Reconstruction of Fort Condé -- Mobile AL
N 30° 41.334 W 088° 02.389
16R E 400409 N 3395586
Fort Condé was reconstructed at 80% of its original size as a Bicentennial project for the city of Mobile
Waymark Code: WMNE4B
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 02/25/2015
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For Condé was built by the French in the 1730s, about a quarter-century after the founding of mobile, the first city in New France. Was destroyed in 1820 because it was no longer needed for the defense of the city.
In 1976 Mobile city commissioners decided to reconstruct this historic Fort using funds for Bicentennial projects that were available. Today for Condi preserves and explains important early history of this southern city.
A plaque on the wall as you enter the Fort reads as follows:
"A reconstructed portion of
French Fort Condé
Original construction circa 1724-1735
for the City of Mobile
Commissioners
Gary A. Greenough Robert B. Doyle, Jr. Lambert G. Mims
Michael A. Guarino, P. E.
City Architectural Engineer
Ray Sumlin Construction Company
General Contractor
Dewey Crowder Associates International
Architect Engineer Planner
Erected 1976
In honor of America's Bicentennial"
Supporting Web Documentation: [Web Link]
Address or General Location of Marker: At the Fort's main entrance
Parking: Not Listed
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