Historic Marker Unveiled for Loxley’s Old L&N Railroad Depot
The Museum of Loxley unveiled a historic marker Thursday honoring the former L&N Railroad Depot, funded by an America 250-Alabama grant and celebrated by city and state officials.
Historical Society to Host Talk on WWII POW Camp in Jackson
Guest speaker Walter Davis will discuss the history of a World War II-era German prisoner of war camp in Jackson during the Clarke County Historical Society's monthly meeting Sunday at…
Community Gathers to Unveil Battle of Burnt Corn Creek Marker in Brewton
The Escambia County Historical Society will dedicate a new plaque at Jennings Park on July 25 commemorating the Battle of Burnt Corn Creek, one of the first clashes of the…
City of Mobile Asks Residents to Share Africatown Stories as Welcome Center Nears Completion
As construction wraps up on the new Africatown Welcome Center, the City of Mobile is asking residents to share stories, photos and artifacts to help tell Africatown's history.
The Pink Motel That Guided Shrimpers Home: Remembering Dauphin Island’s Moulin Rouge
Before the bridge, Dauphin Island was a village of 200 with goats in the trees and cattle on the beach. A B-24 pilot named Aubrey Bishop built its first motel…
Africatown Heritage House Opens in Mobile With a Day of Ceremonies Honoring the Clotilda’s 110
One hundred sixty-three years to the day after the survivors of the Clotilda landed in Mobile as enslaved people, the community built to carry their story forward opened its doors.…
Mobile Aims to Break Ground on Africatown Welcome Center as Residents Shape the Design
A Project Two Decades in the Making Residents of Africatown got their first formal look at plans for a long-awaited Welcome Center, as the city of Mobile began collecting public…
Clotilda: The Exhibition to Open at New Africatown Heritage House in July
The History Museum of Mobile has announced that Clotilda: The Exhibition will open to the public on July 8 at the newly constructed Africatown Heritage House — a date chosen…
At 83, Fairhope Civil Rights Veteran Bob Zellner Says the Work Isn’t Finished
Six decades after he became one of the few white Southerners to join the front lines of the civil rights movement, Bob Zellner is still working full time — and…
Alabama Still Marks a State Holiday for Jefferson Davis — And Mobileans Remain Split on Whether It Should
While state workers across Alabama enjoyed a day off, the occasion behind it remained one of the most divisive on the state calendar: Alabama stands alone as the only state…