Orion, also known as Prospect Ridge, is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama, United States, located 12.9 miles (20.8 km) north of Troy.

Orion, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 31°57′32″N 86°00′20″W
Country	United States
State	Alabama
County	Pike
Elevation	561 ft (171 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	334
GNIS feature ID	152820[1]

History

Originally called Prospect Ridge, the name was changed to Orion in honor of the constellation.[2] Orion was incorporated on February 4, 1850, and the charter was repealed by the Alabama Legislature on February 26, 1881.[3] A post office operated under the name Prospect Ridge from 1838 to 1848 and under the name Orion from 1848 to 1903.[4]

Orion was home to the Orion Institute, one of the earliest schools in Pike County.[5]

Jim Capers, the first African-American Revolutionary War soldier known to be buried in Alabama, is buried at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church in Orion.[6]

Multiple structures in Orion were documented in the Historic American Buildings Survey.

Gallery

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  Baptist Church
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  Front door of Baptist Church
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  Solomon Siler House front porch
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  Solomon Siler House bedroom
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  Solomon Siler House foyer
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  Solomon Siler House stairway
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  Solomon Siler House columns
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  Solomon Siler House
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  Solomon Siler House
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  McCullough-Henderson House
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  McCullough-Henderson House fireplace
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  McCullough-Henderson House stairway
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  Hanchey-Pennington House
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  Hanchey-Pennington House rear
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  Hanchey-Pennington House fireplace
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  Orion Male and Female Institute
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  Orion Male and Female Institute front door

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