The Huxford Oil Company
Turn back time with this 1930s photograph of the novel gas station that once stood on the northwest corner of Government and Dearborn streets.
Ask McGehee: Who was Emma Roche?
Emma Langdon Roche (1878 - 1945) once described herself as an “artist, writer, housekeeper and farmer.” In retrospect, she could well be termed Mobile’s “Renaissance Woman.”
The Legend of Mobile’s Princess Charlotte Christina Sophia
Did an adventurer impersonating a dead Russian princess really live in French Mobile?
The Story of Marie Grissot and Mobile’s First Midwives
Meet the midwife who battled Bienville when Mobile was the capital of French Louisiana.
Alabama Historama
Brush up on your Mobile history with this postcard from a short-lived causeway attraction, the infamous Alabama Historama.
A Plan to Crush French Mobile
Indian agent Thomas Nairne decided that the interests of the British Crown were threatened by French Mobile — so he set out to manipulate tribes to destroy them.
Ask McGehee: What is the history of “Skull Island?”
“Skull Island” or “Massacre Island” were names given to what we have long known as Dauphin Island.
Orange Beach Wharf, 1928
Turn back time and peek into Orange Beach history with this photo of swimmers from 1928.
Ask McGehee: What’s the story of the First National Bank building on St. Francis...
Although Mobile’s First National Bank will long be identified with the skyscraper which is now home to the New Year’s MoonPie, the bank had a few former homes.
Chinaberry: A Cottage to Cherish
Newly restored Chinaberry Cottage has gone from an eyesore property to a structurally sound and attractive building.