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Mobile a City With a History and a Future
Mobile, the seaport city on the west side of Mobile River, is described as the City of Five Flags with a long colonial past. The piece highlights its historic succession of rulers, extensive port facilities, parks, schools, docks, rail connections, and a growing economy including cotton, timber, and diverse manufacturing, plus favorable climate and health statistics.
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Obile
Alabama
Mobile River
Mobile Bay
Mississippi River
Mobile
England
Gulf of Mexico
Spain
Fort Charlotte
P. J. Hamilton
Free Port
Warrior
Tombighbee
Globe
Union
Europe
Cuba
Central America
Mexico
West Indies
Windward Islands
Brazil
Australia
South America
Gulf Coast
Atlantic Coast Steamship Service
United States
Newport News
South
Spring Hill College
School of Medicine
The
University of Alabama
McGill Institute
Convent of the Visitation
Boys’ Detention Home
Episcopal Orphans Home
Emerson Institute
Teachers’ Home
National
Savings Bank
Postoffice
Federal Court
Revenue Collector
United States Marshal and Weather Bureau
Mississippi