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

Semmes

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 24, 2019

1. Semmes Marker

Inscription. Incorporated in 2011. Semmes was named around 1850 in honor of Admiral/General Raphael Semmes, a hero of the South. Semmes has been called the "nursery capital of the world" and is the home of the oldest continuous-in-use school in Alabama.

Erected by Bicentennial Commission of Mobile County, Inc.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1850.

Location. 30° 46.738′ N, 88° 15.516′ W. Marker is in Semmes, Alabama, in Mobile County. It is at the intersection of Moffett Road (U.S. 98) and McCray Road on Moffett Road. Marker is located in front of the Semmes Regional Library. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9150 Moffett Road, Semmes AL 36575, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Gulf Coast,

in Mobile Bay,

and in the Mobile Metropolitan Area.

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 9 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Semmes First Baptist Church (approx. ¼ mile away); Semmes Heritage Park (approx. half a mile away); Blackwell House (approx. 0.7 miles away); Crawford Methodist Cemetery, Mobile County (approx. 3 miles away); New Hope Gardens (approx. 7.3 miles away); Miller Family Cemetery (approx. 8.3 miles away); Sand Town (approx. 8.6 miles away); St. Bridget's Catholic Church (approx. 8.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Semmes.

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Photographed by Tim Fillmon, August 24, 2019

2. Semmes Marker

Rear Admiral Raphael Semmes, CSN image. Click for full size.

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3. Rear Admiral Raphael Semmes, CSN

Credits. This page was last revised on April 20, 2020. It was originally submitted on April 19, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 692 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 19, 2020, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. 3. submitted on April 20, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.