Fort Whiting

Fort Whiting

The exterior of Fort Whiting Armory, located at Brookley Field in Mobile, Alabama. Construction of the armory was paid for by the federal government during the Great Depression. Completed in 1938, the armory is named for Julian Wythe Whiting, a Confederate general during the Civil War who fought in...

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Main Author: Erik Overbey
Format: Electronic
Published: University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
Subjects:
Mobile
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/usa01/id/702
format Electronic
collection Eric Overbey Collection
building University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
publisher University of South Alabama Archives, McCall Library
topic Mobile
spellingShingle Mobile
Fort Whiting
Erik Overbey
fulltopic Mobile
Architecture; Government and Politics; History;
armories, architecture, New Deal, Great Depression, Alabama National Guard
Great Depression; New Deal; Alabama; Mobile
Whiting, Julian Wythe, 1838-1917; Forts and fortifications -- Alabama -- Mobile; Fort Whiting (Mobile, Ala.); United States -- Economic policy -- 1933-1945; United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945
description The exterior of Fort Whiting Armory, located at Brookley Field in Mobile, Alabama. Construction of the armory was paid for by the federal government during the Great Depression. Completed in 1938, the armory is named for Julian Wythe Whiting, a Confederate general during the Civil War who fought in the Battle of Mobile Bay. It is now one of the locations where soldiers with the Alabama National Guard train.
spelling Fort WhitingArchitecture; Government and Politics; History;armories, architecture, New Deal, Great Depression, Alabama National GuardThe exterior of Fort Whiting Armory, located at Brookley Field in Mobile, Alabama. Construction of the armory was paid for by the federal government during the Great Depression. Completed in 1938, the armory is named for Julian Wythe Whiting, a Confederate general during the Civil War who fought in the Battle of Mobile Bay. It is now one of the locations where soldiers with the Alabama National Guard train.Erik OverbeyThe Doy Leale McCall Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of South Alabamac. 1940ImagejpegN1537Erik Overbey Collectioneng.Mobile, Alabama; 1940-1949U.S. and international copyright laws may apply to this digital image. Use of this image without the prior permission of The McCall Library is prohibited. Please contact The McCall Library for permission to use this image.Great Depression; New Deal; Alabama; MobileWhiting, Julian Wythe, 1838-1917; Forts and fortifications -- Alabama -- Mobile; Fort Whiting (Mobile, Ala.); United States -- Economic policy -- 1933-1945; United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/usa01/id/702
title Fort Whiting
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