Pine Hill, Alabama

Incorporated December 2, 1895

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This area was Choctaw Indian country before the arrival of settlers moving south and west in this new nation. The first settlement, known as Arnold, was located one mile north of the present town center. Mr. Charley A. Sheldon from Massachusetts, scouting for timber, described the area as that “pine hill;” thus the first post office was given the name Pine Hill when established in 1839. The arrival of the railroad in 1888 was the catalyst that brought Pine Hill to its present location. Many of the original settlers came from North and South Carolina. Among early families were Arnold, Brewer, Evans, Fuller, Gorman, Hall, Hare, Jordan, Lindsey, Mayton, Morgan, Shamburger, Sheffield, and Small. There were other settlements in the area that contributed to the population of Pine Hill, namely Yellow Bluff, Bethel and Enon.

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Important Events In The History of Pine Hill

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1839 Post office established

1856 Dr. J. A. Thompson becomes first doctor

1888 Birmingham & Mobile Railroad established

1890 First official school begins

1894 First church building, Pine Hill Baptist Church begins

1895 Town of Pine Hill incorporated and Clay Sheffield Bank established

1903 Vredenburgh Saw Mill Company begins operating

1911 Alabama & Northwestern Railroad established