Cahawba

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Cahawba is a historic ghost town in Alabama that once served as the state's first permanent capital in the early 19th century.

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instanceOf former state capital
ghost town
alternativeName Cahaba NERFINISHED
Old Cahawba NERFINISHED
capitalMovedFrom St. Stephens, Alabama NERFINISHED
coordinateLocation 32.319°N 87.104°W
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countySeatOf Dallas County, Alabama NERFINISHED
declineCause recurrent flooding
relocation of county seat
endTimeOfRole_capital of Alabama 1826
endTimeOfRole_countySeat 1866
eraOfGreatestSignificance early 19th century
founded 1819
governingBody Alabama Historical Commission NERFINISHED
hadFacilityDuringCivilWar Confederate prison for Union soldiers
hasArchaeologicalRemains building foundations
cemeteries
street grid
wells
hasAttraction Civil War prison site
historic cemetery
ruins of statehouse area
hasHeritageDesignation archaeological site
hasHistoricFunction commercial center
political center
river port
hasNearbyCity Selma, Alabama NERFINISHED
hasPart Old Cahawba Archaeological Park NERFINISHED
isListedOn Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage NERFINISHED
isManagedAs state historic site
locatedIn Alabama
Dallas County, Alabama NERFINISHED
locatedNear Cahaba River NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Alabama River NERFINISHED
namedAfter Cahaba River NERFINISHED
region Black Belt region of Alabama NERFINISHED
replacedAsCountySeatBy Selma, Alabama NERFINISHED
replacedBy Tuscaloosa NERFINISHED
servedAs capital of Alabama
significantEvent American Civil War NERFINISHED
startTimeOfRole_capital of Alabama 1820
startTimeOfRole_countySeat 1820
stateCapitalOrder first permanent capital of Alabama
tourismType heritage tourism site

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Cahaba hasNameVariant Cahawba