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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BHK_st-johns-episcopal-church_Mobile-AL.html
St. John's Episcopal Church, established and built in 1855, stood at the northwest corner of this block, its rectory adjacent. Between 1860 and 1870, the Church Home, an orphanage and school consisting of three buildings, was constructed. This was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27GN_second-fort-conde-ruin_Mobile-AL.html
This ruin is a vestige of the second Fort Conde. Built by the French in 1723 and later occupied by the British, Spanish, and the Americans, these foundations are the only architectural remains of Colonial Mobile.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27GH_the-cathedral-basilica-of-the-immaculate-conception_Mobile-AL.html
(front side) The origin of this Cathedral was established on July 20, 1703, by Jean-Baptiste de La Croix de Chevrieres de Saint Vallier, Bishop of Quebec at Fort Louis de la Mobile, the city's first permanent settlement. The Bishop also appointed…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM23OV_andrew-n-johnson_Mobile-AL.html
Andrew N. Johnson, born 1865 in Marion, Alabama, graduated from Talladega College in 1886, and taught in rural Alabama. On this site in 1894, he established the Mobile Weekly Press, a voice for African-Americans, "A.N.", a powerful member of the R…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WNW_the-comic-cowboys-of-mobile-historical_Mobile-AL.html
This marker commemorates the one hundredth anniversary of the founding in Mobile of the Comic Cowboys, a Mardi Gras society believed to be unique in all the world. For a century, it has annually fulfilled its mission by using the art of caricature…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1WHS_mobiles-first-mardi-gras-parade-historical_Mobile-AL.html
On Shrove Tuesday, February 25, 1868, the Order of Myths gathered at this intersection shortly after 8 p.m. and began its first parade. The procession traveled west on Government, north on Warren east on Dauphin, north on Joachim west on State, so…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MZ7_city-hall_Mobile-AL.html
Southern market buildings & municipal offices also served as military armory before and during the Civil war Stalls for farmers, butchers, game sellers and fishermen on ground floor Officially registered in 1969 in National Register of Histo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MZ6_damn-the-torpedoes-the-campaigns-for-mobile-1864-1865_Mobile-AL.html
(preface) "Damn the Torpedoes!" is a familiar battle cry, but there's more to the story! The Mobile Civil War Trail is your guide to military movements and the way of life on and around Mobile Bay in the closing two years of the Civil War. Stand …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MJJ_to-jean-baptiste-lemoyne_Mobile-AL.html
Native of Montreal, Canada, Naval Officer of France, Governor of Louisiana and Founder of the first Capital, Mobile, in 1711. Born 1680 — Died 1768 —— With the Genius to create an Empire and the Courage to maintain it pat…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MJH_cathedral-basilica-of-the-immaculate-conception-archdiocese-of-mobile_Mobile-AL.html
Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Parish established in 1703 by John-Baptiste del la Croix, Bishop of Québec, while Mobile served as capital of Louisiana. Oldest religious congregation of any denomination in Alabama and the…
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