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A quarantine station was established on Dauphin Island for the port of Mobile in 1882. It would ultimately be one of more than 100 designed...
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There has been a St. Mary Church at the southwestern corner of Lafayette Street and Old Shell Road since just after the end of...
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Betty Bienville was a pen name used by Nettie Chandler (1869 - 1943) and her sister, Mary (1875 - 1956). Both were descendants...
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According to early city directories, Mobile had 10 cigar dealers operating in 1869 but no manufacturers. That rapidly changed. In 1875 there were...
The Streets of Victorian Mobile
Following the Civil War, Mobile was slow to recover, but as the decades passed, things steadily improved. Business and civic leaders...
By George!
It was George who built this city. Well, not the entire city, but most of its noted buildings. In 1901, George...
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“The Divine Sarah” appeared in the Port City on at least three occasions. Mobile had a theater as early as 1838 and was known for...
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When World War II erupted, German U-boats were sinking American supply ships in the Atlantic faster than they could be built. Between 1939...
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After sitting vacant for more than 40 years, the southwest corner of Conception and St. Francis streets will reportedly be the site of...
Lions' Pride
As I took in the scene at a lively reunion in an elegant Fairhope living room, I noted laughter coming up from a group...
