Historical Markers and War Memorials in Dauphin Island, Alabama
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Dauphin Island is in Mobile County
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Near Bienville Boulevard east of Albatross Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Confederates built Fort Powell on Tower Island, an oyster shell bank fifty feet north of Grant's Pass. The Pass provided an easy route from Mobile Bay to New Orleans through Mississippi Sound. C.S. Lieutenant Colonel James M. Williams, only . . . — — Map (db m87239) HM
Near Bienville Boulevard east of Albatross Street, on the right when traveling east.
Once Farragut was in the Bay, capture of Fort Gaines and Powell would prevent his isolation there. So at 4:00 pm, August 3, 1864, 1,500 soldiers commanded by U.S. General Edward Canby (but under the operational direction of General Gordon . . . — — Map (db m87219) HM
Near Bienville Boulevard east of Albatross Street, on the right when traveling east.
At 7:25 a.m., August 5, 1864, Admiral Farragut’s lead monitor Tecumseh steered into the torpedo field at the mouth of Mobile Bay. The admiral had ordered Commander Tunis Craven, the Tecumseh’s captain, to engage the ram . . . — — Map (db m87234) HM
Near Bienville Boulevard east of Albatross Street, on the right when traveling east.
The huge timbers you see are a ship's keel section, washed ashore in the fury of Hurricane Georges in the fall of 1998. A house was destroyed with it's impact. The remains formed the bottom ridge line of the ship and would have held the ribs of . . . — — Map (db m87217) HM
Near Bienville Boulevard east of Albatross Street, on the right when traveling east.
This anchor came from the U.S.S. Hartford, Admiral Farragut's flagship during the Civil War "Battle of Mobile Bay" in August of 1864. It was there that he uttered the now famous words, "Damn the Torpedoes—Full Speed Ahead!" — — Map (db m87244) HM
Near Bienville Boulevard east of Albatross Street, on the right when traveling east.
When British forces arrived at Mobile Bay to assault Fort Bowyer on Mobile Point, half of the British army under the command of Sir John Kean, who was recovering from wounds suffered during the defeat at New Orleans, was landed on Dauphin Island to . . . — — Map (db m122427) HM
On Bienville Boulevard at Lackland Street, on the right when traveling east on Bienville Boulevard.
Incorporated in 1988, Dauphin Island
is recognized as the "Sunset Capital
of Alabama." Having served as the
capital of the Louisiana Territory in
the early 1700's, this unique barrier
island has a rich history. Today
Dauphin Island is admired . . . — — Map (db m226724) HM
On Bienville Boulevard at Lackland Street, on the right when traveling east on Bienville Boulevard.
This island, rich in history and legend, was
known to Europeans by 1502. Pineda visited in
1519, Narvaes and deVaca in 1528, the fleet of
deSoto in 1540, and the deLuna colonists in 1559.
In 1699, d'Iberville and Bienville arrived under
orders . . . — — Map (db m226727) HM
On Iberville Drive north of Cadillac Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
This park and bird refuge dates from the Mississippian Period (AD 1100 to 1550). Native Americans, who roasted oysters and fished in adjacent Dauphin Island Bay, visited the shell mounds for centuries. From excavations carried out in 1990, . . . — — Map (db m122350) HM
On Bienville Boulevard, 0.1 miles east of Albatross Street, on the left when traveling east.
The platform that you can see east of Dauphin Island is operated by one of many oil and gas companies operating in Alabama waters. These platforms are extracting natural gas (methane), a relatively clean-burning petroleum product. The platform . . . — — Map (db m122548) HM
On Bienville Boulevard east of Albatross Street, on the right when traveling east.
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 . . . — — Map (db m39393) HM
On Cadillac Avenue west of Grant Street, on the right when traveling west.
John F. Porter, Jr. Goat Tree Reserve
John F. Porter, Ph.D. served as volunteer Executive Director of Dauphin Island Bird Sanctuaries, Inc. (incorporated as Friends of Dauphin Island Audubon Sanctuary) from its inception in 1992 until his . . . — — Map (db m151634) HM
On Bienville Boulevard at Lackland Street, on the right when traveling east on Bienville Boulevard.
In memory of the men and women
who answered the call of duty
to our beloved country (USA)
Gave the ultimate sacrifice
Their lives
These patriots, lost to eternity
Will not be forgotten — — Map (db m226760) WM
Near Bienville Boulevard east of Albatross Street, on the right when traveling east.
To Wait and Watch
In late August 1864 the Federals controlled Mobile Bay but could not attack Mobile. Admiral Farragut could not reach the City even with his light draft vessels, because the channels in the upper Bay had been obstructed. . . . — — Map (db m87243) HM
