Suspension, Alabama facts for kids
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Suspension, Alabama
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 Suspension, Alabama
Location in Alabama
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| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Bullock |
| Elevation | 417 ft (127 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 157130 |
Suspension is a ghost town located in Bullock County, Alabama, United States. A ghost town is a place where people used to live and work, but now almost no one lives there anymore. Suspension is one of these places, and today, there's not much left to see.
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The Story of Suspension
How Suspension Got Its Name
Long, long ago, the area where Suspension is now was home to an ancient Muscogee village. This village was called "Chananagi." Later, the name "Suspension" came about because of a railroad project.
In 1849, a company called the Mobile and Girard Railroad started building a train track. They began laying tracks southwest from a city called Phenix City, Alabama.
The Railroad's Journey
By 1852 or 1853, the railroad builders had finished preparing the ground for the tracks. This prepared path, called the "railroad bed," reached all the way to Union Springs, Alabama. Union Springs was about 9 miles (14 kilometers) southwest of the settlement.
However, by 1858, the actual train tracks had only been laid as far as a place known as "Stewarts Mill." To finish the tracks from Stewarts Mill to Union Springs, a lot of digging was needed. This digging was a big job!
Because the work of laying the tracks was temporarily stopped, or "suspended," at Stewarts Mill, the area became known as "Suspension." The train tracks were finally completed all the way to Union Springs between 1859 and 1860.
What's Left Today?
Today, Bullock County Road 40 crosses the path where the old railroad used to be at Suspension. However, there are no buildings or signs of the old settlement left. It truly is a ghost town.
