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Demopolis is the largest city in Marengo County, in west-central Alabama.The population was 7,162 at the 2020 census. [4]The city lies at the confluence of the Black Warrior River and Tombigbee River.
The Demopolis Historic Business District, currently officially known as Demopolis Historic District, is a historic district in the city of Demopolis, Alabama, United States. Demopolis had its beginnings in 1817 with the Vine and Olive Colony . [ 2 ]
Gaineswood was designed and built by General Nathan Bryan Whitfield, beginning in 1843 as a dog-trot cabin, an open-hall log dwelling.Whitfield was a cotton planter who had moved from North Carolina to Marengo County, Alabama in 1834.
The Curtis House, also known as the Howze-Culpepper House, is a historic house in Demopolis, Alabama, United States.It is a brick structure that was built in 1840 by Samuel Curtis, a Revolutionary War veteran who was born in Queen Anne's County, Maryland in 1751 and died in Marengo County, Alabama in 1846. [3]
On the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage. Marengo County is situated in the west-central area of the state. [ 1 ] According to the United States Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 983 square miles (2,550 km 2 ), of which 977 square miles (2,530 km 2 ) is land and 5.8 square miles (15 km 2 ) (0.6%) is water. [ 7 ]
[1] [2] It is a chalk cliff, roughly one mile long, that is composed of a geological layer known as the Demopolis Chalk Formation, part of the Selma Group. The upper portions of the cliff stood almost 80 feet (24 m) above the river before the construction of the Demopolis Lock and Dam downriver. It now averages about 30 feet (9.1 m) above the ...
Bluff Hall is a historic residence in Demopolis, Alabama, United States. The original portion of the house is in the Federal style with later additions that altered it to the Greek Revival style. [2] It was documented as part of the Historic American Buildings Survey in 1936, [3] and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970. [1]
Demopolis Town Square, currently officially known as Confederate Park, is a historic park in the city of Demopolis, Alabama, United States. It is one of the oldest public squares in the state. Demopolis had its beginnings in 1817 with the Vine and Olive Colony, and the park was established in 1819.