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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Mobile, Alabama
Mobile is the county seat for Mobile County
Mobile is in Mobile County
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Near Battleship Parkway at Old Spanish Trail (U.S. 98).
The advance party of the Dutch contingent arrived in Korea on October 24, 1950, but the remainder of the unit’s men did not arrive until December 1950. During the conflict the Royal Netherlands Navy was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation of the . . . — — Map (db m191384) HM WM
Near Battleship Parkway at Old Spanish Trail (U.S. 98).
After some debate on July 26, 1950, the New Zealand government announced it would organize a volunteer military force to serve with U.N. forces in Korea. Known as Kayforce, a total of 1,044 men were seletied to serve. Kayforce sailed for Korea on . . . — — Map (db m192143) WM
On South Joachim Street, 0.1 miles south of Dauphin Street, on the left when traveling south.
This building constructed in 1853,
by Judge Henry V. Chamberlain,
a former mayor of Mobile, was
in 1871 and 1872, the residence of
Nicola Marschall,
who, in 1861, designed
the Confederate Flag and . . . — — Map (db m86504) HM
On Holt Road (Local Route 1800), on the right when traveling north.
Oaklawn Cemetery is believed to have begun in 1876 as a local family cemetery plot, became a community cemetery by 1879, and expanded into a formally organized cemetery in 1931. Historical and burial information indicates this cemetery primarily . . . — — Map (db m159478) HM
On Oakleigh Place at Savannah Street, on the left when traveling north on Oakleigh Place.
Started in 1833 by James Roper on a Spanish land grant, “Oakleigh” was named for the magnificent oaks around it. The “T” shaped dwelling with elegant parlors and curved outside stairway from the brick terrace to front gallery . . . — — Map (db m85908) HM
On Government Street east of South Conception Street, on the right when traveling east.
Mobile Physician, 1829-1864. Son of Dr. Claudeus LeVert, who came to Virginia as fleet surgeon under General Rochambeau. This Italianate style building served as a doctor's office for one hundred years, 1858-1954.
Preserved by the action of the . . . — — Map (db m40667) HM
On Government Street (U.S. 90) at South Scott Street, on the right when traveling east on Government Street.
Established 1819 by city of Mobile for yellow fever victims. Buried in raised tombs are Spanish and French citizens of early Mobile, and many pioneer Americans. — — Map (db m86409) HM
On Bay Bridge Cutoff Road, 0.1 miles north of Chin Street, on the left when traveling south.
The Old Plateau Cemetery, known as the Africatown Graveyard, is the final resting place of enslaved Africans, African-Americans, and a Buffalo Soldier. The burial ground dates back to 1876, sixteen years after Africans arrived on the Clotilda . . . — — Map (db m86308) HM
On Conti Street at South Joachim Street, on the left when traveling west on Conti Street.
"I want to take this occasion to say that the United States will never again seek one additional foot of territory by conquest. She will devote herself to showing that she knows how to make honorable and fruitful use of the territory she has and she . . . — — Map (db m86381) HM
On Government Street (U.S. 90) east of South Hamilton Street, on the right when traveling east.
Spain came first to our shores in 1519, and her maps gave first to the world knowledge of our lands — Piñeda, De Soto, and then Gálvez. Returning in 1780, she conquered, and wise and benign, ruled for thirty-three years this city, whose . . . — — Map (db m149975) HM
Near Battleship Parkway at Old Spanish Trail (U.S. 98).
The Philippine Islands was among the first U.N. countries to send forces to fight in Korea. From September 1950 through May 1955, 7,500 men known as known as the Philippine Expeditionary Force to Korea were sent to serve in the five 1,500-man . . . — — Map (db m192140) WM
On St Francis Street at North Conception Street, on the right when traveling east on St Francis Street.
A la gloire de
Pierre Le Moyne D'Iberville,
le heros dela baie d'Hudson,
de Terre-Neuve et de Nevis,
qui fonda en 1702
Mobile
premiere ville de la Louisiane Française.
————
Ne a Montréal en . . . — — Map (db m86490) HM
On Conti Street at West Claiborne Street, on the left when traveling west on Conti Street.
Title to this land, part of a Spanish grant and formerly a burial ground, was clarified by the American State Papers in 1828. Michael Portier, Mobile's first Bishop, made this his home from 1834 until his death in 1859. Four subsequent bishops of . . . — — Map (db m86344) HM
On Dauphin Street, 0.1 miles east of Common Street, on the right when traveling east.
