Manchester is an

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Walker County, Alabama Walker County is a county located in the central portion of the U.S. state of Alabama."ACES Walker County Office" (links/history), Alabama Cooperative Extension System (ACES), 2007, webpageACES-Walker As of the 2020 census, the population wa ...

, United States. Manchester is located along

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, north-northeast of

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History

Manchester was founded as a lumber center. The Manchester Lumber Company owned a large amount of the surrounding timber land and built a school and Baptist church for the community. Much of the lumber produced in Manchester was used to make

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s, which were used to transport coal. For a short time, the Manchester Coal Company mined coal in the area. A post office operated under the name Manchester from 1907 to 1957. The Walker County Airport is located in Manchester.

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