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The Van Antwerp Building is a high-rise in the U.S. city of Mobile, Alabama. Completed in 1907, the building rises 11 stories and was the first skyscraper in the city. It is regarded as the first reinforced concrete skyscraper in Alabama and the Southeastern United States. In the early 21st century, the 120-foot (37 m) structure is the 8th ...
History of Alabama. Mobile was founded as the capital of colonial French Louisiana in 1702 and remained a part of New France for over 60 years. During 1720, when France warred with Spain, Mobile was on the battlefront, so the capital moved west to Biloxi. [ 1] In 1763, Britain took control of the colony following their victory in the Seven ...
Mobile Civic Center. / 30.68605; -88.04478. Mobile Civic Center (formerly Mobile Municipal Auditorium) is a multi-purpose facility located in Mobile, Alabama. Owned by the City of Mobile and operated by ASM Global, the facility consists of three venues: a theater, an expo hall, and an arena. It is suitable for large indoor events including ...
Battleship Memorial Park. / 30.68178; -88.01479. Battleship Memorial Park is a military history park and museum on the western shore of Mobile Bay in Mobile, Alabama. Its notable aircraft and museum ships include the South Dakota -class battleship USS Alabama and Gato -class submarine USS Drum. Alabama and Drum are National Historic Landmarks ...
Old City Hall, also known as the Southern Market, is a historic complex of adjoining buildings in Mobile, Alabama, that currently houses the History Museum of Mobile. The complex was built from 1855 to 1857 to serve as a city hall and as a marketplace. [3] It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973, as a rare well-preserved example of ...
Africatown, also known as AfricaTown USA and Plateau, is a historic community located three miles (5 km) north of downtown Mobile, Alabama. It was formed by a group of 32 West Africans, who in 1860 were bought and transported against their will in the last known illegal shipment of slaves to the United States.
Van Orden has submitted a request for $2.25 million in federal Community Project Funding grants as part of a budget bill to aid in a municipal water distribution project at the mobile home park ...
Văn Chung. Mai Văn Chung, stagename Văn Chung, ( Hải Dương, 1914-1984) was a Vietnamese singer-songwriter. [1] He was a posthumous recipient of the Hồ Chí Minh Prize in 2007.