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Orion, also known as Prospect Ridge, is an unincorporated community in Pike County, Alabama, United States. Orion is north of Troy. ==History== Originally called Prospect Ridge, the name was changed to Orion in honor of the constellation. Orion was incorporated on February 4, 1850, and the charter was repealed by the Alabama Legislature on February 26, 1881. A post office operated under the name Prospect Ridge from 1838 to 1848 and under the name Orion from 1848 to 1903.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Pike County )〕 Orion was home to the Orion Institute, one of the earliest schools in Pike County. Jim Capers, the first African-American Revolutionary War soldier known to be buried in Alabama, is buried at Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church in Orion. Multiple structures in Orion were documented in the Historic American Buildings Survey. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Orion, Alabama」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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