Millers Ferry, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Millers Ferry, Alabama is located in Alabama
Millers Ferry, Alabama
Millers Ferry, Alabama
Location within the state of Alabama
Millers Ferry, Alabama is located in the United States
Millers Ferry, Alabama
Millers Ferry, Alabama
Millers Ferry, Alabama (the United States)
Coordinates: 32°5′58.52″N 87°22′2.98″W / 32.0995889°N 87.3674944°W / 32.0995889; -87.3674944
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyWilcox
Elevation
131 ft (40 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code334

Millers Ferry is an unincorporated community in Wilcox County, Alabama, United States.[1] The Millers Ferry Lock and Dam is located near the community on the Alabama River.

History

Miller's Ferry Normal and Industrial School was founded in 1884 in Millers Ferry and served as a private boarding school for African American students.[2]

2007 tornado

On March 1, 2007, Millers Ferry was struck by a violent EF4 tornado. One person was killed, two others were injured, and over 70 houses were damaged or destroyed. The tornado caused well over $2 million in damage.[3]

Below are photographs taken in Millers Ferry as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey:

References

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  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Millers Ferry, Alabama
  2. ↑ Hartshorn, W. N.; Penniman, George W., eds. (1910). An Era of Progress and Promise: 1863–1910. Boston, MA: Priscilla Pub. Co. p. 226. OCLC 5343815.
  3. ↑ National Weather Service-March 1 2007, Mills Ferry EF4 Tornado"Alabama Event Report: EF4 Tornado". National Centers for Environmental Information. National Weather Service. Retrieved June 7, 2022.Spann, James (March 2, 2007). "Wilcox County Damage". ABC33/40. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 12, 2014."Storm Events Database - Event Details | National Centers for Environmental Information". www.ncdc.noaa.gov. Archived from the original on March 13, 2014. Retrieved March 13, 2014.


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