--- northamerica | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/northamerica b/northamerica index 80378ec..b6ec76a 100644 --- a/northamerica +++ b/northamerica @@ -304,6 +304,15 @@ Zone PST8PDT -8:00 US P%sT # Roberts, city administrator in Phenix City. as saying "We are in the Central # time zone, but we do go by the Eastern time zone because so many people work # in Columbus." +# +# From Paul Eggert (2017-02-22): +# Four cities are involved. The two not mentioned above are Smiths Station +# and Valley. Barbara Brooks, Valley's assistant treasurer, heard it started +# because West Point Pepperell textile mills were in Alabama while the +# corporate office was in Georgia, and residents voted to keep Eastern +# time even after the mills closed. See: Kazek K. Did you know which +# Alabama towns are in a different time zone? al.com 2017-02-06. +# http://www.al.com/living/index.ssf/2017/02/do_you_know_which_alabama_town.ht... # From Paul Eggert (2014-09-06): # Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society 44, 4 (1884-02-08), 208 -- 2.9.3