The St. Mary’s Enigma
A 19th-century painting of a warship sailing into Mobile Bay offers a small dose of history — and a large serving of mystery.
Booker T. Washington, 1905
A colorized image of Booker T. Washington on a fishing trip to Coden in 1905
On the Fringe of History
A long-lost document reveals an officer’s account of a reconnaissance mission from Mobile during the Battle of New Orleans.
Top 10: Ask McGehee
Brush up on your local history with a collection of our favorite 'Ask McGehee' columns.
Azalea Trail, 1951
1951’s Miss America Yolande Betbeze cuts the ribbon on the year’s Azalea Trail
Banana Pudding
Local author Emily Blejwas finds that much of Mobile’s story can be told through the history of one classic Southern dessert.
The Largest and Most Commodious Bay
A 1558 Spanish voyage yields one of the oldest descriptions of Mobile Bay.
Ask McGehee
Is it true that Walt Disney visited Mobile to consider it a possible site for Disney World?
