Aerial Views of Fort Gaines - Dauphin Island, Alabama
Fort Gaines is an 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.
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Dauphin Island Alabama and Fort Gaines
Short video made with dji phantom 3 professional. Fort Gaines is an 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.
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Twilight Tour of Fort Gaines - Dauphin Island, Alabama
Fort Gaines is an 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.
Fort Gaines Historic Site
The role of Fort Gaines in the Battle of Mobile Bay is detailed in exhibits and signs throughout the fort. On a site where history spans three centuries, one can almost hear the sounds of cannons firing, echoing the distant past, while looking out over the gulf. Today the stories of the fort's days in battle, and the soldiers encamped there, are brought to life daily. Make this one of your stops on Alabama's Coastal Connection.
Dauphin Island east end and Fort Gaines,Mobile Bay Ferry flyover
Fort Gaines is an 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. more history here
Exhibits include the huge anchor from the USS Hartford, Admiral David Farragut's flagship on which he gave his world-famous command, Damn the torpedoes – full speed ahead! The fort also has the original cannons used in the battle, five pre-Civil War brick buildings in the interior courtyard, operational blacksmith shop and kitchens, tunnel systems to the fortified corner bastions, and similar features. A museum details the history of this period, as well as the French colonial presence beginning in the late 17th century. The fort was partially modernized for the Spanish–American War. It is a tourist destination with tours and historical reenactment events. The site is considered to be one of the nation's best-preserved Civil War era masonry forts and has been nominated for listing as a National Historic Landmark.
Significant masonry damages have been sustained during hurricanes and tropical storms in the past decade. Though these damages have been largely repaired, the fort continues to be under threat from erosion. The fort sits on the east end of Dauphin Island, only feet from the Gulf of Mexico. Ongoing erosional losses of sand dunes and beach total up to 10 feet per year. For these reasons, the Civil War Preservation Trust placed Fort Gaines on its History Under Siege listing on March 18, 2009. The listing identifies the ten most endangered Civil War battlefields in the United States
USA Trip Part 2
Through Florida and along the coast to Fort Morgan, Alabama to catch the ferry over to Dauphin Island.
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Contestants were led by guides to the haunted area. They were then instructed to remove their blindfolds after a predetermined amount of time, allowing the guides to slip out unseen. The area where they are taken is known as the 'safe house', which is usually a large room somewhere within the haunted location where no hauntings are reported to have taken place. This location serves as the group's base and is the only part of the haunted location with lighting. Every member of the group chooses a color at random from a predefined list. During daylight hours, the group is allowed to sleep and eat, as dares only take place at night. Once night arrives, a computer terminal will usually pick one or two colours and assign a dare. This computer also provides the group with background information about the area. A member of the group, not assigned to the current dare, provides instructions from the computer via two-way radios.
Each contestant is given the option, at any time during the dare, to abort. However, doing so will cause the contestant to forfeit their share of the winnings, and they will be required to leave the group. Another contestant will then be chosen by the computer to complete the dare. After two nights, any contestants remaining in the game will be directed to the location of their monetary prize, and each would collect $5,000 (in the pilot episode, the survivors only received $3,000 each)
Pirates at Fort Gaines
Re-enactors converge on Fort Gaines on Dauphin Island,Alabama. Featured in this film are Sheila Dismuke (and her son, Cory) and Tina Miracle, educators in south Mobile County. Produced, fimed and edited by Sheila Hagler, Alabama State Council on the Arts Artisit in Residence for Alba Middle School.
Historic Fort Gaines
Fort Gaines is just one of the many attractions at Dauphin Island, Alabama
Dauphin Island
I wrote this song about the island I live on. Dauphin Island, AL
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Dauphin Island is the gateway to the latest “Discoveries…America” documentary featuring the state of Alabama. History buffs can learn about Fort Gaines (Damn the torpedoes - full speed ahead!) while nature lovers can explore the sandy beaches and estuaries of the island.
Offshore, oystermen have been working the gulf for generations, bringing in an important harvest and component of the local economy.
Sea Lab, the marine science and education center, is home to the Estuarium, a place where visiting students get their feet wet exploring the marine environment and local researchers study jellyfish and sea grass. The nearby heronry is the home of many nesting great blue herons.
Mobile is an historic city with stately antebellum mansions, like the Bragg Mitchell home. The original Mardi Gras city now has its own Carnival Museum.
Further north is Selma, a town internationally recognized as ground zero for the voting rights movement of 1965. The Museum of Voting Rights explains the history of the foot soldiers who marched across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, all the way to Montgomery, in the fight to secure the Voting Rights Act.
The rolling hills of northern Alabama are home to a variety of outdoor pursuits, among them, the sport of raccoon hunting. Coon dog training is serious business here, so much so that the only coon dog cemetery in the world is located here.