This building was erected in 1845 by the Protestant Orphans Asylum Society, to care for children left homeless after the disastrous fires and yellow fever epidemics of the 1830s. It has operated continuously since that time. — — Map (db m111293) HM
On South Broad Street, 0.1 miles south of Shawnee Street, on the right when traveling south.
Restoring Justice
Henry Williams, Johnny Williams, Ennis Bell, Theodore Wesley Samuels, Prentiss McCann, and Rayfield Davis all died at the height of the segregation era in Mobile. Mobile's Black community protested each of these deaths at the . . . — — Map (db m188735) HM
On North Joachim Street, 0.1 miles south of Congress Street.
One of the premier antebellum structures in the city, the house was built by Charles Richards, a riverboat captain originally from Maine. The building is considered to have Mobile's finest cast iron, featuring figures in a garden setting and . . . — — Map (db m241961) HM
On South Joachim Street, 0.1 miles south of Dauphin Street, on the right.
Opening night, January 19, 1927, saw crowds gather to hear local dignitaries praise Mobile's "Place of Entertainment". Today the Saenger Theatre remains the entertainment center of downtown. Designed by Emile Weil in the French Renaissance . . . — — Map (db m86503) HM
On Springhill Avenue at Knowles Street, on the right when traveling west on Springhill Avenue.
Sand Town, the oldest African American neighborhood in the area of Spring Hill, in Mobile, Alabama, was established before 1845 by former enslaved and free, indigenous people of color. Sand Town residents built their own homes, school and places of . . . — — Map (db m179993) HM
On Church Street west of South Royal Street, on the right when traveling west.
This ruin is a vestige of the second Fort Conde. Built by the French in 1723 and later occupied by the British, Spanish, and the Americans, these foundations are the only architectural remains of Colonial Mobile. — — Map (db m117253) HM
On Government Street, on the right when traveling south.
Jews have been part of Alabama’s economic, social and political life since 1764. It was not until 1841 that Mobile’s small Jewish community grew large enough to organize “Congregation” Shaarai Shomayim (Gates of Heaven). The community . . . — — Map (db m27083) HM
Near Battleship Parkway at Old Spanish Trail (U.S. 98).
The aircraft on display here is a United States Coast Guard HH-52A amphibious helicopter named "SeaGuard." Developed to replace the HO4S-3G/HH-19G helicopters, the USCG evaluated the Sikorsky S-62A prototype N880 from 1959-60 and was impressed with . . . — — Map (db m191519) HM
On North Royal Street at St Michael Street, on the right when traveling south on North Royal Street.
Here played the great of the American and British stage, among them: James Wallack, Fanny Kemble, Ole Bull, Joseph Field, Joseph Jefferson, James H. Hackett, William Macready, Charlotte Cushman, Edwin Forrest, Julia Dean, Junius Booth, Anna Mowatt, . . . — — Map (db m86352) HM
Near Battleship Parkway at Old Spanish Trail (U.S. 98).
On June 25, 1950, North Korean forces invaded the Republic of South Korea. The services of the SAAF (South African Air Force) were called upon to assist the western and U.N. powers. On Sept 26, 206 men of the SAAFs 2 Sqn., all volunteers, departed . . . — — Map (db m192112) WM
Near Battleship Parkway at Old Spanish Trail (U.S. 98).
The Korean War is known as the "Forgotten War". On June 25, 1950 the North Koreans invaded South Korea. This resulted in an United Nations action. Twenty-two United Nations participated in this action. The war lasted 3 years, one month and two days. . . . — — Map (db m192095) WM
On Springhill Avenue east of Silverwood Street, on the right when traveling east.
Organized in Mobile on January 29, 1844, this Reform Jewish Congregation is the oldest in Alabama and one of the oldest in the United States. Members met in homes until December 27, 1846, when the St. Emanuel Street Temple was dedicated. The . . . — — Map (db m111291) HM
Near South Dearborn Street north of Canal Street, on the right when traveling north.
St. John’s Episcopal Church, established and built in 1855, stood at the northwest corner of this block, its rectory adjacent. Between 1860 and 1870, the Church Home, an orphanage and school consisting of three buildings, was constructed. This was . . . — — Map (db m123443) HM
On North Dearborn Street at St Louis Street, on the right when traveling north on North Dearborn Street.
The church was organized in 1853 by ten African-Americans who were former members of Stone Street Baptist Church. It is the second oldest Missionary Baptist Church in Alabama. The first three pastors were Caucasian; however, following passage of the . . . — — Map (db m86578) HM
On South Washington Avenue north of Virginia Street, on the right when traveling north.
