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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1BNI_battery-thomas-1898-1917_Gulf-Shores-AL.html
The first of two rapid fire gun batteries, Battery Thomas was named in honor of Captain Evan Thomas, 4th U.S. Artillery, who was killed in action with the Modoc Indians at Lava Beds, California in 1873. In March 1898, as the nation moved toward…
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As the Hartford and Brooklyn steamed into the lower bay, the Tennessee tried to ram both in succession but was too slow and had to let them pass. Admiral Buchanan then exchanged broadsides with the rest of Admiral Farragut's ships as they ran into…
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At 7:25 a.m., August 5, 1864, Admiral Farragut's lead monitor Tecumseh steered into the torpedo field at the mouth of Mobile Bay. The admiral had ordered Commander Tunis Craven, the Tecumseh's captain, to engage the ram Tennessee. Then west of the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1B19_panama-mount_Gulf-Shores-AL.html
After World War I, the versatile M1918M1 gun and its M1918A1 carriage were adapted for coast defense. Although the gun could be traversed over a wider range than other large guns of the period, it was still unable to adequately track moving target…
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Eager to attack Mobile Bay since 1862, U. S. Admiral David Farragut knew he could not capture control of the lower bay without the support of the army and without a flotilla of ironclad monitors to confront the Confederate ironclad CSS Tennessee. …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1AVR_citadel-1825-1865_Gulf-Shores-AL.html
The Citadel, a large ten sided brick and wood structure, once dominated the Fort's parade ground. Completed in 1825 as a defensive barracks, it was capable of housing 400 soldiers. During the Union bombardment on August 22, 1864, the pine beams…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM193B_indian-village-achuse_Gulf-Shores-AL.html
This Shell Banks Baptist Church rests near the location of the first Indian village in America visited by a white man. This was the Indian village of "Achuse" visited by Admiral Maldonado who was one of De Soto's officers. He scouted the Florida a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMZ4I_gulf-shores-community_Gulf-Shores-AL.html
Officially designated "Pleasure Island" in 1949 by Governor Jim Folsom, the 32 miles of white sandy beaches in Gulf Shores has been a prime fishing and golf destination for Alabamians and tourists. Early Alabama Gulf Coast individuals and families…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJ3J_fort-bowyer-war-of-1812_Gulf-Shores-AL.html
At, or near, this site, the United States, after seizing this point of land from the Spanish in 1813, built Fort Bowyer, a structure of wood and sand. A small garrison of men courageously fought to defend the fort against two British attacks, one …
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(East Face):Tribute dedicated to the memory of the soldiers who gave their lives in the defense of our country here at Fort Morgan.Here lies the pride of seven flags entombed in our ancestor's worth, who heard the thunder of the fray break o'er th…
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