Fort Morgan Historical Restoration – Gulf Shores AL

City:
Gulf Shores, AL

Site Type:
Historical Restoration, Archaeology and History

New Deal Agencies:
Works Progress Administration (WPA), Work Relief Programs

Completed:
1937

Site Survival:
Extant

Description

The Works Progress Administration carried out historical restoration work at Fort Morgan, on Mobile Baywest of Gulf Shores. The fort was occupied by the Army in the 1920s and later fell into disrepair after it was vacated. In 1960 the fort was designated as a National Historic Landmark.

Source notes

National Archives Record Group 69-N

Site originally submitted by Brent McKee on November 13, 2017.

Location Info


Fort Morgan Rd.
Gulf Shores, AL

Coordinates: 30.2280, -88.0229

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