Tag: History
Visitation Hail To Thee
The impact and legacy of Mobile’s first Catholic girls’ school.
Ask McGehee: Wasn’t an earlier U.S. battleship named Alabama?
The USS Alabama, which has been a popular tourist draw since 1965, was not the first military vessel to bear that name but was the second battleship so named.
“That Awful Ship”
The ins and outs of a 1950s effort to move the USS Hartford from Virginia to the Mobile Bay Causeway.
Ask McGehee: Did actor Chuck Connors once live in Mobile?
According to the 1947 Mobile city directory, Kevin Connors (who got the nickname of Chuck while playing college baseball) was residing at 1221 Texas Street.
Boy with Rifle and Hunting Dog
Explore hunting traditions and conservation in 1930s south Alabama.
Shrimp Fest Flash Back
As the Annual National Shrimp Festival commemorates its 50th anniversary, Gulf Shore locals look back on the early years of the festival and how it has evolved into the celebration it is today.
A Sanctuary for Black Catholics
This month, Shrine of the Holy Cross in Daphne celebrates its 75th anniversary.
Ask McGehee: I enjoyed the recent article about prohibition in Mobile. Wasn’t a civic...
Discover the amusing tale of the Rotary Club of Mobile's epic Prohibition-era prank in 1915 that made national headlines.
George’s Carriage Factory
Explore the history of an early-1900s carriage business on Theatre Street.
The Mobile Centinel
Two young publishers print a newspaper just outside the Port City as the United States attempts to claim Mobile from Spain.