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McKinley, Alabama

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In 1860 a fire destroyed everything on the east side of Main Street, except for the hotel. A second fire in 1869 destroyed practically the entire town. It never recovered from the combined effects of the fires,
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at one time, but it no longer exists. Although a thriving community in its earliest years, it has since dwindled into obscurity.
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First known as New Ruin, the community was settled in 1815 and incorporated in 1848. The Phister Lodge #90, a
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The town grew rapidly in the 1850s and became the second largest in Marengo County, after
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McKinley Post Office
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: McKinley, Alabama
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churches, two schools, several general stores, a brick drug store,
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surrounded the settlement. By 1860 the community had
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Unincorporated community
A house at McKinley in 2008
McKinley is located in Alabama
McKinley is located in the United States
32°17′54.5″N 87°32′25.01″W / 32.298472°N 87.5402806°W / 32.298472; -87.5402806
Country
State
Alabama
County
Marengo
Time zone
UTC-6
Central (CST)
DST
UTC-5
ZIP code
Area code
334
unincorporated community
Marengo County
Alabama
post office
masonic lodge
John McKinley
U.S. Senator
Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court
Demopolis
plantations
Methodist
Baptist

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