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The character of South Alabama is largely determined by its proximity to the Gulf of Mexico: even the landlocked eastern three-quarters, cut off from the Gulf by the panhandle of Florida, is a region of gently-rising, sandy land drained by many winding, slow-moving streams. The area was not considered very good for agriculture, and so remained sparsely settled until late in the 19th century, by which time much of the native pine forest had been cut down. But the soil proved to be ideal for raising peanuts, and today the largest town in the region, Dothan, bills itself as the Peanut Capital of the World.
But it's the other corner of the region that is the best known: the area of Mobile Bay and the Gulf beaches. The city of Mobile was the first capital of French Louisiana, after its founding in 1702, and it shares much in common with the present state of Louisiana...including Mardi Gras. Mobile's first Mardi Gras "krewe" (a formally organized carnival club) dates to 1830--27 years before the first comparable organization in New Orleans.
Mobile shares much more in common with New Orleans, from its architecture (French, Spanish, and American) to its cuisine (heavily dependent on seafood) to its climate (hot and rainy in summer, but gloriously mild throughout most of the winter).
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News from the Mobile Press-Register
Prattville police issued semiautomatic rifles
Mar 21, 2010 7:33 pm
Prattville police officers will soon be packing more firepower with the addition of semiautomatic, high-powered rifles. PRATTVILLE, Ala.-- Prattville police offic...
Baldwin County moves ahead with hurricane evacuation route
Mar 21, 2010 4:07 pm
BAY MINETTE --A Baldwin County Highway Department plan to link interstates 10 and 65 with a $150 million, four-lane hurricane evacuation route is moving ahead while state p...
Mar 21, 2010 3:30 pm
MOBILE, Ala. -- MOBILE, Ala. -- Many of the 53 types of beers offered at Cathedral Square on Saturday would have been illegal in the state at the same time last year. ...
Hope Center plans grand opening
Mar 21, 2010 3:00 pm
FAIRHOPE, Ala. -- More than six months after offering its first low-cost services to medically uninsured or low-income people, the Church on the Eastern Shore's &q...
School board urges supporters to vote for tax on Tuesday
Mar 21, 2010 2:09 pm
BAY MINETTE -- Baldwin County school board members at their meeting Thursday evening approved two possible budget amendments and made one last plea to county residents befo...
Two issues set for vote Tuesday in Baldwin County
Mar 21, 2010 2:02 pm
BAY MINETTE -- Voters casting ballots in Tuesday's referendum can do so from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at all regular polling places. BAY MINETTE -- Voters castin...
Jerry St. Pe: From Pascagoula to the world
Mar 21, 2010 1:01 pm
PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- For more than a half-century, Jerry St. P has lived a small-town life with global dimensions. (Press-Register/Victor Calhoun)erry St. Pe, for...
Harmless fun or illegal gambling? One thing's for sure, March Madness commands big bucks
Mar 21, 2010 12:24 pm
MOBILE, Ala. -- Rich Sullivan says he doesn't know a "damn thing" about basketball. (Press-Register/G.M. Andrews)Willie Waite of Red Square Age...
Mobile doctor straightens 104-degree curve in Bali teen's spine
Mar 21, 2010 11:35 am
MOBILE, Ala. -- When 15-year-old Eling Sriwedari boarded a plane in Indonesia six weeks ago, she couldn't hold her head up or lift her right arm. (Press-...
Mobile County schools' population in steady decline
Mar 21, 2010 10:56 am
MOBILE, Ala. -- The number of students enrolled in the Mobile County Public School System has been steadily decreasing over the last three years. View full sizeMO...
