Cochrane, Alabama

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Alabama, United States}}

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Cochrane is an unincorporated community in Pickens County, Alabama, United States.

History

Cochrane is named for John T. Cochrane, the founder of Aliceville, Alabama.{{cite book |last=Foscue |first=Virginia |date=1989 |title=Place Names in Alabama |location=Tuscaloosa |publisher=The University of Alabama Press |page=37 |isbn=0-8173-0410-X }} Cochrane served as the superintendent of the Tuscaloosa Belt Line, which was part of the Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railroad.{{cite web | url=https://tavm.omeka.net/items/show/477 | title=Tuskaloosa Belt Railway Company, 1895 | publisher=Tuscaloosa Area Virtual Museum | access-date=1 March 2020}} A post office operated under the name Cochrane from 1907 to 1972.{{cite web | url=https://www.postalhistory.com/postoffices.asp?task=display&state=AL&county=Pickens | title=Pickens County | publisher=Jim Forte Postal History | access-date=1 March 2020}}

The John T. Milner Bridge, located in Cochrane, was the first toll bridge in Alabama to be officially dedicated.{{cite web | url=https://www.alabamapioneers.com/first-toll-bridge-alabama-now-historic-landmark/ | title=First Toll bridge in Alabama is now a historic landmark | publisher=Alabama Pioneers | access-date=1 March 2020}}

References

Category:Unincorporated communities in Pickens County, Alabama

Category:Unincorporated communities in Alabama