Manistee, Alabama | |
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Coordinates: 31°26′28″N 87°29′40″W / 31.44111°N 87.49444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Monroe |
Elevation | 167 ft (51 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 251 |
GNIS feature ID | 156652 [1] |
Manistee is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Alabama, United States. [1] Manistee was a logging town, and was home to the Manistee Mill Company, Bear Creek Mill Company and Runyan-Burgoyne Lumber Company. The Manistee Mill Company built a spur track to connect the sawmills of Manistee with the Louisville & Nashville Railroad in Repton and named it the Manistee & Repton Railway. The railway began operations in 1907 and remained in use until the 1970s, operating over 45 miles (72 km) of track. [2] Amasa Coleman Lee, father of Harper Lee, served as financial manager for a Monroeville law firm's interests in the Manistee & Repton Railway. [3] A post office was operated in Manistee from 1892 to 1912. [4]
Manistee, Alabama | |
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Coordinates: 31°26′28″N 87°29′40″W / 31.44111°N 87.49444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Alabama |
County | Monroe |
Elevation | 167 ft (51 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 ( Central (CST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 251 |
GNIS feature ID | 156652 [1] |
Manistee is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Alabama, United States. [1] Manistee was a logging town, and was home to the Manistee Mill Company, Bear Creek Mill Company and Runyan-Burgoyne Lumber Company. The Manistee Mill Company built a spur track to connect the sawmills of Manistee with the Louisville & Nashville Railroad in Repton and named it the Manistee & Repton Railway. The railway began operations in 1907 and remained in use until the 1970s, operating over 45 miles (72 km) of track. [2] Amasa Coleman Lee, father of Harper Lee, served as financial manager for a Monroeville law firm's interests in the Manistee & Repton Railway. [3] A post office was operated in Manistee from 1892 to 1912. [4]