Established in 1947 by the Catholic Archdiocese of Mobile for the black community because segregation prevented black doctors from admitting patients to the City Hospital. Present building erected in 1950 and named for St. Martin de Porres, who was . . . — — Map (db m111355) HM
On Tunstall Street at Chestnut Street, on the right when traveling south on Tunstall Street.
Stone Street Baptist Church, Alabama's first baptist church, organized in 1806, thirteen years before Alabama became a state and thirty years after this nation was formed the Stone Street Baptist Church, also called "The African Church", was . . . — — Map (db m111395) HM
Near Battleship Parkway at Old Spanish Trail (U.S. 98).
As the Second World War drew to a close the Soviets were hard at work creating a new tank. During the War they developed the T-44 from the trusty T-34 tank. It performed better with more armor. The Soviets wanted to increase the firepower of the . . . — — Map (db m191560) HM
Thailand was among the first UN countries to send troops to fight in Korea. It contributed the 2,100 man 21st Royal Thailand Regiment consisting of three infantry battalions. Arriving in August 1950, the regiment was assigned to the US 1st Calvary . . . — — Map (db m191420) HM WM
On Government Street (U.S. 90) at South Broad Street, on the right when traveling east on Government Street.
The congregation of Government Street United Methodist Church, Methodism's Mother Church in Mobile, began in 1826 on Franklin Street. Called "The Bee Hive" because of its activity, it sent "swarms" throughout the city to form new congregations. A . . . — — Map (db m86571) HM
On Dauphin Street west of South Claiborne Street, on the right when traveling east.
(front side)
The origin of this Cathedral was established on July 20, 1703, by Jean-Baptiste de La Croix de Chevrieres de Saint Vallier, Bishop of Quebec at Fort Louis de la Mobile, the city’s first permanent settlement. The Bishop also . . . — — Map (db m117245) HM
Near Civic Center Drive at South Claiborne Street.
This marker commemorates the one hundredth anniversary of the founding in Mobile of the Comic Cowboys, a Mardi Gras society believed to be unique in all the world. For a century, it has annually fulfilled its mission by using the art of caricature, . . . — — Map (db m101082) HM
On Springhill Avenue at St Francis Street, on the right when traveling east on Springhill Avenue.
On this site in 1884 the Sisters of Mercy established the Convent of Mercy. In 1908 the front building, the convent, was constructed and in 1927 the adjacent school building was occupied by pupils attending Convent of Mercy Academy. The school . . . — — Map (db m86584) HM
On Battleship Parkway, on the right when traveling south.
The Fallen Guardians Monument
Dedicated to the personnel who lost their lives
while performing Coast Guard missions in Alabama
Eternal Father, Lord of Hosts, watch o’er the ones who guard our coasts, protect them from the raging seas and give . . . — — Map (db m136756) WM
Near Battleship Parkway (U.S. 98) 0.7 miles south of Interstate 10, on the right when traveling east.
Graduates of the United States Naval Academy
who distinguished themselves in the service of our country
Their valor glorifies Alabama
It is with great civic and patriotic pride
that we dedicate this tribute — — Map (db m136755) WM
On North Water Street, 0.1 miles north of St Anthony Street, on the right when traveling north.
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. . . . — — Map (db m86244) HM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue west of Armistead Street, on the right when traveling west.
In the See City of the Diocese of
Mobile - Birmingham
Fifty years ago, on November 7, 1909
The Order of the Knights of Peter Claver
was founded by
Father Conrad F. Rebesher, S.S.J.
Father John H. Dorsey, S.S.J.
Father . . . — — Map (db m111479) HM
Near South Franklin Street south of Government Street (U.S. 90), on the left when traveling north.
(2010 marker inscription) Damaged in 1979 during Hurricane Frederic, The Little Colt was basically lost to the city until 2001 when it was retrieved from a private warehouse. The Wayne D. McRae Philanthropic Fund provided funding to Main . . . — — Map (db m154239) HM
President John F. Kennedy said, " A nation reveals itself not only by the men it produces but also by the men it honors; the men it remembers."
It is our intention to remember and honor these men from Alabama who served their Nation in a time of . . . — — Map (db m85909) HM
On Virginia Street, on the right when traveling west.
"The markers in this
memorial area
honor veterans whose
remains have not been
recovered or identified,
were buried at sea,
donated to science,
or cremated and the
ashes scattered" — — Map (db m188002) WM
On Springhill Avenue, 0.3 miles west of Mobile Infirmary Boulevard, on the right when traveling west.
