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| − | '''Mobile''' (pronounced Mo-Beel) is a city in [[Alabama]] along Mobile Bay, an inlet of the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. It is the only saltwater and deep-water port in Alabama. It is the home of the US subsidiary of Austal, an Australian shipbuilding firm, along with the US operations of Airbus, the European large aircraft manufacturer. | + | '''Mobile''' (pronounced Mo-Beel) is a city in [[Alabama]] along Mobile Bay, an inlet of the [[Gulf of Mexico]]. It is the only saltwater and deep-water port in Alabama. It is the home of the US subsidiary of Austal, an Australian shipbuilding firm, along with the US operations of Airbus, the European large aircraft manufacturer (the Airbus facility is the third-largest aircraft facility in the world). |
Having been previously a French and later a Spanish colony, it is the one part of Alabama where [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholicism]] is strong in the otherwise Protestant-dominated state (the Archdiocese of Mobile, which oversees all Catholic churches in Alabama and neighboring [[Mississippi]], is located there). | Having been previously a French and later a Spanish colony, it is the one part of Alabama where [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholicism]] is strong in the otherwise Protestant-dominated state (the Archdiocese of Mobile, which oversees all Catholic churches in Alabama and neighboring [[Mississippi]], is located there). | ||
| − | It claims to have hosted the first [[Mardi Gras]] celebration in 1703, and to this day continues to host them; unlike the better-known ones in [[New Orleans]] (which are often filled with debauchery), Mobile's celebrations are | + | It claims to have hosted the first [[Mardi Gras]] celebration in 1703, and to this day continues to host them; unlike the better-known ones in [[New Orleans]] (which are often filled with debauchery), most of Mobile's celebrations are family friendly. |
Five members of the Baseball Hall of Fame came from Mobile: [[Hank Aaron]], [[Willie McCovey]], [[Satchel Paige]], [[Ozzie Smith]], and [[Billy Williams]]. Only the much larger cities of [[New York City]] and [[Chicago]] have more. | Five members of the Baseball Hall of Fame came from Mobile: [[Hank Aaron]], [[Willie McCovey]], [[Satchel Paige]], [[Ozzie Smith]], and [[Billy Williams]]. Only the much larger cities of [[New York City]] and [[Chicago]] have more. | ||
Revision as of 17:49, September 16, 2024
Mobile (pronounced Mo-Beel) is a city in Alabama along Mobile Bay, an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico. It is the only saltwater and deep-water port in Alabama. It is the home of the US subsidiary of Austal, an Australian shipbuilding firm, along with the US operations of Airbus, the European large aircraft manufacturer (the Airbus facility is the third-largest aircraft facility in the world).
Having been previously a French and later a Spanish colony, it is the one part of Alabama where Catholicism is strong in the otherwise Protestant-dominated state (the Archdiocese of Mobile, which oversees all Catholic churches in Alabama and neighboring Mississippi, is located there).
It claims to have hosted the first Mardi Gras celebration in 1703, and to this day continues to host them; unlike the better-known ones in New Orleans (which are often filled with debauchery), most of Mobile's celebrations are family friendly.
Five members of the Baseball Hall of Fame came from Mobile: Hank Aaron, Willie McCovey, Satchel Paige, Ozzie Smith, and Billy Williams. Only the much larger cities of New York City and Chicago have more.
The area is served by the University of South Alabama (a public university) and the University of Mobile (a private university affiliated with the Alabama state convention of the Southern Baptist Convention, the university is located in nearby Prichard, a suburb to its northwest).