Things to Do in Dauphin Island, Dauphin Island, Alabama
Dauphin Island is an Alabama town located on a barrier island of the same name. The town is part of the Mobile metropolitan area, and the island helps define the mouth of Mobile Bay. Dauphin Island is reached by the scenic, three-mile Gordon Persons Bridge.
Originally known as Massacre Island, it was renamed to Dauphin Island in honor of Louis XIV of France鈥檚 great-grandson and heir, known as the dauphin for the dolphin on his family crest. While dauphin means dolphin in French, dauphin was the title given to the heir apparent of France, Louis XV.
Though the Spanish first discovered and mapped the island in 1519, the French were the ones who mistakenly named it Massacre Island in 1699 after finding a large pile of human skeletons which was actually an聽Indian burial mound.
At the end of the French and Indian War, Dauphin Island was ceded to the British in 1763. After the American Revolutionary War, Dauphin Island became part of the Province of West Florida, controlled by the Spanish. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
Originally known as Massacre Island, it was renamed to Dauphin Island in honor of Louis XIV of France鈥檚 great-grandson and heir, known as the dauphin for the dolphin on his family crest. While dauphin means dolphin in French, dauphin was the title given to the heir apparent of France, Louis XV.
Though the Spanish first discovered and mapped the island in 1519, the French were the ones who mistakenly named it Massacre Island in 1699 after finding a large pile of human skeletons which was actually an聽Indian burial mound.
At the end of the French and Indian War, Dauphin Island was ceded to the British in 1763. After the American Revolutionary War, Dauphin Island became part of the Province of West Florida, controlled by the Spanish. ...... (follow the instructions below for accessing the rest of this article).
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Guide Name: Things to Do in Dauphin Island
Guide Location: USA » Dauphin Island
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Elizabeth Bankhead
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Guide Location: USA » Dauphin Island
Guide Type: Self-guided Walking Tour (Article (B))
Author: Elizabeth Bankhead
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Sight(s) Featured in This Guide:
- Visitors Center
- West End Public Beach
- Public Beach
- Hernando Beach
- Dauphin Beach
- Bienville Beach
- Pirate鈥檚 Bar and Grill
- The Indian Shell Mound Park
- Goat Tree Reserve
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