Mount Meigs, Alabama
Encyclopedia
Mount Meigs is an unincorporated community
in Montgomery County
in the state
of Alabama
. The Mount Meigs Campus, a juvenile correctional facility and the headquarters of the Alabama Department of Youth Services
, is in Mount Meigs. Mount Meigs is located at 32°21′46"N 86°6′7"W.
. Cook Station and Mount Meigs Station were two main stations in the region. (off Wares Rd) During World War II they switched to hauling gravel
.
(ADOC) operates the Kilby Correctional Facility
in Mount Meigs. Kilby serves as receiving and processing center for all male Alabama state inmates. The Montgomery Women's Facility, an ADOC facility for women, is located behind Kilby.
The Mount Meigs Campus, a juvenile correctional facility and the headquarters of the Alabama Department of Youth Services
, which operates the campus, is in Mount Meigs. The campus, historically named the Alabama Industrial School, opened in 1911 as the "Alabama Reform School for Juvenile Negro Law-Breakers", was changed to the "Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children" in 1947, and to the Alabama Industrial School in 1970.
operates the Mount Meigs Post Office.
district operates public schools. Georgia Washington Junior High School in Mount Meigs serves Mount Meigs.
Residents of Mount Meigs are zoned to Washington JHS.
In 1893 a woman named Georgia Washington arrived in Mount Meigs to start a school. By October of that year she opened a public school in her 12 feet (3.7 m) by 13 feet (4 m) rented cabin. It later moved to the Antioch Baptist Church. By February of 1894 the residents bought a plot of land and built an 18 feet (5.5 m) by 36 feet (11 m) schoolhouse. By 1916 the Peoples Village School occupied a two story schoolhouse. The current Georgia Washington School opened in 1950. Washington died in 1952, and the school occupying what was the Peoples Village School was renamed after her. In 1974 the school was converted into a middle school. A new wing at Washington Middle opened in 2004.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in Montgomery County
Montgomery County, Alabama
Montgomery County is a county in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is the most populous county in the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area; its population in 2010 was 229,363 .- History :...
in the state
U.S. state
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of Alabama
Alabama
Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama ranks 30th in total land area and ranks second in the size of its inland...
. The Mount Meigs Campus, a juvenile correctional facility and the headquarters of the Alabama Department of Youth Services
Alabama Department of Youth Services
The Alabama Department of Youth Services is a state agency of Alabama, headquartered on the grounds of the Mount Meigs Campus in Mount Meigs, unincorporated Montgomery County, near Montgomery...
, is in Mount Meigs. Mount Meigs is located at 32°21′46"N 86°6′7"W.
History
The area's major export in the mid-19th century to 1940 was lumberLumber
Lumber or timber is wood in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural material for construction, or wood pulp for paper production....
. Cook Station and Mount Meigs Station were two main stations in the region. (off Wares Rd) During World War II they switched to hauling gravel
Gravel
Gravel is composed of unconsolidated rock fragments that have a general particle size range and include size classes from granule- to boulder-sized fragments. Gravel can be sub-categorized into granule and cobble...
.
State representation
The Alabama Department of CorrectionsAlabama Department of Corrections
The Alabama Department of Corrections, commonly referred to as , is the agency responsible for incarceration of convicted felons in the state of Alabama in the United States. It is headquartered in the Alabama Criminal Justice Center in Montgomery....
(ADOC) operates the Kilby Correctional Facility
Kilby Correctional Facility
Kilby Correctional Facility is a Alabama Department of Corrections prison for the state of Alabama, located in Mt. Meigs, unincorporated Montgomery County, Alabama, near Montgomery. Its current capacity inmates is 1,250. Kilby serves as receiving and processing center for all male Alabama state...
in Mount Meigs. Kilby serves as receiving and processing center for all male Alabama state inmates. The Montgomery Women's Facility, an ADOC facility for women, is located behind Kilby.
The Mount Meigs Campus, a juvenile correctional facility and the headquarters of the Alabama Department of Youth Services
Alabama Department of Youth Services
The Alabama Department of Youth Services is a state agency of Alabama, headquartered on the grounds of the Mount Meigs Campus in Mount Meigs, unincorporated Montgomery County, near Montgomery...
, which operates the campus, is in Mount Meigs. The campus, historically named the Alabama Industrial School, opened in 1911 as the "Alabama Reform School for Juvenile Negro Law-Breakers", was changed to the "Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children" in 1947, and to the Alabama Industrial School in 1970.
Federal representation
The United States Postal ServiceUnited States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States...
operates the Mount Meigs Post Office.
Demographics
In July, 2007 the Mount Meigs area population was 5,564.Education
The Montgomery Public SchoolsMontgomery Public Schools
Montgomery Public Schools is a school district headquartered in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. The district serves the city of Montgomery and surrounding Montgomery County...
district operates public schools. Georgia Washington Junior High School in Mount Meigs serves Mount Meigs.
Residents of Mount Meigs are zoned to Washington JHS.
In 1893 a woman named Georgia Washington arrived in Mount Meigs to start a school. By October of that year she opened a public school in her 12 feet (3.7 m) by 13 feet (4 m) rented cabin. It later moved to the Antioch Baptist Church. By February of 1894 the residents bought a plot of land and built an 18 feet (5.5 m) by 36 feet (11 m) schoolhouse. By 1916 the Peoples Village School occupied a two story schoolhouse. The current Georgia Washington School opened in 1950. Washington died in 1952, and the school occupying what was the Peoples Village School was renamed after her. In 1974 the school was converted into a middle school. A new wing at Washington Middle opened in 2004.