Kennamer Cove, Alabama

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Kennamer Cove, Alabama
Unincorporated community
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Kennamer Cove, viewed from Gunters Mountain
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Kennamer Cove
Coordinates: 34°35′53″N86°14′43″W / 34.59806°N 86.24528°W / 34.59806; -86.24528
Country United States
State Alabama
County Marshall
Elevation
600 ft (200 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 256 & 938
GNIS feature ID121143 [1]

Kennamer Cove is an unincorporated community and cove in Marshall County, Alabama, United States. Kennamer Cove is located on the side of Gunters Mountain, and was first settled circa 1814 by the Kennamer family. [2] Many of the inhabitants of the cove joined the Union Army during the American Civil War. [3] Kennamer Cove is known regionally for hosting one of the largest family reunions in Alabama. [4] Cathedral Caverns State Park and Kennamer Cave, a cave owned and preserved by the Southeastern Cave Conservancy Inc., are both located in Kennamer Cove.

A post office was operated in Kennamer Cove from 1870 to 1909. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Kennamer Cove". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ↑ Josephine Lindsay Bass (July 26, 1996). "History of Jackson County, Alabama" . Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  3. ↑ Wilkerson, Lyn (January 10, 2010). Slow Travels-Alabama - Lyn Wilkerson - Google Books. ISBN   9780557140558 . Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  4. ↑ Dave Tabler (August 30, 2013). "The granddaddy of Alabama family reunions". Archived from the original on September 3, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Marshall County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 20, 2014.


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