Tag: History
Ask McGehee: What’s the history of the Masonic Temple building that burned several years...
Historian Tom McGehee explores the history of the Masonic Temple building on the east side of Bienville Square that burned down.
The Legacy of Marquis de Lafayette
The French general’s victory lap in America was one of the greatest public events of the 19th century and Alabama’s first elaborate statewide party. For Mobile, the gains were even higher. Centuries later, we’re still celebrating.
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.
A Grand Tour: Interior Design in Victorian Mobile
Rare turn-of-the-century photos of the Williams-Wither-Smith-Clark House shed light on interior design in Victorian Mobile.
The Ruffles Company, 1950s
Explore the cutting-edge appliances at the Ruffles Company store in Fairhope in the 1950s.
The Surrender of William Weatherford to Andrew Jackson
A Native American chief's surrender to Andrew Jackson.
Ask McGehee: What is the history of Mobile’s Blue College?
Uncover the story of Mobile’s Blue College, its scholarly founder and its unexpected fate after the Civil War.
Stories of Vietnam, Part II: General Guy Hecker
A local Vietnam veteran recounts his wartime memories.
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.
Ask McGehee: What was Bloodgood’s Row?
Discover the history of Bloodgood’s Row, Mobile’s elegant 19th-century row houses, and their journey from high society to demolition in 1971.