Tag: History
Sook and Sarah
Truman Capote’s writing resurrects memories of those dearly missed.
Mobile’s “Rum Ring”
In honor of Mobile’s rum-running history, MB shares a refreshing cocktail recipe that was made for sipping beside the shores of the Gulf of Mexico all summer long.
Aaron Burr, Arrested in South Alabama for Treason
The third vice president of the United States met his match in Alabama near the Tombigbee River.
A Day at the Fairhope Pier in 1927
Step back into a 1927 summer on the iconic Fairhope Pier.
Digging Deep
The I-10 Mobile River Bridge Project is uncovering historical artifacts around the Bay Area, including the remnants of the Down the Bay neighborhood.
Ask McGehee: Who was the British nobleman who served as king of Mobile’s Mardi...
The only British-born monarch of Mobile’s Mardi Gras was Arthur Shirley Benn. The year was 1896, but he served under the name of “Emperor of Joy” rather than King Felix.
Lessons in History
In honor of our first-ever history-themed issue, MB asked Mobile Bay-area historians and researchers to share unusual, amazing or almost-forgotten stories that make up our rich history.
Utopia by the Sea: Mobile Bay’s Pilot Town
From the early 1800s until the 1906 hurricane, an idyllic village of bar pilots and their families flourished on Fort Morgan peninsula.
Ask McGehee: The banking crisis in California made me wonder: has Mobile ever experienced...
In the history of local banks, there is a remarkable number of them that arrived with great fanfare and vanished within a short period. Others, which had been around for decades, shocked the community when they failed.
John T. Grant’s “Indispensable” Pass
In 1839, a gifted hydraulic engineer dredged a critical link between Mobile and New Orleans.
