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

Dr. H. Roger Williams

(1869-1929)

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015

1. Dr. H. Roger Williams Marker

Inscription. Dr. Williams opened one of the early African-American drugstores- Live and Let Live on this site in 1901. Born on a sugar plantation in Louisiana, he graduated from Meharry Medical School in 1900 and was the second black physician to practice medicine in Mobile. He served as president of numerous medical and civic associations including the General Chairman of the Mobile Emancipation Association. He was a published writer and poet.

Erected by The African-American Heritage Trail of Mobile. (Marker Number 32.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Arts, Letters, Music • Civil Rights • Science & Medicine. 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 1901.

Location. 30° 41.34′ N, 88° 2.988′ W. Marker is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County. It is on Dauphin Street 0.1 miles South Warren Street, on the right when traveling east. Dauphin is a one-way street west to east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 607 Dauphin Street,

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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: Shaarai Shomayim (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Creole Firehouse #1 (about 400 feet away); Dr. Thomas N. Harris (about 400 feet away); John L. LeFlore (about 500 feet away); Crewe of Columbus Birthplace (about 500 feet away); The Kennedy-Cox House / Joshua Kennedy Jr. (about 600 feet away); Andrew N. Johnson (about 600 feet away); Barton Academy (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mobile.

Former location of drugstore. Now it operates as Wintzell’s Oyster House. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015

2. Former location of drugstore. Now it operates as Wintzell’s Oyster House.

View east on Dauphin Street with marker on extreme right. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015

3. View east on Dauphin Street with marker on extreme right.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 11, 2017. It was originally submitted on July 28, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 2,772 times since then and 125 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 28, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.