John Sledge
Faded Glory: The Story of the SS United States
The SS United States’ Port City arrival has generated widespread curiosity about her history. Follow the ship's long journey to Mobile and find out where it will finally come to rest.
Port City Pages: The Legacy of ‘Colonial Mobile’
Over 125 years beyond its initial publication, Peter Joseph Hamilton's “Colonial Mobile” remains an essential source.
Little John & Nicholas Mongoula: Navigating Freedom in Colonial Mobile
Learn how two Port City men of color made a living — and made their mark — during Revolutionary-era Mobile.
The Lost Gods of Bottle Creek
Searching for the revered figurines of Mound Island.
“The Colony is not worth a straw.”
How French Mobile’s disputatious Antoine de La Mothe Cadillac shaped 1700s Mobile.
The Unrealized Tower Fort of Mobile Bay
Discover Mobile Bay's unrealized Tower Fort, its ambitious plans, and the intriguing history behind why it was never built.
Summer Reading List for Days by the Sea
John Sledge recounts his dad's affinity for the water, and his favorite nautical books and movies.
Fate or Chance at Mobile Bay?
A USS Tecumseh survivor’s eerie story.
“We will fire the town”
In the panic-stricken aftermath of Fort Mims, many Americans feared an Indian attack on Mobile. It never came.
Gran’s Seafood Gumbo
For one local historian, memories of gumbo and his grandmother are forever intertwined.