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Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States
Fackler, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Fackler is located in AlabamaFacklerFacklerShow map of AlabamaFackler is located in the United StatesFacklerFacklerShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 34°47′33″N 85°54′36″W / 34.79250°N 85.91000°W / 34.79250; -85.91000
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyJackson
Elevation610 ft (186 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code35746
Area code256
GNIS feature ID118100

Fackler, also known as Flackler, Facler, or Fackler's Station, is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, Alabama, United States. Fackler is located on the former Memphis and Charleston Railroad, and its post office was established in 1869. During the Chattanooga Campaign of the American Civil War, the 90th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment was based out of Fackler. Phillip Hamman, known as "The Savior of Greenbrier", was formerly buried near Fackler, on the grounds of his plantation home at Hammon Hollow in Inglis-Middleton Cemetery. (Hammon is another popular spelling of his name.)

References

  1. "Fackler". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. Riley, Benjamin Franklin (1888). Alabama as it Is; Or, The Immigrant's and Capitalist's Guide Book to Alabama ... - Benjamin Franklin Riley - Google Books. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  3. Foscue, Virginia O. (1989). Place Names in Alabama - Virginia O. Foscue - Google Books. ISBN 9780817304102. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  4. Swan, James B. (March 18, 2009). Chicago's Irish Legion: The 90th Illinois Volunteers in the Civil War - James B. Swan - Google Books. ISBN 9780809328901. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
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