Built for Judge John Bragg in 1855; Thomas James, supervising architect. After 1880 owned by Pratt, Upham and Frank Davis families. Acquired 1925 by A.S. Mitchells who restored house and lived here forty years. — — Map (db m111288) HM
On Government Street east of South Conception Street, on the right when traveling east.
On March 29, 1869, 32 attorneys organized the Mobile Bar Association, the first bar association in Alabama and the 14th oldest bar association in the entire nation. They filed the Association's Declaration of Incorporation on April 12, 1869, having . . . — — Map (db m40666) HM
On Government Street (U.S. 90) at South Scott Street, on the right when traveling east on Government Street.
Built in 1860 by George Gilmore, owned in 1866 by Dr. Edmund Pendleton Gaines, in 1901 by Mrs. Susan Quigley; this historic house was bought in 1963 by the City of Mobile and restored by the Junior Chamber of Commerce. — — Map (db m86408) HM
On South Royal Street at Theatre Street, on the right when traveling south on South Royal Street.
Spain, America's ally, declared war on Great Britain in June 1779. Bernardo de Galvez, governor of Spanish Louisiana at New Orleans, led the attack against the British along the lower Mississippi River and Gulf Coast. In February 1780, Galvez laid . . . — — Map (db m86355) HM
On St Francis Street at North Conception Street, on the right when traveling east on St Francis Street.
At the corner of Conception and St. Francis Streets, Captain Edward Justus Parker, Staff-Captain Charles Miles and a Salvation Army lieutenant conducted an open air meeting on the night of their arrival in March 1887. In contrast to earlier . . . — — Map (db m86337) HM
On Monterey Place at South Catherine Street, on the right when traveling west on Monterey Place.
Built in 1897 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places this Queen Anne was designed by George Franklin Barber and chosen from his catalog by the C.M. Shepard family. Major components were manufactured in Knoxville, Tennessee, and . . . — — Map (db m149317) HM
Near South Royal Street just south of Church Street, on the right when traveling south.
Patterned after forts designed by French military engineer Sebastian Le Pestre de Vauban, Fort Condé protected Mobile and its citizens for nearly 100 years from 1723-1820. Built by the French as a defense against British and Spanish attack, the . . . — — Map (db m160801) HM
On North Royal Street, 0.1 miles St Anthony Street, on the right when traveling south.
After the abolition of international slave trading in 1808, dealers transported slaves from all over the South into Mobile. On this site, Africans were sold as chattel to southern planters through public auction. Between auctions, a three-story . . . — — Map (db m86312) HM
Panel 1: "The Lookout: the Eyes of the WWII Submarine"
Panel 2: "Submarine Lookout":
Standing his watch on a perch high above the deck,
the lookout was the eyes of the submarine while
surfaced. Often while submerged he was . . . — — Map (db m74809) HM WM
{Side 1}
The UNESCO Slave Route: Resistance, Liberty, Heritage
Launched in 1994, the international and inter-regional project ‘The Slave Route: Resistance, Liberty, Heritage’ addresses the history of the slave trade and slavery . . . — — Map (db m147638) HM
Native of Montreal, Canada, Naval Officer of France,
Governor of Louisiana
and Founder of the first Capital, Mobile, in 1711.
Born 1680 — Died 1768
——
With the Genius to create an Empire
and the Courage to maintain . . . — — Map (db m86732) HM
On Dauphin Street at Rickarby Place when traveling west on Dauphin Street.
Mobile's second Episcopal Church, organized 1846 by the Rev. B.M.Miller. Church built 1853 during rectorship (1848-1879) of the Rev. J.A.Massey. This original structure moved from Jackson and St. Anthony Streets and re-erected on this site in 1945, . . . — — Map (db m176676) HM
Near Battleship Parkway (U.S. 98) 0.7 miles south of Interstate 10, on the right when traveling east.
Spanish conquistador who in the summer of 1559 led a large fleet to the northern Gulf Coast in the earliest grand attempt to colonize the area for Spain. He sailed into Mobile Bay in August 1559 with 11 ships, more than 500 soldiers, 1000 men, . . . — — Map (db m136742) HM
Near Battleship Parkway at Old Spanish Trail (U.S. 98).
The advance party of the Turkish Brigade or Turkish Armed Forces command arrived in Pusan on October 12, 1950. 5,190 troops arrived five days later on October 17th. Brigadier General Tahzın Yazici commanded the brigade. Colonel Celal Dora was . . . — — Map (db m192144) WM
The monument is dedicated to the men and women of the U.S. Coast Guard and its predecessor agencies who have served their nation from facilities in Mobile in an unbroken chain since the assignment of the revenue cutter "Alabama" to the port city in . . . — — Map (db m162425) HM WM
On Bay Bridge Road (Alternate U.S. 90) at Bay Bridge Cutoff Road, on the right when traveling west on Bay Bridge Road.
