Mobile in Mobile County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Alexis de Tocqueville
Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 5, 2020
1. Alexis de Tocqueville Marker
The 25 year-old French aristocrat and author of
Democracy in America
visited this area
during his 1831 – 1832 tour of America
Tocqueville
C-SPAN
placed by C-SPAN and the cable television industry
while retracing the tour in 1997-1998
Erected by C-SPAN and the Cable Television Industry.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Arts, Letters, Music. A significant historical year for this entry is 1831.
Location. 30° 41.445′ N, 88° 2.249′ W. Marker is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County. It can be reached from South Water Street. Located at Cooper Riverside Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 101 S Water St, Mobile AL 36602, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this 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
this page online
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The UNESCO Slave Route: Resistance, Liberty, Heritage / Honoring the Memory of the Ancestors (here, next to this marker); U.S. Coast Guard Monument (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); 10" Rifled Sea Coast Columbiad (about 700 feet away); City Hall (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mobile's First Mardi Gras Parade (approx. 0.2 miles away); "Damn The Torpedoes!" The Campaigns for Mobile, 1864 - 1865 (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Pelican Girls (approx. 0.2 miles away); How Big was the Original Fort Condι? (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mobile.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Admiral Raphael Semmes, CSA (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).
Also see . . . Wikipedia article on the Democracy in America C-SPAN Tour. (Submitted on December 6, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed by Mark Hilton, December 5, 2020
2. Alexis de Tocqueville Marker looking east across Mobile River.
Public domain, 1850
3. Alexis de Tocqueville portrait
Portrait by Thιodore Chassιriau at the Palace of Versailles.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 6, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 492 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on December 6, 2020, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
