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Whistler, Alabama

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Whistler was annexed into the City of Prichard in the 1950s, thus the Prichard 36612 ZIP Code. At that time, many historic Whistler street names were changed, due to duplication with Prichard street names or to continue Prichard street names. The annexation of Whistler and neighboring
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Whistler appeared on the 1880 U.S. Census with a population of 1,333. This made it the second largest community in Mobile County after Mobile. Although noted on the 1890 U.S. Census, its population was not separately returned. It did not appear on the census again.
1008: 397:, former Chicago Cub great and member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame, is a native of Whistler. His nickname was "Sweet Swingin' Billy from Whistler." 109: 259:
36612 is accepted as Whistler. Eight Mile Creek flows along much of the northern side of Whistler, before joining Chickasabogue, a tributary of the
602: 1003: 237:, developed around the M & O shops. Whistler was named for famous railroad construction engineer and West Point Military graduate 506: 436: 751: 563: 490: 595: 580: 427: 184: 76: 822: 832: 263:. During Whistler's heyday, both creeks provided popular swimming holes for cooling off during hot summer months. 46: 588: 432: 221:. The M & O, an early land grant railroad, eventually extended from Mobile to the Ohio River, and beyond to 422: 394: 190: 943: 164: 507:"Casey Jones' Whistler Museum And Park -- Hon. Sonny Callahan (Extension of Remarks - October 14, 1993)" 238: 371:, legendary railroad engineer, was baptized into the Catholic faith at Whistler's St. Bridget Church. 331: 269:, the southern terminus of which is in Mobile, passes through Whistler en route to Chicago and on to 892: 817: 792: 389: 218: 142: 738: 723: 653: 536: 967: 612: 242: 210: 169: 925: 897: 882: 812: 728: 480: 974: 610: 246: 8: 837: 802: 663: 514: 294: 222: 206: 32: 245:. The younger Whistler was painter of "Arrangement in Grey and Black," better known as " 935: 877: 852: 847: 777: 772: 767: 658: 281:, which passes on the eastern edge of the town. I-65 goes from Mobile to the shores of 887: 872: 862: 842: 787: 683: 678: 486: 378: 253: 214: 761: 688: 907: 867: 857: 782: 693: 673: 668: 634: 457: 234: 827: 756: 374: 997: 746: 385: 286: 282: 278: 270: 266: 217:. The founding of Whistler, in the 1850s, coincided with construction of the 124: 111: 260: 559: 958:‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties 627: 368: 362: 917: 381: 152: 297:
resulted in the highest census population ever for Prichard: 47,371.
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Unincorporated communities in Mobile County, Alabama
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Unincorporated community
Whistler is located in Alabama
Whistler is located in the United States
30°45′24″N 088°06′11″W / 30.75667°N 88.10306°W / 30.75667; -88.10306
Country
State
Alabama
County
Mobile
GNIS
128852
unincorporated community
Mobile County
Prichard
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
St. Louis, Missouri
Chicago
Illinois
Mobile
George Washington Whistler
James McNeill Whistler
Whistler's Mother
US Postal Service
ZIP code
Mobile River
U.S. Route 45
Lake Superior
Michigan
Interstate 65
Lake Michigan

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