Tag: History
Alabama Tea
When we think about oil, it’s easy for our minds to drift to faraway, hot places: pumps in Texas, wars in...
Of Hurricanes Past
George Finkbohner Jr. explains that his mother had a theory. “She used to say that a big storm rolled through Mobile every 10 years,...
Ask McGehee
The bold, black headline of the April 29, 1951, edition of the Mobile Register exclaimed, “Robert Vogeler, Cold War...
The Udder Truth
Have you ever wondered what occupied the land at the southeast corner of the Dauphin Street and Sage Avenue intersection? Driving past, you’ll...
Smokey the Squirrel
Early spring on the Bay brings high tides and wet, windy weather like a fitful ending to a nasty winter. But to an...
The Perfect Pond
A couple of years out of college, I was still living with my parents in Point Clear, but I was ready for a...
Playin' in the Mud
Mobilians’ relationship status with bay mud is complicated. The powerful Mobile River cuts a deep, carving path as it flows but fans out and...
Ask McGehee
In 1914, Congress designated the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day. The idea for such a day stretched back to 1868 when...
Point Clear Towing
Point Clear never really had enough year-round residents to support a whole bunch of services. If you had a fire, you called the Barnwell...
Citronelle's Wonderboy
At some point, Carvel William “Bama” Rowell must have asked himself, “What’s a guy gotta do to get a free watch?” When...
