Josephine, Alabama

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Josephine, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Bamahenge, a full-scale fiberglass replica of Stonehenge, is located on the grounds of Barber Marina outside of Josephine
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Josephine, Alabama
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Josephine, Alabama
Coordinates: 30°19′36″N87°31′52″W / 30.32667°N 87.53111°W / 30.32667; -87.53111
Country United States
State Alabama
County Baldwin
Elevation
10 ft (3 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 251
GNIS feature ID121057 [1]

Josephine is an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.

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History

The community is named for Josephine Ross, who was the daughter of the first postmaster. [2] A post office operated under the name Josephine from 1881 to 1959. [3]

Raphael Semmes, who served as the captain of the commerce raider CSS Alabama during the Civil War, had a summer home in Josephine. [4] In 1898, the McPherson family bought the Semmes property. They operated the Mexiwana Hotel on the site of the Semmes home until 1935. A school, which served grades 1–6, operated in Josephine from 1903 to 1917. The community was also home to a bakery before it moved to Foley. [5]

A small sand mound, built by Native Americans who lived in the area, is located near the site of the former Josephine post office. [6] Bamahenge, a full-scale fiberglass replica of Stonehenge, is located on the grounds of Barber Marina outside of Josephine. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Josephine". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Jackson, John. "Historic Josephine". gulfcoastnewtoday.com. Gulf Coast News Today. Retrieved January 7, 2016.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Baldwin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  4. ↑ O. Lawrence Burnette (January 1, 2007). Historic Baldwin County: A Bicentennial History. HPN Books. p. 18. ISBN   978-1-893619-80-7.
  5. ↑ "Josephine, Alabama - History". josephinecommunity.com. Josephine Homeowners Association. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  6. ↑ Clarence Bloomfield Moore; Nancy Marie White (September 27, 1999). The Northwest Florida Expeditions of Clarence Bloomfield Moore. University of Alabama Press. p. 18. ISBN   978-0-8173-0992-3.
  7. ↑ Kelly, Brian (August 16, 2013). "Stonehenge replica known as Bamahenge hidden in a stand of trees in Josephine". Press-Register.


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