Blakeley, Alabama
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Blakeley
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| Location: | Baldwin County, Alabama, along the Tensaw River north of Spanish Fort |
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| Nearest city: | Spanish Fort |
| Coordinates: | 30°44′32″N 87°55′27″W / 30.74222°N 87.92417°WCoordinates: 30°44′32″N 87°55′27″W / 30.74222°N 87.92417°W |
| Built: | 1814 |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 74000397[1][2] |
| Added to NRHP: | June 25, 1974 |
Blakeley is a ghost town in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. It was the location of a major fort during the Civil War. The town is now in an Alabama historic state park known as Historic Blakeley State Park near Spanish Fort.
In 1974, the ghost town was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blakeley, Alabama
[edit] External links
- American Civil War Blakeley State Park Accessed April 20, 2007.
- Historic Blakeley State Park The Town of Blakeley Accessed April 20, 2007
- Historic Blakeley State Park
- Gatra Wehle Nature Center
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