The dog tags of Hilliard Chastain, a Jackson native who served with the famed Rainbow Division in World War I, were found in the French village of Jussarupt and will be returned to his family on Bastille Day.
Tag: South Alabama history
Coverage of South Alabama history from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Mobile County
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Owner Sells Off Furnishings From Historic Magee Farm Civil War Surrender Site
The owner of Kushla’s Magee Farm, one of only three Civil War surrender sites still standing, is selling its antiques after years of financial strain.
Mobile
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Historic Magee Farm Treasures Find New Home in Downtown Mobile Shop
A downtown Mobile antique dealer is selling roughly 1,000 pieces from the historic Magee Farm homestead in Kushla, including a $3,800 painting.
Baldwin County
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Reenactors Settle Into Camp at Fort Morgan Ahead of Battle of Mobile Bay Weekend
Confederate reenactors set up camp at Fort Morgan in Baldwin County as the annual Battle of Mobile Bay reenactment prepares to begin.
Fairhope
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Fairhope Artist to Complete Trio of Battle of Mobile Bay Paintings at Fort Morgan’s 150th
As Fort Morgan prepared for the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Mobile Bay, Fairhope artist Dean Mosher readied a new portrait of Confederate Admiral Franklin Buchanan to complete a trio begun two decades earlier.
Baldwin County
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Stockton Family Brings New Life to 1911 Farmhouse on Historic Bryant Property
A retired Robertsdale native has spent nine years restoring a century-old farmhouse and its outbuildings on a 60-acre Stockton property.
Mobile
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Battleship Memorial Park to Honor Late Senator Jeremiah Denton on His Birthday
Battleship Memorial Park is hosting a celebration of the life of Mobile native and former U.S. Senator Jeremiah Denton on his 90th birthday.