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

The Hunley

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015

1. The Hunley Marker

Inscription. The first submarine successfully used in warfare was completed at this site in 1863. Designed by James McClintock and Baxter Watson, and financed by Horace L. Hunley, it was built by W. A. Alexander at the Mobile machine shop of Park and Lyons. After trials in Mobile River and Bay it was sent by rail to Charleston, where, on February 17th, 1864, it sank the U.S.S. Housatonic.

Erected 1957 by the Historic Mobile Preservation Society.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars • War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical month for this entry is February 1890.

Location. 30° 41.815′ N, 88° 2.426′ W. Marker is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County. It is on North Water Street 0.1 miles north of St Anthony Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 250 North Water Street, 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 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: McGowin-Lyons (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Slave Market (approx. 0.2 miles away); Old Slave Markets (approx. 0.2 miles away); Mobile City Limits (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of Sixth Mobile Theatre

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(approx. 0.2 miles away); Judge Virgil Pittman / Wiley L. Bolden, Sr. (approx. ¼ mile away); Joe Cain (approx. ¼ mile away); John Forbes & Co. (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mobile.

Another marker is no longer nearby. Joe Cain (was approx. ¼ mile away but has been permanently removed).

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. To better understand the Hunley.

Also see . . . Where was the Hunley Built? (.pdf). (Submitted on July 26, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)

Location of former Park & Lyons machine shop. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015

2. Location of former Park & Lyons machine shop.

Now part of Alabama State Port Authority facilities.

The Hunley on pier. image. Click for full size.

Public Domain (R.G. Skerrett drawing)

3. The Hunley on pier.

Drawing, Pen and Ink on Paper; R.G. Skerrett; 1902

USS Housatonic image. Click for full size.

Public Domain

4. USS Housatonic

View of marker looking south on Water Street. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015

5. View of marker looking south on Water Street.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 26, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,137 times since then and 49 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on July 26, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.