Blogs about: Fort Gaines
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Southern Sojourn -Gulf Shores, AL
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wrote 1 month ago: We did something a bit different upon leaving Dauphin Island for our next destination, Gulf Shores, … more →
"Damn the Torpedoes..."
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wrote 2 months ago: For the history buffs among you, visiting Fort Gaines while on Dauphin Island is a bonus. Fort Gaine … more →
Dauphin Island - "Here I Come"
wrote 3 months ago: The Here I Come vacation I first started visiting Dauphin Island about twenty years ago. Not much ha … more →
Windows
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wrote 4 months ago: Pilot house of Mobile Bay Ferry. The ferry crosses the opening of Mobile Bay between Fort Gaines (Da … more →
Haunted Civil War (Part 3)
wrote 6 months ago: Most people think of cemeteries and battlefields when they hear about strange apparitions that exist … more →
Of all the days of the week...Tuesday is the redheaded step-nephew, twice removed.
wrote 7 months ago: But this week’s Tuesday was awesome. Boom. … more →
Dauphin Island: Fort Gaines
wrote 7 months ago: Imagine you are a retired military man who likes birds and butterflies and gardens and photography a … more →
Damn The Torpedoes!
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wrote 10 months ago: Allegedly (but doubtfully) uttered by Admiral Farragut of the Union navy as he besieged the entrance … more →
Weekly Photo Challenge: Unfocused
wrote 1 year ago: Finally, an easy one. With my relatively cheap Nikon Coolpix I have found it all too easy to take un … more →
Gone fishing!
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wrote 1 year ago: It’s a beautiful Sunday morning, the high will be close to 84 degrees and the winds are 5-10 m … more →
GATHER the sacred dust of the warriors tried and true, Who bore the flag of our People's trust And fell in a cause, though lost still just And died for me and you. Father Abram Joseph Ryan
wrote 1 year ago: Mobile Bay at the time of the War for Southern Independence Confederate Mobile Jackson : Universi … more →
Turkey Day on Dauphin Island
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wrote 1 year ago: This year, my family spent the week of Thanksgiving on Dauphin Island. Although it’s only 45 minute … more →
Good Old Memories
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wrote 1 year ago: I’ve spent a great deal of time these past few weeks and months revisiting the places that hol … more →
11 Most Endangered U.S. Historic Sites Named
wrote 1 year ago: Nationalgeographic.com has recently named the 11 Most Endangered U.S. Historic Sites. The annual lis … more →
Turmoil at Sea, Old and New - Dauphin Island, AL
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wrote 2 years ago: “Damn the torpedos, full speed ahead” Admiral Farragut, Aug 5th, 1864 Inside historic Fo … more →
Documenting BP's Oil: Photos from the Panhandle.
wrote 2 years ago: There is so much information I obtained from this past weekend that I don’t even know how to e … more →
I wish they still cost that much.
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Fort Gaines to Grassland
wrote 3 years ago: To show how close Fort Gaines was to the mansion at Grassland, I shot this video that looks from the … more →
A day at the theatre.
wrote 3 years ago: Walker Theatre The Walker theatre opened its doors in 1936. After 27 years in operation, she closed … more →
