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History
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3/9/2010 - Satchel 

The Life and Times of an American Legend

This much talked about new book is the stirring st

3/8/2010 - The Steamboat Era 

From Civil War days to the Depression, steam-powered boats ruled the Bay. A romantic (though at time

3/5/2010 - Satsumas Were Once Leading Crop For Mobile 

I understand that satsumas were once a leading crop here. What happened?

Baldwin and Mobile

3/2/2010 - J.L. Bedsole and the IMAX Theater 

The name J. L. Bedsole appears on the IMAX Theater downtown. Who was he?

Joseph Linyer Beds

2/24/2010 - Who Was New York's Most Successful Blackmailer? 

Col. William d'Alton Mann was not a Mobilian by birth, but adopted the city as his home in 1866. Th

2/2/2010 - Where was the old Knights of Columbus Hall? 

Where was the old Knights of Columbus Hall? I remember watching Mardi Gras parades there, as a child

TELEPHONES IN MOBILE 
COMING INTO ITS OWN 

GHOST FLEET