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Tropical Depression Cristobal continued to move inland on Monday, June 8, as it dumped heavy rain on Alabama and nearby states, the National Hurricane Center (NHC) said.The storm was bringing rain ...
Dauphin Island, formerly Massacre Island (French: Île du Massacre) is an island town in Mobile County, Alabama, United States, on a barrier island of the same name, in the Gulf of Mexico. It incorporated in 1988. [ 5 ]
The Isle Dauphine Club is a historic social club in Dauphin Island, Alabama. The club was developed by the Dauphin Island Property Owners Association, and came to encompass the main club building, a restaurant, swimming pool, tennis courts, and a golf course. The Mid-century modern main club building was completed in 1957 and consists of three ...
The Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo is a 3-day long saltwater fishing tournament in the island town of Dauphin Island, Alabama. It has been held every year since 1929, making it the oldest fishing tournament in the United States. Attracting over 4,000 anglers and 75,000 spectators annually, it is also the world's largest fishing tournament. [1]
September 9–14, 1979: Hurricane Frederic was the strongest Atlantic hurricane ever to make landfall in Alabama. 130 mph was its wind speeds and 943 millibars was its pressure when it made landfall in Dauphin Island. Frederic's wind gusts also made history, at 145 mph (later tied by Hurricane Ivan). It had the largest eye ever recorded as well ...
Fort Gaines is a 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.
The Dauphin Island Sea Lab (DISL) is Alabama's primary marine education and research center. DISL is the home site of the Marine Environmental Sciences Consortium and was founded by an act of the Alabama State Legislature in 1971. It also has a public aquarium specializing in estuarine organisms, the George F. Crozier Estuarium.
The Mississippi–Alabama barrier islands are a chain of barrier islands in the Gulf of Mexico along the coasts of Mississippi and Alabama enclosing the Mississippi Sound.The major islands are Cat Island, Ship Island, Horn Island, Petit Bois Island, and Dauphin Island; in the early 20th century the chain also included the Isle of Caprice, which has since been submerged.