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The old walled Fort Gaines is on the east end of Dauphin Island. A ferry from nearby Fort Morgan in Gulf Shores brings both vehicles and pedestrians to the island. One of the closest attractions to the ferry dock is The Estuarium, a fresh- and saltwater aquarium highlighting species native to Alabama.
Fort Gaines is a historic fort on Dauphin Island, Alabama, United States. It was named for Edmund Pendleton Gaines . Established in 1821, it is best known for its role in the Battle of Mobile Bay during the American Civil War .
State Route 193 runs north. The southern terminus of SR 193 is located at the western terminus of the Fort Morgan ferry in eastern Dauphin Island. From this point, the route travels in a westerly direction before turning to the north off the island across the Gordon Persons Bridge spanning the Mississippi Sound.
Map of Mobile Bay, 1861: shows Fort Gaines (lower center) on Dauphin Island, west of Fort Morgan, across the bay entrance. The city of Mobile is situated near the head of Mobile Bay, where a natural harbor is formed by the meeting of the Mobile and Tensaw rivers. The bay is about 33 mi (53 km) long; the lower bay is about 23 mi (37 km) at its ...
Fort Gaines may refer to: Fort Gaines, Georgia, a city located in Clay County, Georgia; Fort Gaines (Alabama), a fort on Dauphin Island; Fort Gaines, Maryland, an American Civil War-era fort that defended the northeastern approaches to Washington, D.C.
Here is what The Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette requested from Beaufort County on May 14, 2024, under the Freedom of Information Act, which allows the public and news organizations the right ...
The Beaufort County Council’s vote to condemn the dock on Daufuskie Island and preserve ferry service has delayed a developer’s plans to purchase the abandoned Melrose Resort.
Fort Morgan is at the tip of Mobile Point at the western terminus of State Route 180 (Alabama). It and Dauphin Island, on which Fort Gaines is situated, enclose Mobile Bay. The Alabama Historical Commission maintains the site.