Salitpa | |
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  Salitpa Location in Alabama. | |
| Coordinates:31°37′47″N88°01′12″W / 31.62972°N 88.02000°W /31.62972; -88.02000 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Clarke |
| Elevation | 55 m (180 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 251 |
| GNIS feature ID | 153303[1] |
Salitpa is anunincorporated community inClarke County, Alabama. It has also been known as River Hill.[2]
A post office called Salitpa has been in operation since 1855.[3] The community took its name from nearby Satilpa Creek. An error in writing the name (crossing the L instead of the T) when applying for a post office resulted in the name being changed.[4]
Salitpa was the home ofRay Prim, aminor league baseball star in thePacific Coast League with theLos Angeles Angels from 1936 to 1942, again in 1944 and in 1947.[5]
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