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Can We Move Beyond Stereotypes: Dedicated to Improving Human Relations - Jan 22-Mar 2, 2012
Art of the State Exhibition - Jan 27-Dec 2, 2012
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Historic Fort Gaines
Dauphin Island | Mobile County
As Admiral Farragut's fleet of 14 frigates and four iron-clad monitors prepared to engage Forts Gaines and Morgan on August 5, 1864, Colonel Charles Anderson and his 800 Confederate troops were ordered to hold Fort Gaines at any cost. The Union monitor Tecumseh struck a torpedo and sank immediately. Seeing the screw propellers of the sinking Tecumseh turning in the air, Admiral Farragut bellowed, "Damn the torpedoes! Full speed ahead!" Immediately after gaining safety in Mobile Bay, Farragut's attention turned upon Fort Gaines. On August 8, Fort Gaines surrendered.
Street Address:
51 Bienville Blvd.
Dauphin Island,
AL
36528
Mailing Address:
109 Bienville Blvd
Dauphin Island,
AL
36528-4603
Phone:
251-861-6992
Fax:
251-861-6993
Website URL:
operation schedule:
Open year-round 9–5; group tour by appt.; June–Aug. 9–6
Admission:
Admission charged
Payments:
Travelers Checks
Visa
MasterCard
Affiliations:
National Trust Civil War Trail
National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Sites
Affiliations:
National Trust Civil War Trail
National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Sites
handicap accommodations:
ramps
toilet access from front of wheelchair
support bars for toilets
wheelchair-level restroom sinks
designated parking spaces