Cherokee Bluffs

Cherokee Bluffs is an unincorporated community in , , United States. The bluffs were a landmark in Tallapoosa County, and they were chosen as the first site on the for the creation of a dam and reservoir.
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  • Type: Hamlet
  • Description: human settlement in United States of America
  • Also known as: Cherokee Bluffs, AL” and “Cherokee Bluffs, Alabama

Places of Interest

Highlights include Martin Dam.

Power station
is a concrete arch gravity dam on the in in the , about 10 miles southwest of . Impounding the 40,000-acre Lake Martin, the dam was built in the 1920s to provide flood control, hydroelectric power generation and water supply.

Cherokee Bluffs

Latitude
32.68208° or 32° 40′ 56″ north
Longitude
-85.90635° or 85° 54′ 23″ west
Elevation
561 feet (171 metres)
Open location code
864PM3JV+RF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 153558811
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4054874
Wiki­data ID
Q17986408
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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Persian—“Cherokee Bluffs” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: 切羅基布魯夫斯
  • French: Cherokee Bluffs
  • Irish: Cherokee Bluffs
  • Persian: چروکی بلوف، آلاباما
  • Persian: چروکی بلوف

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