Английская Википедия:Chewacla, Alabama

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Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox settlement Chewacla, Шаблон:IPAc-en Шаблон:Respell also known as Yongesborough Шаблон:IPAc-en Шаблон:Respell, is an unincorporated community in the northeast corner of Lee County, Alabama, United States.

History

The name Chewacla is derived from the Hitchiti word sawackla, with sawi meaning "racoon" and ukli meaning "town".[1] Chewacla was located on the Central of Georgia Railway. It was once home to the Chewacla Lime Works, which operated a quarry.[2] 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".[3] Gneiss was also mined in the quarry and used to make millstones.[4]

Chewacla was the location of one of the first Rosenwald schools in Alabama.[5]

A post office operated under the name Yongesborough from 1859 to 1886 and under the name Chewacla from 1886 to 1907.[6]

Gallery

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

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External links

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