Sprott is an

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in Perry County,

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, United States. It is located at the intersection of Alabama Highways 14, and

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, northeast of Marion.

Notable person

J. Hugh Nichols J. Hugh Nichols (November 27, 1930 – December 8, 2015) served as the County Executive of Howard County, Maryland. Biography Born in Sprott, Alabama, Nichols served in the United States Army. He then received his bachelor's degree in politi ...

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from 1978 to 1986

References

Sprott was the nearby community of the Ricketts, Woods, and Gudger families, made famous (infamous?) in the book Let Us Now Praise Famous Men by James Agee with photographs by Walker Evans, one of which photos shows Sprott circa 1938–39. Unincorporated communities in Perry County, Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama {{PerryCountyAL-geo-stub