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

Christopher First Johnson House

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 10, 2017

1. Christopher First Johnson House Marker

Inscription. C. First Johnson was an entrepreneur, pastor of St. Louis Street Baptist Church, and lecturer. Johnson ran for political office in the 1890's. He founded the Union Mutual Aid Association, Mobile's first black-owned insurance company. By 1911, his company had written over nine million dollars of insurance.

Erected by the African-American Heritage Trail of Mobile. (Marker Number 7.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Government & Politics • Industry & Commerce • Religion & Religious Structures. In addition, it is included in the Dora Franklin Finley African-American Heritage Trail of Mobile series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1911.

Location. 30° 42.031′ N, 88° 3.997′ W. Marker is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County. It is at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and Peach Street, on the right when traveling west on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Martin Luther King Jr Avenue, Mobile AL 36603, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this

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marker is in Alabama’s Gulf Coast

and in Mobile Bay.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Dunbar/Central High School (a few steps from this marker); Vernon Z. Crawford Law Firm (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dave Patton (approx. 0.2 miles away); Dr. James A. Franklin (approx. ¼ mile away); Caldwell Field (approx. ¾ mile away); Michael Donald (approx. ¾ mile away); Catholic Cemetery (approx. ¾ mile away); Caldwell School (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mobile.

Christopher First Johnson House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 10, 2017

2. Christopher First Johnson House

View from marker looking west on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 10, 2017

3. View from marker looking west on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2017. It was originally submitted on December 11, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 981 times since then and 77 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 11, 2017, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.