MARINE HOSPITAL (U. S.) AT MOBILE The Marine Hospital at Mobile, Alabama was the oldest building used as a Marine Hospital in 1914. It…
[This historical letter tells the story of the yellow fever epidemic in Mobile, Alabama in 1853 as they tried to determine how it started.…
AN AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH OF SAMUEL FORWOOD PART II HARFORD DEMOCRAT BEL AIR, MARYLAND. Friday Morning, May 11th , 1888. A native of Harford County,…
This film is so funny now! We discovered this wonderful, historic instructional film about prom etiquette rules produced in 1961 by America’s Junior Miss…
First Capital of Colonial French Louisiana "On January 20, 1702, French colonists, led by Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, establish Fort Louis de la Mobile on a…
On January 9, 1965 "the battleship USS Alabama was dedicated in Mobile as a World War II memorial. Commissioned in August 1942, the Alabama served primarily…
(The following story is the first section of a news article written in 1817 which is descriptive of Mobile, Blakeley, St. Stephens and Jackson,…
THE CAJANS OF SOUTH ALABAMA Occupying the pine and oak woods of Mobile County in southern Alabama are a group of people of mixed…
Photograph of Cajun girl and boy in Mobile County, Alabama (Alabama Department of Archives and History) (Continued – from Alabama Folklore Part III) Unemployed…
Did you know the Revolutionary War was fought in Alabama? This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost & Forgotten…
(Transcribed from the Advertiser and Register, Mobile, Alabama, March 13, 1840) CHARLESTON INSURANCE & TRUST CO. Capital 1,000,000 of Dollars all --- ca The…
Excerpt transcribed from Advertiser and Register, Mobile, Alabama March 13, 1840) COMMITTED To the Jail of Bibb County, on the 11th October, 1839, a…
(Transcribed from The Monroe Journal, Monroeville, Alabama, January 19, 1867) BURNING OF THE STEAMER SUNNY SOUTH!! TWO LIVES LOST! 1030 Bales Cotton Destroyed Passengers…
People from many countries began settling in Alabama in the early days This story is an excerpt from the book ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS Exploration: Lost…
( Transcribed from Advertiser and Register, Mobile, Alabama, March 13, 1840) SHERIFF SALE Sanford & Cleveland vs. fi fa William Kitchen Will be sold…
By the year 1816, there were fifteen hundred inhabitants at St. Stephens. Much money was invested, diversified industries were set afoot, and the place…
(Transcribed from Advertiser and Register, Mobile, Alabama, March 13, 1840) SHERIFF SALE The Branch of the Bank of the State of Alabama at Mobile…
(Transcribed from Advertiser and Register, Mobile, Alabama, March 13, 1840) SHERIFF SALE Planters' & Merchants' Bank of Mobile vs. fi fa Robert Cowan and…
Written November 4, 1938 by Ila B. Prine WPA Federal Writers' Project Mobile, Alabama A STORY OF A FISHERMANS LIFE Standing under a china…
Transcribed from The Alabama Historical Quarterly, Vol. 22, No. 04 Winter Issue 1960 (WARNING! Some words may be offensive to readers today. We have…
YELLOW FEVER (Transcribed from: History of Alabama and dictionary of Alabama biography, Volume 2 Thomas McAdory Owen, Marie Bankhead Owen) Alabama was first visited by this…
Read this story as well as many others in ALABAMA FOOTPRINTS: Settlement: Lost & Forgotten Stories Continued below The daughter-in-law of Peter the…
(WARNING! This WPA interviewer made an attempt in this interview to capture the dialect of the person she interviewed and some words may be…
Happy Birthday! WILLIAM CRAWFORD GORGAS BIOGRAPHY and GENEALOGY (1854-1920) Tuscaloosa, Alabama Note: Follow the linked articles to see all the other connections this…
On April 12, 1865 the Civil War ended when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his command to U.S. General Ulysses S. Grant at…
Kosaku Sawada was born in Osaka, central Japan Oct. 21, 1882. and pursued an education at Osaka University, graduating with a degree in agriculture. In 1906, he immigrated…
(WARNING! During the 1930s, Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people around the United States, so their experiences and life history…
(WARNING! During the 1930s, Great Depression era, many writers were employed to interview people around the United States, so their experiences and life history…
The Marvel City Bessemer, Alabama was founded in the spring of 1887 as an important industrial center, popularly known as the "Marvel City." It…
Recently, there has been talk of restoring and reopening Searcy Hospital in Mount Vernon, Alabama as a mental health facility in Mobile County. Searcy…
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