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Red Level’s history is
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Red Level is a town in Covington County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 432.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 487 to 432 (-11%). Half of its homes were built before 1973.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Red Level yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Red Level, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Red Level is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Red Level has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is First National Bank Building in Andalusia, 10 miles away.

Red Level and the nearest listed places

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First National Bank BuildingBank of AndalusiaCovington County Courthouse and JailAndalusia Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease)Central of Georgia DepotJ.W. Shreve Addition Historic District

Closest to Red Level

First National Bank BuildingAndalusia · Building10miBank of AndalusiaAndalusia · Built 191410miCovington County Courthouse and JailAndalusia · District10miAndalusia Commercial Historic District (Boundary Increase and Decrease)Andalusia · District10.1miCentral of Georgia DepotAndalusia · Built 198710.1mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. First National Bank Building’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Red Level?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Red Level’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 River Falls📜 Gantt📜 Heath📜 Andalusia

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