When
10/16/2015
11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Where
Ft. Gaines
Age Groups
Ft. Gaines
Date: Friday, October 16th
Time: 11 am
Location: Dauphin Island
Cost: $4.00 per person, ages 5 years old & up
Registration & Payment: Via MRCS Registration mailed to MRCS office. Form can be found & printed @ https://www.mobilemrcs.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/FieldTripForm.pdf
Registration Deadline: Friday, October 9th. This tour has limited attendance, so be sure to register early.
The well-preserved ramparts of Fort Gaines have guarded the entrance to Mobile Bay for more than 150 years. Now a historic site, the Fort stands at the eastern tip of Dauphin Island where it commands panoramic views of the bay and the Gulf of Mexico. The Fort was recently designated as one of the Eleven Most Endangered Historic Sites in America due to on-going shoreline erosion. Fort Gaines is one of the key sites in the famous Battle of Mobile Bay where Admiral Farragut shouted his now-famous order. The fort has original cannons, a blacksmith shop, kitchens, a museum, gift shop, and tunnels. Guided tours are done in period uniform which will bring history to life including cannon firing demonstration and blacksmithing.
http://dauphinisland.org/fort-gaines/
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