Josephine, Alabama

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

Josephine, Alabama
Unincorporated community
Josephine, Alabama
Josephine, Alabama
Coordinates: 30°19′36″N 87°31′52″W
CountryUnited States
StateAlabama
CountyBaldwin
Elevation
10 ft (3 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)251
GNIS feature ID121057[1]

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]

References
  1. "Josephine". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Jackson, John. "Historic Josephine". gulfcoastnewtoday.com. Gulf Coast News Today. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  3. "Baldwin County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
  4. O. Lawrence Burnette (1 January 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 7 January 2016.
  6. Clarence Bloomfield Moore; Nancy Marie White (27 September 1999). The Northwest Florida Expeditions of Clarence Bloomfield Moore. University of Alabama Press. p. 18. ISBN 978-0-8173-0992-3.
  7. Kelly, Brian (16 August 2013). "Stonehenge replica known as Bamahenge hidden in a stand of trees in Josephine". Press-Register.


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