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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27ZM_the-transatlantic-slave-trade_Montgomery-AL.html
The Transatlantic Slave Trade killed millions of African people. Men, women, and children were kidnapped and taken in chains to the Americas to create wealth for Europeans. For over two centuries, enslaved black people in the United States were ba…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27WR_gamble-house_Tanner-AL.html
(front)
One of the oldest brick houses in the country. It was built, circa 1822~28, by Wm. Parham for Joseph Johnston, the original landowner. It displays both Georgian and Federal influences in its style and details. A molded brick water table a…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27GN_second-fort-conde-ruin_Mobile-AL.html
This ruin is a vestige of the second
Fort Conde. Built by the French in
1723 and later occupied by the
British, Spanish, and the
Americans, these foundations are
the only architectural remains
of Colonial Mobile.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27GM_bayou-la-batre_Bayou-La-Batre-AL.html
Founded in 1786 by Joseph Bouzage (Bosarge), Bayou La Batre was incorporated in 1955. The local seafood industry in this seafaring town serves as a centerpiece for the Discovery Channel's series, Big Shrimping. In addition, the city was featured i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27GI_it-takes-a-village_Mobile-AL.html
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Mobile's Hidden Figures initiative originated from the Mobile United Leadership Mobile's Class of 2017 inaugural Diversity and Inclusion team. The objective is to raise awareness of diverse community members who strive to be their pe…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27GH_the-cathedral-basilica-of-the-immaculate-conception_Mobile-AL.html
(front side)
The origin of this Cathedral was established on July 20, 1703, by Jean-Baptiste de La Croix de Chevrieres de Saint Vallier, Bishop of Quebec at Fort Louis de la Mobile, the city's first permanent settlement. The Bishop also appointed…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27FT_clay-methodist-cemetery_Pinson-AL.html
Local Methodist connections for Clay Methodist Church were Cedar Mountain Church and Shiloh Methodist Church. Samuel, a Revolutionary War soldier, was a notable member of these early churches. Many of his descendants are buried here. James Self tr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27F1_old-plateau-cemetery_Mobile-AL.html
The Old Plateau Cemetery, known as the Africatown Graveyard, is the final resting place of enslaved Africans, African-Americans, and a Buffalo Soldier. The burial ground dates back to 1876, sixteen years after Africans arrived in the Clotilda whic…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27CR_combat-skyspot_Montgomery-AL.html
Dedicated to the brave
men who served
at Lima Site 85
Lt Col Clarence F Blanton ♦
MSgt James H Calfee +
SSgt John Daniel
SSgt James W Davis +
CMSgt Richard L Etchberger ♦
SSgt Henry G Gish +
TSgt Willis R Hall +
TS…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM27CF_campsite-4_Montgomery-AL.html
Final stop before arrival at State Capitol
March 24, 1965