Mobile County, AL

Headnote
MOBILE COUNTY, situated at the southwest corner of Alabama, with the gulf of Mexico on the south, Mobile bay and Texas river on the east, and traversed by Mobile river. Area, 2,250 square miles. Face of the country level; soil generally barren. Seat of justice, Mobile. Pop. in 1816, 1,300; in 1820, 2,672; in 1830, 3,071; in 1840, 18,741; in 1850, 27,600. (Fanning's, 1853)
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    County
    Containing Unit
    Name Type
    Citronelle, AL City or Town
    Fort Powell, AL Location or Site
    Mobile, AL City or Town
    Mount Vernon U.S. Army Arsenal, AL Location or Site
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