History - Mobile Bay Magazine https://mobilebaymag.com/category/history/ The premier lifestyle magazine for Mobile and Baldwin counties since 1971 Tue, 31 Dec 2024 15:13:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 https://assets.mobilebaymag.com/2024/08/MB-site-icon-60x60.png History - Mobile Bay Magazine https://mobilebaymag.com/category/history/ 32 32 The Restoration of a Historic Fairhope Hotel https://mobilebaymag.com/the-restoration-of-a-historic-fairhope-hotel/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-restoration-of-a-historic-fairhope-hotel Mon, 23 Dec 2024 20:05:56 +0000 https://mobilebaymag.com/?p=45095 A Spring Hill native revives the Summit Street Inn, honoring its past while shaping its future.

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]]> Ask McGehee: What is the history of the site of the planned Aldi on Government Street? https://mobilebaymag.com/ask-mcgehee-what-is-the-history-of-the-site-of-the-planned-aldi-on-government-street/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ask-mcgehee-what-is-the-history-of-the-site-of-the-planned-aldi-on-government-street Mon, 23 Dec 2024 19:34:42 +0000 https://mobilebaymag.com/?p=45088 Uncover the fascinating story behind the site of Mobile’s future Aldi on Government Street, a corner steeped in over 150 years of history, from the Weinacker family’s 19th-century grocery to a bustling retail hub.

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]]> The Salvation Army in Mobile, 1905 https://mobilebaymag.com/the-salvation-army-in-mobile-1905/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-salvation-army-in-mobile-1905 Tue, 17 Dec 2024 19:44:35 +0000 https://mobilebaymag.com/?p=45009 Celebrate the holiday season with Mobile's Salvation Army in 1905.

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]]> Explore Four Historic Churches in North Baldwin County https://mobilebaymag.com/explore-four-historic-churches-in-stockton/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=explore-four-historic-churches-in-stockton Thu, 12 Dec 2024 18:30:28 +0000 https://mobilebaymag.com/?p=44946 By faith and providence, the historic churches of the Mobile-Tensaw Delta have withstood the test of time.

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]]> Shandy Jones: From Slavery to Statesman https://mobilebaymag.com/shandy-jones-from-slavery-to-statesman/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shandy-jones-from-slavery-to-statesman Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:02:27 +0000 https://mobilebaymag.com/?p=44727 The Reverend Shandy Jones and his fight for equality in 1800s Alabama.

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]]> Ask McGehee: Didn’t Mobile’s Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception suffer a bad fire? https://mobilebaymag.com/ask-mcgehee-didnt-mobiles-cathedral-basilica-of-the-immaculate-conception-suffer-a-bad-fire/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ask-mcgehee-didnt-mobiles-cathedral-basilica-of-the-immaculate-conception-suffer-a-bad-fire Thu, 21 Nov 2024 20:00:53 +0000 https://mobilebaymag.com/?p=44665 Tom McGehee delves into the Cathedral-Basilica of the Immaculate Conception’s most devastating fire and the extraordinary efforts that brought this historic Mobile landmark back to life.

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]]> Dine Down Memory Lane https://mobilebaymag.com/dine-down-memory-lane/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=dine-down-memory-lane Wed, 20 Nov 2024 18:57:40 +0000 https://mobilebaymag.com/?p=44626 Join us for a quick visit to the beloved local, long-gone restaurants that made the fabric of our lives richer and certainly tastier.

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]]> Long’s Restaurant in Bayou La Batre https://mobilebaymag.com/longs-restaurant-in-bayou-la-batre/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=longs-restaurant-in-bayou-la-batre Fri, 08 Nov 2024 14:52:40 +0000 https://mobilebaymag.com/?p=44464 Discover two hurricanes’ impact on the restaurant industry in early-1900s Bayou La Batre.

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]]> Too Poor to Paint: Homekeeping in 1870s Mobile https://mobilebaymag.com/too-poor-to-paint-homekeeping-in-1870s-mobile/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=too-poor-to-paint-homekeeping-in-1870s-mobile Wed, 30 Oct 2024 18:57:00 +0000 https://mobilebaymag.com/?p=44497 Tips and tricks from the Gulf City Cookbook on housekeeping, 1870s-style.

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]]> Tales From The Graveyard https://mobilebaymag.com/tales-from-the-graveyard/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tales-from-the-graveyard Tue, 29 Oct 2024 18:52:33 +0000 https://mobilebaymag.com/?p=44416 The unearthed history of some of Church Street Graveyard's lesser-known residents.

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