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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM287F_colors-of-significance-historic-flags-of-mobile-point_Gulf-Shores-AL.html
Traditionally referred to as "colors', flags have long been used to identify nations, loyalties, and movements. As the sands have shifted through the ages, so too have the colors and loyalties of the Gulf Coast. Displayed here are a small section …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM287D_the-battery-bailey_Gulf-Shores-AL.html
Construction began on August 19th on two artillery positions that were emplaced only 200 yards from the southeast bastion of Fort Morgan. These positions, which were part of Battery Bailey, anchored the southern flank of the Federal siege lines. A…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM287B_first-battle-of-fort-bowyer_Gulf-Shores-AL.html
American Forces
158 Men
20 Cannons
Casualties
3 Killed; 5 Wounded
British Forces
852 Men
130 Creek Indians
4 Ships; 80 Cannon
23 Killed; 47 Wounded
On September 11, 1814, HMS Hermes, HMS Sophie, HMS Carron, and HMS Childress sailed w…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2879_second-battle-of-fort-bowyer_Gulf-Shores-AL.html
American Forces
370 Men
28 Cannon
Casualties
1 Killed; 18 Wounded
British Forces
3000 Men
38 Ships
28 Cannon (not including those on ships)
13 Killed; 18 Wounded
A map of the Second Battle of Fort Bowyer and final battle of the War o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2877_fort-bowyer_Gulf-Shores-AL.html
Drawn by A. Laccarriere Latour to accompany his book Historical Memoir of the War in West Florida and Louisiana, the above image depicts Fort Bowyer on the right as it appeared during the first battle in 1814. The drawing on the left; along with t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2829_pottery-shops-in-rock-mills-the-potters-of-rock-mills_Roanoke-AL.html
Pottery Shops in Rock Mills
After the Civil War, the establishment of the textile industry led to the growth of Rock Mills and subsequent potteries became established in town. By 1900, potteries here produced utilitarian wares covered in the t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2821_pottery-making-families-of-randolph-county-early-pottery-shops-of-randolph-county_Roanoke-AL.html
Pottery-Making Families of Randolph County
During the 1830s, pottery-making families moved directly from the Carolinas and Georgia. Most came from the Edgefield District of western South Carolina, which boasted an important pottery-making center.…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2820_wedhadkee-yarn-mills_Roanoke-AL.html
Near this site soon after Threat of Cusseta 1832, Peter A. Hogg built a grist mill on Wehadkee Creek, named for local Indian tribe. Settlement first called Prothro's Mill for James Prothro, who, with John McPherson, obtained a U.S. land patent in …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2809_the-national-memorial-for-peace-and-justice_Montgomery-AL.html
In the 17th and 18th centuries, 12 million African people were kidnapped, chained, and brought to the Americas after a torturous journey across the Atlantic Ocean. Nearly two million people died during the voyage. The labor of enslaved black peopl…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27ZN_montgomery-racial-segregation-on-buses_Montgomery-AL.html
On multiple occasions in 1955, black women were arrested for challenging Montgomery's law requiring racial segregation on buses. The arrest of Rosa Parks sparked a mass protest that launched the modern civil rights movement and brought to prominen…