Draft:Fleta, Alabama
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Comment: Unfortunately, there is really one half a source that counts towards the general notability guidelines here. While this is a topic that might indeed be notable–and I am inclined to believe it is–it will require additional sourcing. ~ Pbritti (talk) 16:40, 21 February 2023 (UTC)
Fleta, Alabama is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Alabama. It is an agricultural community outside Montgomery, Alabama, the state capitol.
History[edit]
Fleta was home to Dr. Thomas Duncan who owned a farm in Fleta and served as postmaster for the community. He worked as a doctor on the Walter Brothers cotton ginning business in nearby Sprague, Alabama where convict labor was used.[1] The Montgomery County Archives have photographs of his plantation, family, and car club activities.[2] His doctor's office is extant and has been restored and preserved in a new location.[3]
A 1911 map published in a discussion of soils and cultivation prospects in the area shows Fleta as a site where Houston clay is located.[4] The geology of the area includes hailstones.[5]
In 1928, C. E. Vickers petitioned for a certificate of public convenience and necessity to operate as a motor carrier of freight between Montgomery and Fleta.[6]
Fleta was home to a Mason Lodge.[7]
Huntsville, Alabama doctor Maurice Miller Duncan Sr. (born April 27, 1884) the son of plantation owner James Anderson and Georgia (Bonham) Duncan was born in Fleta.[8]
Fleta's post office was moved from a store in Old Fleta to a store in Fleta. It was discontinued in 1935.[9]
Nomenclature[edit]
Fleta was named for Fleta née Matthews Davis who was the wife of doctor, businessman, and cotton plantation owner LeRoy W. Davis.[10]
Legacy[edit]
The Pintlala Historical Association documented the history of Fleta's post office in April 1991.[11]
See also[edit]
Referencee[edit]
- ^ DuBose, Joel Campbell (January 7, 1904). "Notable Men of Alabama: Personal and Genealogical". Southern historical assoc. – via Google Books.
- ^ "Fleta (Ala.) - Montgomery County Archives". mca.accesstomemory.org.
- ^ "Home2". touroldalabamatown.com.
- ^ Agriculture, United States Department of (January 7, 1911). "Report". U.S. Government Printing Office – via Google Books.
- ^ Service, United States Environmental Data (January 7, 1952). "Climatological Data, Alabama". U.S. Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Data Service. – via Google Books.
- ^ Commission, Alabama Public Service (January 7, 1928). "Decisions of the Alabama Public Service Commission". Birmingham Print. Company – via Google Books.
- ^ "Proceedings of the Most Worshipful Grand Lodge Jurisdiction of Alabama, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons: Annual Communication". The Lodge. January 7, 1922 – via Google Books.
- ^ Downs, Winfield Scott; Company, American Historical (January 7, 1970). "Encyclopedia of American biography: New series". American Historical Society – via Google Books.
- ^ http://www.pintlalahistoricalassociation.com/clientimages/41954/phanewsletters/2014%2010%202nd%20draft.pdf
- ^ Owen, Thomas McAdory (January 7, 1921). "History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography". S. J. Clarke publishing Company – via Google Books.
- ^ http://www.pintlalahistoricalassociation.com/592887
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