Glossary

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• Mississippian Period
  The Mississippian period (AD 1000-1550) marked a new way of life for Native Americans in what is now...
• Mitcham War
  The bloody episode in the early 1890s that came to be called the Mitcham War was prompted by complex...
• Mitchell Dam and Lake
  Mitchell Lake and Dam are located in Coosa and Chilton counties on the Coosa River. The dam was constructed...
• Arthur Wergs Mitchell
  Alabama-born educator and politician Arthur W. Mitchell (1883-1968) was followed by charges of financial...
• Jake Mitchell (Marengo Jake)
  Jake Mitchell (ca. 1840-ca. 1900) was one of Alabama's most talented and imaginative storytellers....
• Mobile
  Founded by the French in 1702, Mobile is Alabama's oldest city and a major port facility for the...
• Mobile County
  Located in the extreme southwest corner of the state, Mobile County is home to Alabama's only seaport...
• Mobile's Jewish Community
  Mobile boasts the oldest Jewish community in the state of Alabama. The city's present-day community...
• Mobile's Mardi Gras
  Mobile's Mardi Gras celebration was the first in America and remains an important part of Alabama's...
• Mobile-Tensaw Delta
  Directly north of Alabama's Mobile Bay, within a broad river valley that leads northward to the...