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The Dauphin Island Coat of arms. At the top of Dauphin Island's coat of arms is the historic Fort Gaines with two cannons facing north and south, which represent Dauphin Island's role during the Civil War. The boat is a shrimping vessel which represents the livelihood of many of the residents of the island. The dolphin is a mammal seen quite ...
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On September 13, 1979, Hurricane Frederic entered the bay with winds reaching 145 miles per hour (233 km/h), destroying the bridge to Dauphin Island. On August 28–29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina pushed a massive storm surge into Mobile Bay; it measured 16 feet (4.9 m) high at Bayou La Batre (Alabama), with higher waves on top, and 12 feet (3.7 m ...
Deputies found the two bodies on the beach, near the Ritz-Carlton Laguna Niguel, about 6:50 a.m. Friday, authorities said. Deputies confirmed the deaths moments later.
Dauphin Island Park and Beach Board The Audubon Bird Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary on the eastern side of Dauphin Island, Alabama , measuring 164 acres (66 ha). The island is an important stop for many bird migrations , as it is often the first land birds encounter when crossing the Gulf of Mexico .
The men were found in 15 feet of water about 100 feet offshore from where their clothes were discovered, the release said. The bodies were found just past a steep drop-off from the shallow beach ...
Gates P. Thrustons 1890 manuscript, which started as a piece on a stone box grave cemetery found in Nashville, was the first comprehensive analysis of artifacts for the state of Tennessee. Thruston's conclusions about the builders of the local mounds and box graves added to the 19th-century myth of the " Moundbuilders ", who were believed to be ...