Chewacla, Alabama
Chewacla, Alabama | |
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| Coordinates: 32°37′12″N 85°20′14″W / 32.62000°N 85.33722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Lee |
| Elevation | 771 ft (235 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (EDT) |
| GNIS feature ID | 156176[1] |
Chewacla, /tʃuˈwɑːklə/ choo-ahk-lə also known as Yongesborough /jɔːŋɡʊsbɔːrɔː/ yawn-guus-baw-raw, is an unincorporated community in the northeast corner of Lee County, Alabama, United States.
History
[edit]The name Chewacla is derived from the Hitchiti word sawackla, with sawi meaning "racoon" and ukli meaning "town".[2] Chewacla was located on the Central of Georgia Railway. It was once home to the Chewacla Lime Works, which operated a quarry.[3] A specific type of marble, known as Chewacla marble, was mined in this quarry. Chewacla marble was described as "a highly crystalline dolomite, for most part a beautiful pearly white stone".[4] Gneiss was also mined in the quarry and used to make millstones.[5]
Chewacla was the location of one of the first Rosenwald schools in Alabama.[6]
A post office operated under the name Yongesborough from 1859 to 1886 and under the name Chewacla from 1886 to 1907.[7]
Gallery
[edit]Below are photographs taken in Chewacla as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey:
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Convict quarters, Chewacla Lime Works -
Old commissary building, Chewacla Lime Works -
Old mule stable, Chewacla Lime Works -
Remains of old lime kilns -
Old lime pit
References
[edit]- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chewacla, Alabama
- ^ Read, William A. (1984). Indian Place Names in Alabama. Tuscaloosa: The University of Alabama Press. p. 15. ISBN 0-8173-0231-X.
- ^ List of Quarries in Alabama & Quarry Links, Photographs and Articles
- ^ Lexicon of Geologic Names of the United States: A-L. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1938. p. 423.
- ^ Charles D. Hockensmith (May 12, 2009). The Millstone Industry: A Summary of Research on Quarries and Producers in the United States, Europe and Elsewhere. McFarland. p. 78. ISBN 978-0-7864-5380-1.
- ^ Ellen Weiss; Robert Robinson Taylor (2012). Robert R. Taylor and Tuskegee: An African American Architect Designs for Booker T. Washington. NewSouth Books. p. 257. ISBN 978-1-58838-248-1.
- ^ "Lee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 1, 2015.
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