Mare Island was one of only two public shipyards in America that built nuclear submarines during the Cold War. It hosted an “ocean-and-engineering program” that actually was a highly classified ...

One might well wonder why an inland city was selected as the site of a Civil War naval museum. The answer is twofold.

Expect stunning water views, ecological diversity, and Southern classics on Alabama's Coastal Connection, a National Scenic ...

Admiral Farragut assumed control in these early ... through withering fire from Confederate cannons in 1864’s Battle of Mobile Bay (“damn the torpedoes!”). Tour the chapel on the second ...

Fort Morgan Historic Site near Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, Alabama offers great tours, the ability to wander through a Civil War Era star fortification, and learn more about history along the ...

The Admiral Farragut Monument at the north end of Madison Square Park ... Then, against all odds, his troops defeated Confederate forces to take Mobile Bay where he uttered the immortal words: “Damn ...

Throughout Knox County there are places that we probably know the names of but may not know why. This week The Focus takes a look at the communities and neighborhoods and how or why they got their ...