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Alabama bicentennial

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Illustration for the news story: Alabama’s Bicentennial: How Mobile Shaped the Road to 1819 Statehood

History

Alabama’s Bicentennial: How Mobile Shaped the Road to 1819 Statehood

As Alabama marked its 200th year of statehood, local historians point back to Mobile's outsized role in the events of 1817-1819 that split the…

Dec 11, 2019 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Bicentennial Meets Veterans Day: A Week of Tributes, History Lectures and Holiday Kickoffs in South Alabama

Mobile

Bicentennial Meets Veterans Day: A Week of Tributes, History Lectures and Holiday Kickoffs in South Alabama

Nov 6, 2019

Illustration for the news story: DAR Dedicates Historic Marker Honoring Tristan de Luna at Battleship Park

Mobile

DAR Dedicates Historic Marker Honoring Tristan de Luna at Battleship Park

May 5, 2019

Illustration for the news story: Mobile arts calendar packs in piano contest milestone, historian’s lecture and opera scholarships

University of South Alabama

Mobile arts calendar packs in piano contest milestone, historian’s lecture and opera scholarships

Jan 30, 2019 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Mobile artist paints bicentennial mural at Clark-Shaw Magnet School

Mobile

Mobile artist paints bicentennial mural at Clark-Shaw Magnet School

Jan 10, 2019

Illustration for the news story: Mobile’s Arts Scene Gears Up: Joe Jefferson Players Close Season With ‘Ragtime,’ Mobile Opera Announces 2018-19 Lineup

Mobile

Mobile’s Arts Scene Gears Up: Joe Jefferson Players Close Season With ‘Ragtime,’ Mobile Opera Announces 2018-19 Lineup

May 30, 2018

Illustration for the news story: Archaeologists keep digging at Old Mobile, the original 1702 French settlement

Mobile

Archaeologists keep digging at Old Mobile, the original 1702 French settlement

May 10, 2017

Illustration for the news story: Archaeologists Keep Digging Into Alabama’s Oldest French Colonial Settlement

University of South Alabama

Archaeologists Keep Digging Into Alabama’s Oldest French Colonial Settlement

May 10, 2017 Axis