Mobile in Mobile County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Old Slave Markets

Slave Markets Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015

1. Slave Markets Marker

Inscription.
On This Site Stood
One Of The Old
Slave Markets

Last cargo of slaves
arrived
on the Schooner Clotilde
in August of 1859.

Erected 1959 by the Historic Mobile Preservation Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1859.

Location. 30° 41.683′ N, 88° 2.523′ W. Marker is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County. Marker is at the intersection of St Louis Street and North Royal Street, on the right when traveling west on St Louis Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 121 North Royal Street, Mobile AL 36602, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Slave Market (within shouting distance of this marker); Mobile City Limits (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Site of Sixth Mobile Theatre (about 300 feet away); Judge Virgil Pittman / Wiley L. Bolden, Sr. (about 300 feet away); McGowin-Lyons (about 500 feet away); John Forbes & Co. (about 600 feet away); Merchants National Bank Building (about 600 feet away); Joe Cain (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mobile.

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Also see . . . Clotilda (Slave Ship). Blackpast website entry (Submitted on July 27, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Remnants of the Slave Ship Clotilda image. Click for full size.

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2. Remnants of the Slave Ship Clotilda

Wide view of marker on Alabama Power wall. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015

3. Wide view of marker on Alabama Power wall.

View east on St Louis Street towards Mobile River docks. image. Click for full size.

Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015

4. View east on St Louis Street towards Mobile River docks.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2021. It was originally submitted on July 27, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,180 times since then and 75 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on July 27, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.