Gallion, originally known as Macon Station, was a plantation owned by Henry Augustine Tayloe on the Demopolis to Uniontown Rail Line in Hale County, Alabama. It is now known as Gallion to honor Jo Gallion, a railroad official, and is an unincorporated community in the aforementioned county.[1] Gallion has a post office with a ZIP code of 36742.[2] Gallion has one site on the National Register of Historic Places, a plantation house known as Waldwic.[3]

Gallion, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Gallion, Alabama, from Snedecor's map of Hale County, Alabama, 1870
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Coordinates: 32°29′48″N 87°42′58″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Hale
Elevation	190 ft (60 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	36742
Area code	334
GNIS feature ID	155075

In 1867, an African-American community named Freetown was established near Gallion.[4]

Geography

Gallion is located at 32.49681, -87.71612 and has an elevation of 194 feet (59 m).[1]

Notable person

• Benjamin Minge Duggar, botanist, discoverer of tetracycline
• Henry Augustine Tayloe, founder of Macon Station, which later became Gallion

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Gallion has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[5]

References

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