Blakeley
Also known as: Historic Blakeley State ParkBaldwin County, Alabama, along the Tensaw River north of Spanish Fort
A ghost town in Baldwin County, Alabama.
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Coordinates:
+30.74219, -87.9185230°44'32" N, 87°55'07" W
Description
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.
The ghost town was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 25, 1974.
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 25, 1974
- Reference number
- 74000397
- Areas of significance
- Commerce; Archeology - Non-Aboriginal; Military
- Level of significance
- State
- Evaluation criteria
- D - Information Potential
- Property type
- Site
- Historic function
- Village site
- Periods of significance
- 1850-1874; 1800-1824
- Significant years
- 1814; 1865; 1868
Update Log
- May 23, 2011: Added by WillyT