Plevna,_Alabama

Plevna, Alabama

Plevna, Alabama

Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States

Plevna is an unincorporated community in northeastern Madison County, Alabama, United States. Residents of Plevna have New Market addresses.

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History

Plevna is named in honor of Pleven, Bulgaria, which was a site of strategic importance during the Russo-Turkish War (1877–78).[2] A post office operated under the name Plevna from 1878 to 1955.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    "Plevna". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. [2]
    Foscue, Virginia (1989). Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 113. ISBN 0-8173-0410-X.
  3. [3]
    "Madison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved February 15, 2015.


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