Boldo, Alabama
Boldo, Alabama | |
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  Boldo  Boldo | |
| Coordinates: 33°51′14″N 87°10′58″W / 33.85389°N 87.18278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Alabama |
| County | Walker |
| Elevation | 463 ft (141 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | approx. 500 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area codes | 205, 659 |
| GNIS feature ID | 114684[1] |
Boldo is an unincorporated community in Walker County, Alabama, United States.[1] Boldo is located along Alabama State Route 69, 6 miles (9.7 km) north-northeast of Jasper.
History
[edit]Boldo was named after a proud young deer or "bold doe" as noted by Willie Barton in her book about the history of Boldo called "Tracks of a Bold Doe".[2] A post office operated under the name Boldo from 1878 to 1904.[3] Boldo was formerly home to Boldo School, which served as a location for teaching vocational agriculture as outlined in the Smith–Hughes Act.[4] Around 1876 Leroy Williams build a Mill on Blackwater Creek, known as Williams Mill. In 1903, the Boldo Grist Mill served as a flour and grist mill for people of the surrounding area.[5]
Schools
[edit]Boldo Junior High School (1908-1981) "Bulldogs"
Local attractions
[edit]Dixie Saddle Club - Boldo Lions Club
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b "Boldo". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Willie L. Barton (1991). Tracks of a Bold Doe: The History of Boldo Community, Walker County, Alabama. Gregath Publishing Company.
- ^ "Walker County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved July 2, 2015.
- ^ National Child Labor Committee (U.S.); Edward Nicholas Clopper (1918). Child welfare in Alabama: an inquiry. National child labor committee. pp. 90.
- ^ Benjamin Mortimer Hall; Edwin Clarence Eckel; Eugene Allen Smith (1903). A Preliminary Report on a Part of the Water Powers of Alabama. Brown printing Company. pp. 184.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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