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HISTORICAL ATTRACTIONS
BICENTENNIAL PARK
Gives visitors the opportunity to enjoy the natural attributes of the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta as they take in the beauty of the two-mile walking trail within the park. The park’s displays chronicle Native American culture circa 1780s through the settlement by Europeans in the 19th century. » 51233 Highway 225, Stockton » 251-937-0264
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HISTORIC BLAKELEY STATE PARK
Offering opportunities to tour a preserved Civil War battlefield, visit the site of one of the oldest towns in the state and learn about the plants and animals that inhabit Mobile Bay and the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta. Examine more than five miles of Confederate and Union breastworks within the park that marks the site of the last major battle of the American Civil War. Relive the beginning of Baldwin County’s heritage at the Blakeley town site in the park. While there were hotels, stores and churches serving about 4,000 people in the 1820s, the site has since been reclaimed by nature and is home to majestic oaks that line what were once busy streets. » 34745 Highway 225, Spanish Fort » 251-626-0798
FORT MIMS
On Aug. 30, 1813, a band of 700 Red Stick Creek Indians destroyed Fort Mims in northern Baldwin County and killed about 250 of those defending the stronghold. During the last weekend in August each year, the Fort Mims Restoration Association commemorates the 1813 battle
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