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About Brent

It is the county seat of Bibb County. Brent was founded in 1887 as a station on the Louisville and Nashville Railroad, which had built a line through what became Brent from Montgomery to Selma. The city was named for James Witherspoon Brent, who owned land near where the railroad crossed his property. A post office operated under that name from 1888 to 1905; it reopened in 1907 with its current spelling but closed again in 1942 due to World War II postal service restrictions. It has since been reestablished and continues operation today.[3] The town incorporated on February 2, 1901.[4] In 1906 it had an estimated population of 700,[5] which rose steadily until reaching 1,200 by 1910.[6][7][8] That year saw construction begin on two major buildings: Sturdivant Hall (now known as City Hall) and First Baptist Church (which later merged with another church).