Mobile in Mobile County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Site of Mobile's First Theater
Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015
1. Site of Mobile's First Theater Marker
whence Theater Street
derives its name
Erected 1939 by the Historic Mobile Preservation Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical year for this entry is 1824.
Location. 30° 41.294′ N, 88° 2.376′ W. Marker is in Mobile, Alabama, in Mobile County. Marker is at the intersection of Theatre Street and South Royal Street, on the right when traveling west on Theatre Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 165 South Royal Street, Mobile AL 36602, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. The Revolutionary War at Mobile (a few steps from this marker); L'Arbre de Pau (a few steps from this marker); Mobile's First Jail (within shouting distance of this marker); How Big was the Original Fort Condé? (within shouting distance of this marker); The Site of Historic Fort Condé (within shouting distance of this marker); Second Fort Conde Ruin (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Lynching in America / The Lynching of Richard Robertson (about 400 feet away); "Damn The Torpedoes!" The Campaigns for Mobile, 1864 - 1865 (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Mobile.
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Also see . . . More about Noah Ludlow. (Submitted on July 29, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.)
Photographed By Mark Hilton, July 26, 2015
2. Former location of the first theater in Mobile.
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on July 29, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 537 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 29, 2015, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
