Calhoun, Alabama
Calhoun is an unincorporated community in Lowndes County, Alabama, United States.
History
A post office operated under the name Calhoun from 1851 to 1973.Calhoun was formerly home to the Calhoun Colored School, a private boarding and day school.
Ramah Baptist Church in Calhoun is listed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage.
Notable natives
- Sidney Dickinson, painter
- William K. Payne, president of Georgia State College from 1949 until his death in 1963
- Tommy Sampson, second baseman in the Negro leagues
- SGT. Danyell Walters - First African American Female soldier to guard The Tomb of The Unknown Soldier in Arlington, VA