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Africatown

community located three miles (5 km) north of downtown Mobile, Alabama
Place historic_district Q4690078
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Africatown

Summary

Africatown is a historic district[1].

Key Facts

  • Africatown is located in Mobile[2].
  • Africatown is in the country of United States[3].
  • Africatown's instance of is recorded as historic district[4].
  • Africatown's instance of is recorded as human settlement[5].
  • Africatown's founder is recorded as Cudjoe Lewis[6].
  • Africatown's Commons category is recorded as Africatown (Mobile, Alabama)[7].
  • Africatown's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 30.735278, 'longitude': -88.058611, 'precision': 0.001}[8].
  • Africatown's significant event is recorded as Atlantic slave trade[9].
  • Africatown's described by source is recorded as Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo"[10].
  • Africatown's described by source is recorded as Descendant[11].
  • Africatown's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[12].
  • Africatown's different from is recorded as Africatown[13].
  • Africatown's different from is recorded as Africville[14].
  • Africatown's directions is recorded as Bounded by Jakes Ln., Paper Mill, & Warren Rds., Chin, & Railroad Sts.[15].
  • Africatown's significant person is recorded as Timothy Meaher[16].
  • Africatown's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora[17].

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Geography

Africatown is in the country of United States[3]. Africatown is located in Mobile[2].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include historic district[4] and human settlement[5]. Africatown's heritage designation is recorded as National Register of Historic Places listed place[12].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [2] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11h ago · Ottawajin · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Commons category → Africatown (Mobile, Alabama)
    Significant person → Timothy Meaher
    Encyclopedia of alabama id → h-1402
    Founder → Cudjoe Lewis
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1417]]: place/Africatown"
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