Mahrt, Alabama

Mahrt , Alabama
Mahrt , Alabama is located in Alabama
Mahrt , Alabama
Mahrt , Alabama
Mahrt , Alabama is located in the United States
Mahrt , Alabama
Mahrt , Alabama
Coordinates: 32°10′35″N 85°02′12″W / 32.17639°N 85.03667°W / 32.17639; -85.03667
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyRussell
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code334

Mahrt is an unincorporated community in Russell County, Alabama.[1] The community is home to a paper mill and a rail terminus.[2][3] Mahrt is located along the Chattahoochee River.[4] It is 40 river miles south of Columbus, Georgia and on the other side of the river in Alabama.

The mill had various owners[5] including MeadWestvaco (which became part of WestRock). Al H. Mart was a founder of Georgia Kraft Company.[6] The area was named for the Mead executive.[7]

  1. ^ "Mahrt". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved November 26, 2019.[dead link]
  2. ^ "USW Announces New Agreement at MeadWestvaco Mahrt, Alabama Paper Mill". United Steelworkers. Pennsylvania, US: United Steelworkers. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
  3. ^ "UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY" (PDF). EPA, Federal government of the United States.
  4. ^ "Proceedings". U.S. Department of the Interior, Federal Water Pollution Control Administration. October 3, 1966 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ Givens, James M. Jr. (October 27, 2009). Eight Decades of American Life As Lived by Jimmie and his Family. AuthorHouse. ISBN 9781449038830 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ Representatives, Alabama Legislature House of (October 3, 1966). "Journal of the House of Representatives, State of Alabama" – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Carr, William H. A. (October 3, 1989). Up another notch: institution building at Mead. McGraw-Hill Ryerson, Limited. ISBN 9780070101593 – via Google Books.