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Chewacla, Alabama

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A post office operated under the name Yongesborough from 1859 to 1886 and under the name Chewacla from 1886 to 1907.
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The Millstone Industry: A Summary of Research on Quarries and Producers in the United States, Europe and Elsewhere
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Robert R. Taylor and Tuskegee: An African American Architect Designs for Booker T. Washington
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Chewacla, Alabama
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List of Quarries in Alabama & Quarry Links, Photographs and Articles
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Below are photographs taken in Chewacla as part of the
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Lexicon of Geologic Names of the United States: A-L
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Hockensmith (May 12, 2009). 466: 397: 181: 173: 139: 104: 38: 728:Map of Alabama highlighting Lee County 341:The name Chewacla is derived from the 945:Unincorporated communities in Alabama 407:Convict quarters, Chewacla Lime Works 215: 198: 161: 149: 7: 876: 874: 431:Old mule stable, Chewacla Lime Works 621:Pictures of the Chewacla Lime Works 898:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 656:Municipalities and communities of 393:Historic American Buildings Survey 14: 878: 448: 436: 424: 412: 400: 277: 234: 83: 82: 75: 53: 52: 45: 960:Lime kilns in the United States 574:. NewSouth Books. p. 257. 1: 965:South Alabama geography stubs 487:Indian Place Names in Alabama 96:Show map of the United States 894:state location article is a 325:in the northeast corner of 981: 873: 598:. Jim Forte Postal History 359:Central of Georgia Railway 840: 721: 670: 547:. McFarland. p. 78. 485:Read, William A. 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Unincorporated community
Chewacla is located in Alabama
Chewacla is located in the United States
32°37′12″N 85°20′14″W / 32.62000°N 85.33722°W / 32.62000; -85.33722
Country
State
Alabama
County
Lee
Time zone
UTC-6
CST
DST
UTC-6
GNIS
/uˈwɑːklə/
choo-ahk-lə
/jɔːŋɡʊsbɔːrɔː/
yawn-guus-baw-raw
unincorporated community
Lee County
Alabama
Hitchiti
Central of Georgia Railway
dolomite
Gneiss
millstones
Rosenwald schools
Historic American Buildings Survey
Convict quarters, Chewacla Lime Works

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