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

Fort Gaines

Photographed by Michael Dover, March 18, 2007

1. Fort Gaines Marker

Inscription. Established in 1821 for defense of Mobile Bay and named in honor of General Edmund Pendleton Gaines, 1777-1849 who played an important part in early Alabama History and while Commandant of Fort Stoddard captured Aaron Burr near McIntosh in February 1807.

Erected 1957 by Alabama Society Daughters of the American Colonists.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Colonists series list. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1807.

Location. 30° 14.933′ N, 88° 4.58′ W. Marker is on Dauphin Island, Alabama, in Mobile County. It is on Bienville Boulevard east of Albatross Street, on the right when traveling east. Located at Fort Gaines State Historical Site. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Dauphin Island AL 36528, 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 walking distance of this marker: British Occupation of Dauphin Island (here, next to this marker); 19th Century Shipwreck (within shouting distance of this marker); "To Be Blown To Kingdom Come" (within shouting distance of this marker); Storm Clouds Gather (within shouting distance of this marker); Latrine (about 300 feet away,

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measured in a direct line); Anchor From U.S.S. Hartford (about 300 feet away); "Save Your Garrison." (about 400 feet away); Energy from the Sands of Time (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Dauphin Island.

Vintage postcard from 1998

2. Fort Gaines

Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 28, 1998

3. Fort Gaines

Fort Gaines cannon image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike Stroud, May 28, 1998

4. Fort Gaines cannon

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, July 9, 2011

5. Fort Gaines Marker

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, July 9, 2011

6. Fort Gaines Marker

Marker as seen from top of Fort Gaines (yellow arrow)

Fort Gaines from Mobile Bay image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Brandon Fletcher, July 9, 2011

7. Fort Gaines from Mobile Bay

Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2018. It was originally submitted on January 1, 2011, by Michael Dover of Ellerslie, Georgia. This page has been viewed 2,036 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on January 1, 2011, by Michael Dover of Ellerslie, Georgia. 2, 3, 4. submitted on January 3, 2011, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. 5, 6. submitted on August 15, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. 7. submitted on August 16, 2015, by Brandon Fletcher of Chattanooga, Tennessee. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.