At the Mt. Top Flea Market outside of Atalla, over 100 acres of vendors sell just about anything under the sun. “If it’s not here this week, come back next…”
Ave Maria Grotto is located on the grounds of a Benedictine monastery. For several decades one of the monks labored to create an unusual display of miniatures…scale models of unique architectural buildings from around the world, created from a mixture of found objects, concrete and whatever else he could lay his hands on.
the fort at fort morgan beach alabama
Fort Morgan is a historic fort at the mouth of Mobile Bay, Alabama, United States. Some regard it as one of the finest examples of military architecture in the New World The post was named in honor of Revolutionary War hero Daniel Morgan. Construction was completed in 1834 and it received its first garrison in March of the same year.
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.
Dauphin Island Motorcycle Show
KLR 650 riding with Harleys
HISTORICAL PLACES OF ALABAMA STATE,U S A IN GOOGLE EARTH
HISTORICAL PLACES OF ALABAMA STATE,U S A IN GOOGLE EARTH
1. CASTLE GAINES,DAUPHIN ISLAND 30°14'53.92N 88° 4'31.85W
2. GUITAR SHAPED MANSION,BIRMINGHAM 33°25'4.73N 86°37'12.77W
3. CATHEDRAL,MOBILE 30°41'24.53N 88° 2'45.45W
4. JESUS,HAZEL GREEN 34°57'0.79N 86°40'53.32W
5. MUSEUM OF ART,BIRMINGHAM 33°31'20.62N 86°48'36.54W
6. SWATHIK WESLEY METHODIST HOME,DECATUR 34°33'14.72N 86°59'38.06W
7. ALABAMA STATE CAPITAL,MONTGOMERY 32°22'39.55N 86°18'1.63W
8. SOUTHERN ADVENTURES,HUNTSVILLE 34°41'49.52N 86°35'39.37W
9. BAPTIST CHURCH,BIRMINGHAM 33°31'0.30N 86°48'53.56W
10. WATERVILLE,GULF SHORES 30°15'32.87N 87°41'10.41W
11. MCWANE SCIENCE CENTER,BIRMINGHAM 33°30'54.16N 86°48'30.95W
12. U.S.SPACE & ROCKET CENTER,HUNTSVILLE 34°42'39.49N 86°39'11.26W
13. SPLASH ADVENTURE,BESSEMER 33°22'47.48N 86°59'56.35W
14. FORT CONDE,MOBILE 30°41'19.33N 88° 2'24.35W
15. LDS CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST,BIRMINGHAM 33°40'27.88N 86°49'16.65W
16. NATURAL BRIDGE PARK,HALEYVILLE 34° 5'34.19N 87°36'6.99W
17. WORLD'S LARGEST OFFICE CHAIR,ANNISTON 33°39'9.26N 85°49'46.33W
18. VULCAN STATUE,BIRMINGHAM 33°29'30.10N 86°47'44.16W
19. USS ALABAMA BATTLESHIP PARK,MOBILE 30°40'54.11N 88° 0'52.33W
20. CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF THE ADVENT,BIRMINGHAM 33°31'9.17N 86°48'30.53W
21. BOLL WEEVIL MONUMENT,ENTERPRISE 31°18'51.97N 85°51'14.32W
22. CATHEDRAL OF ST.PAUL,BIRMINGHAM 33°31'3.80N 86°48'16.69W
23. BOTANICAL GARDEN,HUNTSVILLE 34°42'33.44N 86°38'9.05W
24. SOUTHERN MUSEUM OF FLIGHT,BIRMINGHAM 33°33'51.23N 86°44'24.97W
25. CASTLE MORGAN,GULF SHORES 30°13'41.05N 88° 1'21.96W
Ghost of Fort Gaines
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HyperDrive: across Dauphin Island Bridge, AL
Northbound leaving Dauphin Island across the Dauphin Island Bridge (Gordon Persons Bridge) on State Route 193 in Alabama.
DAUPHIN ISLAND, ALABAMA GULF COAST, USA
Welcome to Dauphin Island, Sweet Home Alabama, United States of AMERICA.
Located just south of Mobile, Alabama off Interstate 10.
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VISIT & ENJOY beautiful Dauphin Island, Alabama Gulf Coast, USA.
Birding is for families on Dauphin Island and the Villages of South Mobile County
VisitSOMO.com Birding capital of Alabama and the Gulf Coast, Dauphin Island has been recognized as the Birdiest Small Coastal Town numerous times. After watching the video check out the website VisitSOMO.com for more information on birding in South Mobile County, the Birding Trail through Bayou Batre, Coden, Fowl River, Grand, Bay, and Dauphin Island plus lodging and restaurants at the center of an avian migrant trap.
Bring the kids and begin a lifelong love affair with Birding! Join us on Dauphin Island and the Villages of South Mobile County Where Adventure Comes Naturally.
Special thanks to Terry Hartley, Don McKee, Dauphin Island Park and Beach Board for birding and park images. Also, thanks to Dr. Joy Hartley Russell and Marion Laney for scenes from Dauphin Island.
Sponsored by the South Mobile County Tourism Authority
Folks on Dauphin Island glimpse Triumph 4:00PM
Folks on Dauphin Island glimpse Triumph 4:00PM
Ft Gaines - Dauphin Island
Aerial footage of Ft. Gaines on Dauphin Island near Mobile, AL. Filmed using my Phantom 3.