Cahaba
National Register of Historic Places

Cahaba

Selma, Dallas County, Alabama
Listed
May 7, 1973
Type
Site
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
73000341

About this property

Cahaba, also spelled Cahawba, was the first permanent state capital of Alabama, United States, from 1820 to 1825. It was the county seat of Dallas County, Alabama until 1866. Located at the confluence of the Alabama and Cahaba rivers, the town endured regular seasonal flooding. The state legislature moved the capital to Tuscaloosa in 1826. After Cahaba suffered another major flood in 1865, the state legislature moved the county seat northeast to Selma, which was better situated.

Location

11 mi (17.6 km) SW of Selma at jct. of Cahaba and Alabama Rivers
Selma, Dallas County, Alabama
32.32563, -87.09943

Federal Designation

The National Register of Historic Places, administered by the National Park Service, is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical, architectural, archaeological, engineering, or cultural significance. Listing on the National Register recognizes a property's importance to American history but does not place restrictions on private owners; it does, however, make properties eligible for federal historic preservation tax incentives and enables consideration in federal planning decisions. This property is recorded in the National Register under reference number 73000341. It was listed on May 7, 1973.

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENT
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

Description adapted from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

Nearby Historic Sites

Adams Grove Presbyterian Church
Early Republic
5.4 mi
Riverview Historic District
Colonial
6.6 mi
Old Town Historic District Boundary Increase and Additional Documentation
Early Republic
7 mi
Dallas County Courthouse
Early Republic
7 mi

Nearby Battles

Skirmish at Cahaba, Alabama
1865Civil War
1 mi
Skirmish at Cahaba (1865)
1865Civil War
1.6 mi
Skirmish at Cahaba AL (Castle Morgan)
1865Civil War
2.3 mi
Battle of Holy Ground (Econochaca, Dec 1813)
1813Early Republic
6.5 mi
Battle of Selma (Bloody Sunday)
1965Modern
7.3 mi

Questions about this property

When was Cahaba listed on the National Register?

Cahaba was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 7, 1973.

What type of historic resource is Cahaba?

Cahaba is classified as a site in the National Register of Historic Places.

What is the period of significance for Cahaba?

The period of significance for Cahaba is recorded as the civil_war era.

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