Faunsdale, Alabama
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Faunsdale is a town in Marengo County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census the population was 90, down from 98 in 2010. Faunsdale is home to a community of Holdeman Mennonites, the only such co
Faunsdale Plantation slave quarters in 2008
Faunsdale Plantation
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Faunsdale Plantation is a historic slave plantation near the town of Faunsdale, Alabama, United States. This plantation is located in the Black Belt, a section of the state developed for cotton planta
Faunsdale, Alabama
…Mennonite Church in the area, Cedarcrest Mennonite Church. A post office called Faunsdale has been in operation since 1841. The town was named for nearby Faunsdale Plantation, named after a Roman god and owned since 1843 by Dr. Thomas Alexander Harrison. The town was named in his honor. The plantation had been founded in the…
The main house at Faunsdale Plantation in 2008
A portion of the front elevation of the Greek Revival main house in 2008
Detail of one of the slave quarters, built in the Carpenter Gothic style