USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park joins Smithsonian Museum Day
MOBILE, Ala. — The USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park will take part in Smithsonian Magazine’s Museum Day on Sept. 18, offering free admission to visitors who present a Museum Day…
Hundreds Turn Out for Armed Forces Day Celebration at Battleship Park
MOBILE, Ala. — Hundreds of visitors gathered at Battleship Memorial Park for the annual Armed Forces Day celebration, a full morning of activity that featured a 5k run, veteran tributes,…
Annual Oath of Enlistment Ceremony Goes Virtual at Battleship Memorial Park
More than 100 young men and women raised their right hands and formally entered the U.S. armed forces during the annual Oath of Enlistment Ceremony at Battleship Memorial Park, held…
Leading others is simple for Major General Janet L. Cobb, USS Alabama’s executive director
Maj. Gen. Janet L. Cobb (Ret.) has come a long way from working in the potato sheds of Baldwin County at age 14. After graduating from Foley High School, she…
Vehicle crashes into Korean War Memorial at USS Alabama Battleship Park
MOBILE, Ala. — A man fleeing police early Sunday morning crashed his vehicle into the Korean War Memorial at the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park, damaging the monument, according to…
Bicentennial Meets Veterans Day: A Week of Tributes, History Lectures and Holiday Kickoffs in South Alabama
Alabama’s 200th birthday and Veterans Day land in the same week this year, and South Alabama is marking the pairing with flag ceremonies at the Battleship, a bicentennial exhibition on…
What’s Happening Around South Alabama: Mid-September Events From Mystery Dinners to the Coastal Cleanup
Mid-September brings a full slate of events across the Mobile area and Baldwin County, from a Civil War history lunch downtown to a songwriter showcase in Gulf Shores and a…
Battleship Memorial Park makes progress on USS Alabama renovations
Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile is making steady progress this summer on a round of renovations to the USS Alabama, the World War II battleship that has anchored the park…
DAR Dedicates Historic Marker Honoring Tristan de Luna at Battleship Park
The Tristan de Luna Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution marked its 75th anniversary with a gift to local history: a historic marker honoring the Spanish…
Battleship Memorial Park Collecting Donations for Coast Guard Families Hit by Shutdown
MOBILE, Ala. — Battleship Memorial Park is collecting donations for local Coast Guard families feeling the pinch of the partial federal government shutdown, which by late January 2019 had stretched…