Eclectic (Alabama)- Star of Elmore County
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N 32° 40.061 W 086° 02.380
16S E 590046 N 3614854
Welcome to Eclectic sign as one is traveling south into town from Lake Martin on AL 63.
Waymark Code: WMDAGZ
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 12/14/2011
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It is said that when the spectacular meteor shower of November 12, 1833 lit up the night sky in Alabama, the stars actually fell on Eclectic, Alabama. It has not been determined whether this Leonid meteor shower actually sent any debris anywhere near Eclectic but the residents like to think so.
History of Eclectic
The town of Eclectic was incorporated in 1907 though the community itself is older. The area now known as Eclectic was first settled by Seaborn Kidd in the 1850’s and was named Pleasant Grove because of an attractive grove of oak trees which served as cover from the hot sun. Pleasant Grove thrived as a community and supported a school, a church and many active farmers and loggers.
In 1877, a 42-year old Doctor, Marshall Lucius Fielder moved from Good Hope, a few miles away into Pleasant Grove and purchased 122 acres of rolling farm land, along with a house previously owned by Seaborn Kidd. Doctor Fielder had attended the Eclectic Medical Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1858, as well as other medical training in Philadelphia. He had been trained in the ‘Eclectic’ method of medicine, which is similar to the holistic medicine of today.
Dr. Fielder obtained permission from the U.S. government to build a post office in Pleasant Grove, which he named Eclectic, Alabama. Soon most folks were calling the town Eclectic, although the geographic area was still referred to as Pleasant Grove. Prior to its settlement by European and/or African people, on the site of this town was the Creek Indian village called "Tumkeehatchee".
(Sources: City of Eclectic web site and Wikipedia)
Type of community: Town
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