Box Ankle, Georgia
Box Ankle is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, in the U.S. state of Georgia.[1] A variant name is "Boxankle".[1]
History
According to tradition, Box Ankle was named from an incident when a man fractured his ankle as he fell onto a wooden box in a brawl at a cockfight.[2]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Box Ankle
- Krakow, Kenneth K. (1975). Georgia Place-Names: Their History and Origins (PDF). Macon, GA: Winship Press. p. 23. ISBN 0-915430-00-2.
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