Hurricane
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  Hurricane Location within the state of Alabama | |
| Coordinates: 30°50′28″N 87°54′07″W / 30.84111°N 87.90194°W / 30.84111; -87.90194 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Alabama |
| County | Baldwin |
| Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 251 |
Hurricane is an unincorporated communityinBaldwin County, Alabama on the Tensaw River about 12 miles (19 km) north of Spanish Fort, Alabama.[1]
Variant names were "Hurricane Bayou" and "Tensaw Station".[1]
During the Civil War, it was called Tensaw Station, the final station on the Mobile and Great Northern Railroad, which was a crucial link in connecting MontgomerytoMeridian. Because of a rail gap between Montgomery and Selma, war time soldiers and supplies were routed on trains from Montgomery to Tensaw Station via Pollard, then transferred to steamship headed for Mobile, to be reload on trains to Meridian.[2][3]
Apost office called Hurricane Bayou was established in 1877, the name was changed to Hurricane in 1895, and the post office closed in 1962.[4] The community was named for the fact a hurricane had struck the area.[5]
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