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Millers Ferry, Alabama
- ^ Hartshorn, W. N.; Penniman, George W., eds. (1910). An Era of Progress and Promise: 1863–1910. Boston, MA: Priscilla Pub. Co. p. 226. OCLC 5343815.
- ^ National Weather Service-March 1 2007, Mills Ferry EF4 Tornado"Alabama Event Report: EF4 Tornado". National Centers for Environmental Information. National Weather Service. Retrieved June 7, 2022.Spann, James (March 2, 2007). "Wilcox County Damage". ABC33/40. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014."Storm Events Database - Event Details | National Centers for Environmental Information". www.ncdc.noaa.gov. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.
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