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Dauphin Island, AL
Archive of Historical Data, Books, Maps
And Other Materials
| Air view of Dauphin Island lying 4 miles south fo the Alabama mainland in the mouth
of Mobile Bay. In the fireground is historic Fort Gaines where an extensive restoration
program is in progress. Boyond the fort, the fairways for the championship golf course
now being built are visible as are a great many of the streets which have been
cleared through the virgin pine forest. On the left can be seen the beautiful wide
Gulf beach which runs the entire 14 mile length of the Island. Many attractive homes have already
been designed for construction in the wooded area and on the West Beach. Little Dauphin Island
stretches out to the right in this picture and is crossed at its west end by the Gordon
Persons Overseas Highway as it nears Dauphin Island. the center of the picture shows
Dauphin Bay and idian Bay extension, the first reclamation project that converted a marsh
into 71 waterfront residential lots. (Photo was copied from Richebourg Gaillard McWilliams'
"History of Beautiful Dauphin Island.") |
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