Home of Joe Cain

Home of Joe Cain (HM23MI)

Location: Mobile, AL 36604 Mobile County
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Country: United States of America
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N 30° 40.892', W 88° 3.247'

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—Alabama Bicentennial 1819-2019 —

Joseph Stillwell Cain Jr., recognized today as the patron saint of Mardi Gras in Mobile, purchased this plot of land in 1859 for $500, along with his wife of more than three years, Elizabeth Rabby Cain. The couple built a four-room classic revival cottage on what was then named New Hampshire Street. Here they raised a family of three girls and two boys. Joe Cain, who was the longtime clerk of Mobile's Southern Market, lived here at the time of his famous ride through Mobile with the Lost Cause Minstrels on Shrove Tuesday, February 25, 1868. The Cains remained here for nearly seventeen years, leaving for a new home in Bayou La Batre in 1877, where they lived until Joe Cain's death in 1904. Elizabeth Cain died there in 1907.
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HM NumberHM23MI
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Year Placed2017
Placed ByAlabama Historical Association
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Date Added Sunday, December 10th, 2017 at 7:01pm PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16R E 399032 N 3394782
Decimal Degrees30.68153333, -88.05411667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 30° 40.892', W 88° 3.247'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds30° 40' 53.52" N, 88° 3' 14.82" W
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Area Code(s)251
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling West
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 906-908 Augusta St, Mobile AL 36604, US
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