South Mobile 1699 – 2018 by Susan Rouillier

South Mobile 1699 – 2018 by Susan Rouillier

“After six years of research and many interviews, my book, SOUTH MOBILE, 1699-2018, is published and is now on Amazon! It is the story of the area from Brookley Field to Dog River from 1699-2018 and the story is as rich and interesting as the history of the Old Port City. There are 277 pages, and hundreds of images.

Some of what is inside SOUTH MOBILE:

Chapters on Native Americans, King Louis IV’s Warehouse on Dog River, Rochons, the earliest settlers, the Magnolia Racetrack and Buchanan its Kentucky Derby winner, Camp Goode, a Civil War Training Camp on Dog River with letters from officers in charge, Mobile’s First Cotton Mill on Dog River, Brookley Air Force Base, Elvis at the Radio Ranch, Night Clubs in the 1940’s, three Dog River Bridges, Iconic Businesses, Buccaneer and Mobile Yacht Clubs, Oldest houses, Oldest Churches, First Schools, Fishing, Oystering, and first hand stories from citizens. The book contains many never-before published images and detailed maps.”

Many thanks to Susan Rouillier for posting the above message on Facebook on June 21, 2018 and allowing us to publish it in The 36605 DIP Peninsula Magazine!

I’ve already bought my copy from Amazon but haven’t read much yet. From what I’ve already read, I’ve learned quite a bit that I haven’t heard before. And I’ve been living on the Parkway for almost fifty of my sixty years.

Here is a quick peek at what you will find inside her book: