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'''Praco''' is a former coal mining [[List of Jefferson County communities|community]] north of [[Powhatan]] and the [[Locust Fork River]] on [[Flat Top Road]] in western [[Jefferson County]]. | '''Praco''' (originally '''Skelton Creek''') is a former coal mining [[List of Jefferson County communities|community]] north of [[Powhatan]] and the [[Locust Fork River]] on [[Flat Top Road]] in western [[Jefferson County]]. | ||
The name is a shortened form of [[Pratt Co.]], for the [[Pratt Consolidated Coal Co.]] The town appears on maps in the 1910s. The [[Praco Post Office]] was established in [[1931]]. | The name is a shortened form of [[Pratt Co.]], for the [[Pratt Consolidated Coal Co.]] The town appears on maps in the 1910s. The [[Praco Post Office]] was established in [[1931]]. | ||
Latest revision as of 21:53, 14 January 2021
Praco (originally Skelton Creek) is a former coal mining community north of Powhatan and the Locust Fork River on Flat Top Road in western Jefferson County.
The name is a shortened form of Pratt Co., for the Pratt Consolidated Coal Co. The town appears on maps in the 1910s. The Praco Post Office was established in 1931.
References
- Foscue, Virginia O. (1989) Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: University of Alabama Press. ISBN 081730410X