Hope Hull, Alabama Explained

Official Name:Hope Hull, Alabama
Pushpin Map:Alabama#USA
Pushpin Label:Hope Hull
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Alabama
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Montgomery
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Elevation Ft:207
Coordinates:32.27°N -86.3572°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:36043
Area Code:334
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:120350

Hope Hull, also known as McGehee's Switch, is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Alabama, United States, southwest of Montgomery.

It is home to the drive-through zoological park Alabama Safari Park.[1]

History

Hope Hull, a stop on the Mobile and Montgomery Railroad was originally known as McGehee's Switch in honor of local planter Abner W. McGehee. McGehee later changed the name of the community to Hope Hull, in honor of Rev. Hope Hull, a Methodist circuit rider he met while living in Georgia.[2] A post office operated under the name McGehee's from 1875 to 1877, and first began operation under the name Hope Hull in 1877.[3]

Hope Hull is home to Hooper Academy, and also the location of Tankersley Rosenwald School, which is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Home . alabamasafaripark.com.
  2. Book: Foscue, Virginia . 1989 . Place Names in Alabama . . The University of Alabama Press . 73 . 0-8173-0410-X .
  3. Web site: Montgomery County . Jim Forte Postal History . 18 January 2015.