Union Baptist Church
Organized in 1869 as the Old Landmark Baptist Church by Rev. Henry McCrea and the following survivors of the slave ship, Clotilda: Pollee Allen, Rose Allen, Katie Cooper, Anna Keeby, Ossa Keeby, Josephina Lee, Peter . . . — — Map (db m86299) HM
Near Battleship Parkway (U.S. 90) east of Dunlap Drive.
Named for the State of Alabama. 6th naval fighting ship to bear the name. Built by the Norfolk Navy Yard, Portsmouth, Virginia. Authorized by Congress 27 March 1934. Keel laid 1 February 1940 – Launched 16 February 1942. Sponsored by . . . — — Map (db m74366) HM WM
Near Battleship Parkway at Old Spanish Trail (U.S. 89).
The vessel in front of you is a United States Navy Mark III Patrol Boat. Developed in the mid-1970's, it was designed to be a special operations boat for U.S. Navy Seals. It was also designed as a high speed weapons platform for the Naval Inshore . . . — — Map (db m191536) HM
On Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue at Patton Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue.
Vernon Crawford established the first African-American law firm in Mobile. He successfully argued the Birdie Mae Davis case that desegregated Mobile schools. He stood before the Supreme Court and won the landmark case of Bolden vs. the City of . . . — — Map (db m111319) HM
From September 5 to September 9, 1950 Lt. Grady Vickery was assigned to defend the Namji-Ri Bridge crossing the Nam River. The bridge had been defended by Vickery's considerably reinforced platoon. Numerous attempts to blow the bridge by the North . . . — — Map (db m85910) HM
On St. Anthony Street west of North Scott Street, on the right when traveling west.
Side 1
On May 30, 1965, Vivian Malone, became the first African-American to graduate from the University of Alabama. To achieve admission at the all-White university, she was forced to confront then Governor, George C. Wallace, in what has . . . — — Map (db m111392) HM
On Virginia Street at Wilkinson Street, on the right when traveling west on Virginia Street.
Council Traditional School was founded and opened in 1910. It is named in honor of William Hooper Councill, a former slave who was the founder of Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, Alabama. This building was erected in 1910 and underwent . . . — — Map (db m86575) HM
On South Joachim Street at Government Street (U.S. 98), on the right when traveling west on South Joachim Street.
In 1952, W.O. Pape, owner of the WALA-AM radio station, received a television license from the Federal Communications Commission. The WALA acronym stood for "We Are Loyal Alabamians." On January 14, 1953, WALA-TV, Channel 10, began broadcasting from . . . — — Map (db m149325) HM
On Conti Street at South Joachim Street, on the right when traveling west on Conti Street.
In 1864, Wallace Turnage, a seventeen year old slave was owned by a merchant, Collier Minge, whose house stood on this site. Turnage escaped wartime Mobile by walking 25 miles down the western shore of Mobile Bay. After surviving three weeks in the . . . — — Map (db m193903) HM
On North Royal Street at North Francis Street, on the right when traveling north on North Royal Street.
Joseph Stillwell Cain has become known as the patron saint of Mardi Gras in Mobile, credited with reviving Mardi Gras after the Civil War.
He was the clerk of the Southern Market, a longtime volunteer with Washington Fire Company No. 8, and a . . . — — Map (db m234672) HM
On Michigan Avenue at Eagle Drive, on the right when traveling south on Michigan Avenue.
Built in 1942 and named for an early Mobile architect, Thomas
James Place provided homes within close proximity to Brookley
Airfield for defense workers and their families. It was one of
approximately twenty-five local federal housing facilities . . . — — Map (db m226736) HM
Near Old Shell Road (County Road 70) east of Cosgrove Drive, on the right when traveling east.
The earliest known graves are those of John
and Elizabeth Miller, the children of Francis
William Miller who emigrated from Sweden and
Jane Thompson who emigrated from Ireland.
Miller family descendants settled the area
between Spring Hill and . . . — — Map (db m226740) HM
New Hope Gardens, also known as Wheelerville
Cemetery is located in an unincorporated area of
Mobile County known as Wheelerville and named
for Simeon Wheeler, an early settler of the area
from South Carolina buried here in 1874. The
first . . . — — Map (db m226737) HM
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