Tag: History
An August Dawn Remembered
One hundred and fifty years ago this month, a fiery contest took place between Union and Confederate forces at the mouth of Mobile Bay. At stake for...
Defending Confederate Mobile
A key piece of Confederate Mobile’s defensive strategy was its naval squadron. Like the army, the navy changed commanders several times, but by September of 1862 it...
Ask McGehee
After sitting vacant for more than 40 years, the southwest corner of Conception and St. Francis streets will reportedly be the site of a new Hilton property. More...
The New Old Point Clear
I suddenly find myself at the age where I’m telling my kids “how it used to be when I was growing up.” I remember when my father and grandfather...
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Ask McGehee
The parking lot adjoining the Battle House, as well as the neighboring Phelps Dunbar law firm building at the northeast corner of Dauphin and Royal streets, will...
Bygone Structures
“Remove not the ancient landmark, ” the Bible tells us. But we Americans have always been an impatient, push-ahead people, continually building, tearing down and rebuilding our towns and...
An Elegy to Spanish Moss
Not long ago, I had to attend a meeting at the Bragg-Mitchell Mansion on Spring Hill Avenue. Having a little time before things got started, I...
Beatlemania Below the Mason-Dixon
1963 was a difficult year for Americans. In the midst of an already tumultuous decade, the country was mourning the loss of the president and desperately needed...
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The Sixties
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. It was the ’60s, the era of free love, giving peace a chance and lava lamps. As...
Mobile Spirits
Mobile has been many things to many people, but never a hotbed of temperance. In Colonial times, the home brew of choice was often a pale wine made from...
