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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MXY_the-shells-were-bursting-all-around-us_Gulf-Shores-AL.html
After the surrender of Fort Gaines, U.S. General Gordon Granger prepared to besiege Fort Morgan. On August 9, 1864, he moved by transport to Navy Cove and debarked 2,000 men and his siege equipment at the Pilot Town wharf. By 2:00 p.m. he had occu…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1MIH_fort-mims-massacre_Stockton-AL.html
In honor of the
men, woman and children
massacred by Creek Indians
in brave defence of
Fort Mims Aug. 30, 1813.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1M7W_fort-mims_Stockton-AL.html
Here in Creek Indian War 1813-14 took place most brutal massacre in American history.
Indians took fort with heavy loss, then killed all but about 36 of some 550 in the fort.
Creeks had been armed by British at Pensacola in this phase of War o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1K5T_ruins-of-the-original-foundation-of-baldwin-countys-first-courthouse_Spanish-Fort-AL.html
Ruins of the original Foundation of
Baldwin County's First Courthouse
Authorized 1820 · Constructed circa 1833
Preserved by Historic Blakely State Park 2011-12
With support in part of a Save Amerca's Treasures grant by the National Pa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D5X_josephine_Elberta-AL.html
In 1841, Raphael Semmes acquired farmland at the head of this bayou. The new homestead was named Prospect Hill. Several of Semmes' colleagues from the Pensacola Navy Yard obtained nearby property and established "a very nice colony of nautical far…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1CWY_orange-beach-community-cemetery_Orange-Beach-AL.html
(front)The property where the cemetery is located was part of a Spanish Land Grant issued to the Suarez family prior to the War of 1812. In 1925, a United States Land Patent was confirmed and issued. The property has been in use since the days of …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BUO_the-battery-lincoln_Gulf-Shores-AL.html
Completed on August 18th, Battery Lincoln was located near the northern end of the Federal siege lines of Fort Morgan. Company "C" of the 20th Iowa Infantry Regiment, under the command of Captain Mark L. Thomson, was detailed to serve as sharpshoo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BUM_officers-row_Gulf-Shores-AL.html
As the U.S. Army modernized at the turn of the 20th century, so too did its military posts. In the stratified society of this period, separate and distinct areas for the various classes of individuals were developed. The Army was little different,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BTF_battery-schenck-1899-1923_Gulf-Shores-AL.html
Battery Schenck, named for First Lieutenant William Schenck who was killed in action during the Philippine Insurrection, was the second rapid fire battery constructed at Fort Morgan. Completed on June 4, 1900, the battery would sit without guns fo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BPU_battery-dearborn-1900-1924_Gulf-Shores-AL.html
Constructed between 1899 and 1900, the battery was named in honor of Major General Henry Dearborn, a Revolutionary War hero. The battery mounted eight 12" breech-loading mortars. Each mortar weighed 13 tons and was 11' 9" long. The battery's morta…