Mobile, Alabama
Mobile is located on the Mobile River and the central Gulf Coast.
Mobile is the third largest city in the state with a population of 195,111 residents (2010).
About Mobile
The Port City. Mobile is a historic, diverse port city with a strong southern culture and heritage and is the county seat of Mobile County. The Port of Mobile is the only deep-water port in Alabama. Mobile's major industries are ship building, steel, aerospace, services, construction, medicine, and manufacturing.
To See And To Do In Mobile
Legacy Village at Springhill Shopping Center
Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center
Bellingrath Gardens
Historic Fort Conde
Battleship Memorial Park
History Of Mobile
Spanish explorers were sailing into the area of Mobile Bay in 1500 and the region was explored again in 1516. In 1702, Mobile was founded as the capital of colonial French Louisiana. In 1723, Fort Conde was built to defend the settlers. In 1763, the Brittish took control over the region. In 1780, the Spanish captured Mobile. In 1813, the daily newspaper the Press-Register was established. Also in 1813, Mobile become a part of the United States and was incorporated 1814. In 1827, a fire destroyed most of the city. In 1840, Mobile was second in cotton exports in the United States. The Battle of Mobile Bay took place in August 5, 1864 in which a Federal fleet attacked a smaller Confederate fleet.
In 1900, more than 38,400 people were living in the city. During the World War II, more than 89,000 people moved into Mobile to work for the war industries. In 1927, the Saenger Theatre of Mobile opened. In 1963, the Mobile Museum of Art was established. In 1964, the University of South Alabama opened as an integrated college. In 1981, a young African American man was murdered by two Ku Klux Klan members. In 1997, the Hank Aaron Stadium opened.
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