County: Clarke
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Latitude / Longitude: 31°55′42″N 88°0′58″W / 31.92833°N 88.01611°W / 31.92833 -88.01611
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Time Zone: Central (CST) (UTC-6)
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Comments: Failetown is a ghost town in Clarke County, Alabama Ghost Townabama, United States.
Remains: Lewis Faile (aka Louis Fails) and his children, Richmond, Terrell, and Morgan Faile settled in Failetown in the 1850s when they moved west from South Carolina. Today the town sits abandoned. The Faile Cemetery, Post Office, and other homes in various states of decay are all that remains of the town today. On October 4, 1813, the Bashi Skirmish of the Creek War was fought in Failetown. A Clarke County historical marker that stands on Woods Bluff Road between Alabama 69 and Cassidy Hill marks the location.
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Remarks: Site of theBashi Shirmisha battle during theCreek War.
