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'''Easonville''' was a community in [[St Clair County]], near [[Pell City]] and [[Cropwell]], that was flooded by the damming of the [[Coosa River]] to form [[Lake Logan Martin]] in [[1964]]. | '''Easonville''' was a community in [[St Clair County]], near [[Pell City]] and [[Cropwell]], that was flooded by the damming of the [[Coosa River]] to form [[Lake Logan Martin]] in [[1964]]. | ||
The [[Brothers 4 Motel]] and [[Big Bull Restaurant]] opened in [[1966]] on [[U.S. Highway 231]] at the shore of the lake near the former community. | The [[Brothers 4 Motel]] and [[Big Bull Restaurant]] opened in [[1966]] on [[U.S. Highway 231]] at the shore of the lake near the former community. [[Wright Dairy Farm (Easonville)|Wright Dairy Farm]] and its [[Easonville Creamery]] were located about a half mile from the community in the early 1900s. | ||
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* Kazek, Kelly (November 6, 2014) "Drowned towns: What traces of 'ghost' cities lie beneath Alabama's man-made lakes?" {{BN}} | * Kazek, Kelly (November 6, 2014) "Drowned towns: What traces of 'ghost' cities lie beneath Alabama's man-made lakes?" {{BN}} | ||
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[[Category:1964 demolitions]] | [[Category:1964 demolitions]] | ||
Latest revision as of 09:12, 17 July 2021
Easonville was a community in St Clair County, near Pell City and Cropwell, that was flooded by the damming of the Coosa River to form Lake Logan Martin in 1964.
The Brothers 4 Motel and Big Bull Restaurant opened in 1966 on U.S. Highway 231 at the shore of the lake near the former community. Wright Dairy Farm and its Easonville Creamery were located about a half mile from the community in the early 1900s.
References
- Kazek, Kelly (November 6, 2014) "Drowned towns: What traces of 'ghost' cities lie beneath Alabama's man-made lakes?" The Birmingham News