Fairhope’s First Pottery Power Couple
The story behind the founders of Fairhope's Pinewood Pottery.
Ask McGehee: Why was the recently-restored fountain in Bienville Square dedicated to George Ketchum?
Discover the history behind Bienville Square's recently-restored fountain and its dedication to Dr. George Ketchum, a key figure in Mobile's public health and water supply advancements.
Wartown Bowl: Crimson Tide’s 1942 Victory in Mobile
How one Alabama Crimson Tide football game brought joy to Mobilians in the wake of Pearl Harbor and the Port City industry boom.
Fairhope Public School, 1898
Go back in time and back to school with a historic one-room schoolhouse in Fairhope.
“The Colony is not worth a straw.”
How French Mobile’s disputatious Antoine de La Mothe Cadillac shaped 1700s Mobile.
Ask McGehee: What is the history of Mobile’s Lafayette Hotel?
Explore the rich history of Mobile's Lafayette Hotel, from hosting a Revolutionary War hero to its transformation into a newspaper office and later a popular café before its demise in a 1953 fire.
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.
Ask McGehee: When did Mobile have a red light district?
The rise and fall of Mobile’s red light district from its origins to its 1918 prohibition.
The Legacy of Negus Boats
Almost 50 years after Rone Negus opened up shop and began selling his boats to fisherman in the Mobile area, his unique hulls with custom details can still be seen by a keen eye, plying the waters of the Bay and Gulf of Mexico.
