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.
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]
Below are photographs taken in Chewacla as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey:
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.
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]
Below are photographs taken in Chewacla as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey: