Manistee, Alabama | |
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  Manistee  Manistee | |
| Coordinates: 31°26′28″N 87°29′40″W / 31.44111°N 87.49444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Monroe |
| Elevation | 167 ft (51 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 251 |
| GNIS feature ID | 156652[1] |
Manistee is an unincorporated community in Monroe County, Alabama, United States.[1] Manistee was a logging town, and was home to the Manistee Mill Company, Bear Creek Mill Company and Runyan-Burgoyne Lumber Company. The Manistee Mill Company built a spur track to connect the sawmills of Manistee with the Louisville & Nashville Railroad in Repton and named it the Manistee & Repton Railway. The railway began operations in 1907 and remained in use until the 1970s, operating over 45 miles (72 km) of track.[2] Amasa Coleman Lee, father of Harper Lee, served as financial manager for a Monroeville law firm's interests in the Manistee & Repton Railway.[3] A post office was operated in Manistee from 1892 to 1912.[4]
- ^ a b "Manistee, Alabama". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ United States. Interstate Commerce Commission (1926). Interstate Commerce Commission Reports: Reports and Decisions of the Interstate Commerce Commission of the United States. L.K. Strouse. p. 650.
- ^ Shields, Charles J. (April 8, 2014). I Am Scout: The Biography of Harper Lee - Charles J. Shields - Google Books. ISBN 9781466867529. Retrieved July 19, 2014.
- ^ "Monroe County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved November 20, 2014.