Tensaw is an

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in Baldwin County,

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, United States. It is part of the Daphne–

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– Foley Micropolitan Statistical Area and is the home of historic

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. The name ''Tensaw'' is derived from the historic indigenous Taensa people. A post office operated under the name Tensaw from 1807 to 1953.

Gallery

Below are structures that were located in Tensaw that were recorded in the

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: File:FRONT ELEVATION. - Atkinson-Till House, State Highway 59, Tensaw, Baldwin County, AL HABS ALA,2-TENSA,1-1.tif, Atkinson-Till House File:FRONT ELEVATION. - Tunstall House, State Highway 59, Tensaw, Baldwin County, AL HABS ALA,2-TENSA,2-1.tif, Tunstall House

References

Unincorporated communities in Baldwin County, Alabama Unincorporated communities in Alabama Alabama placenames of Native American origin {{BaldwinCountyAL-geo-stub