Ohatchee, Alabama
| Ohatchee, Alabama | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
 Location in Calhoun County and the state of Alabama |
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| Coordinates: 33°48′11″N 86°2′12″W / 33.80306°N 86.03667°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Calhoun |
| Area | |
| • Total | 5.9 sq mi (15.4 km2) |
| • Land | 5.9 sq mi (15.3 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 509 ft (155 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,170 |
| • Density | 198/sq mi (76.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 36271 |
| Area code | 256 |
| FIPS code | 01-56472 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0124185 |
| Website | https://www.facebook.com/OhatcheePolice/ |
Ohatchee (inc. 1956) is a town in Calhoun County, Alabama, United States. At the 2010 census the population was 1,170. It is included in the Anniston–Oxford, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Andrew Jackson used the area around present-day Ohatchee to prepare for the Battle of Talladega. It was at this battle that Jackson found an Indian boy next to the body of his mother. Jackson adopted the child, naming him Lyncoya Jackson. Lyncoya died of tuberculosis in 1828 at the age of sixteen. The site of the battle is marked with a large stone marker along Alabama Highway 144 between Alexandria and Ohatchee, near Tallaseehatchee Creek.
Between 1863 and 1864, Alfred A. Janney built a furnace, now named Janney Furnace, to produce pig iron for the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. The furnace never went into production, but locals often speak of the quality of the construction because the structure was supposedly built by slaves. The site is now a part of the Calhoun County Park System and features a Civil War memorial alongside a Civil War and Native American museum. The site hosts a town festival every year that includes vendors, children's activities, music, and a Civil War reenactment.
Ohatchee became an incorporated town in 1956.
Ohatchee is located in western Calhoun County at 33°48'10.944" North, 86°2'11.864" West (33.803040, -86.036629). The town center lies just north of the confluence of Tallaseehatchee Creek with Ohatchee Creek, a tributary of the Coosa River. A northwest extension of the town limits reaches to the shores of the Coosa River along Neely Henry Lake.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 5.9 square miles (15.4 km2), of which 5.9 square miles (15.3 km2) is land and 0.039 square miles (0.1 km2), or 0.69%, is water.
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