Marble Valley, Alabama | |
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Coordinates: 33°02′38″N 86°27′07″W / 33.04389°N 86.45194°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Coosa |
Elevation | 518 ft (158 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code(s) | 256 & 938, 334 |
GNIS feature ID | 156656 [1] |
Marble Valley is an unincorporated community in Coosa County, Alabama, United States.
Marble Valley is named after the Sylacauga marble found and quarried locally. [2] A post office called Marble Valley was established in 1852, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934. [3] Marble Valley became a site for soldiers to volunteer to join the Confederate States Army from Coosa County. [4] One soldier from Marble Valley, William Wood, wrote letters home to his family during the Civil War. After his death in a northern prison in 1863, his brothers compiled the letters and information from fellow soldiers into memoirs. [5]