Beauregard, Alabama
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Beauregard, Alabama is an unincorporated community located in central Lee County, Alabama, east of Auburn and south of Opelika. It is part of the Auburn Metropolitan Area. While Beauregard has been traditionally considered to be a small area near the crossroads of Alabama Highway 51 and Lee County Road 400, today most residents within a roughly 25 square mile (65 km²) area surrounding the original community consider themselves to be in "Beauregard". The Beauregard community has a population of between 10,000 and 15,000.
[edit] History
Beauregard was settled in the late 19th Century and was named for Confederate general P.G.T. Beauregard.
[edit] References
- Nunn, Alexander (Ed.) (1983). Lee County and Her Forebears. Montgomery, Ala., Herff Jones. LCCCN 83-081693
- Wright, John Peavy (1969). Glimpses into the past from my Grandfather's Trunk. Alexander City, Ala., Outlook Publishing Company, Inc. LCCCN 74-101331