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Dauphin Island, AL

11.2023

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[wandering-jana]

A pair of Live Oaks. Audubon Bird Sanctuary, in Dauphin Island, Alabama.

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[shipwreckedwithcaptainmarrow]

On the 10th of September, 1710, pirates that had invaded Port Dauphin the previous day on the Isle of Dauphine, Alabama, gained access to the Royal Warehouse; and began torturing citizens hoping for the reveal of hidden loot.

Lieutenant Philippe Blondel, the colony’s army lieutenant, and Francois Derbanne (keeper of the Royal Warehouse on Dauphin Island) had been taken hostage aboard the pirate vessel near the shore that had arrived the day prior; tricked on board to “assist them with repairs” after supposedly having run aground on a sandbar. 

On September 10th, the hostages were taken back into the port, after the pirates had corralled the citizens, to unlock the Royal Warehouse. Inside was cargo meant for the next French vessel to arrive, a culmination of three years worth of work; over 8,000 deer skins, about 15,000 raccoon skins, 71 barrels of flour, and rigging, blocks and sails. 

The cargo was painstakingly hauled out to the longboats, loaded and transported to the ship, over and over for two days, storing it below deck. Citizens were tortured for hopes of them revealing further hidden loot on the island, but when the pirates got nothing else for the troubles. 

Local legend persists that a bejeweled cross, belonging to the Catholic Church, had been hastily hidden inside of a well, and was never discovered by the pirates, or was able to be recovered in the aftermath. 

(Pictured are barrels stored in a warehouse, a 1718 map of the Isle of Dauphine, and a bejeweled cross from the 18th century from the National Museum of the Royal Navy)

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[seenbythe-sun]

Beach weather in September

Dauphin Island, Alabama

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[glistenandgrow]

God I love the beach. It may be exhausting, but getting to play in the water is just the best feeling. It does wonders for my inner child.

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[burnt-scone]

Y'all won't be able to find this wild Hob Gadling in Dauphin Island AL

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A Drive Around Alabama's Scenic Coastal Byway to Dauphin Island

A Drive Around Alabama’s Scenic Coastal Byway to Dauphin Island

Amanda and I took the scenic route from Irvington to Dauphin Island to take a walk through the Shell Mounds. I take this drive around Shell Belt Road and Coden Belt Road at least once or twice a week in the evenings after work or on Sunday after church. I don’t think I’ve ever photographed it at sunrise before. It’s so relaxing to take in the sights, sounds, and smells of the coast and the road…

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Dauphin Island, Alabama.

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[jeanatartheartist]

Embracing the Unknown: Traveling on God's Paths

Traveling without a plan, following God's paths. Beaches, spontaneous adventures, and the beauty of the unknown. Join me on this exciting journey! #God #travelwriting #embracetheunknown 🏖️✨🙌 #JeanatarTheArtist

Dauphin Island, Alabama When it comes to traveling, I have adopted a unique approach – I follow God’s paths. It may sound unconventional, but I believe that God leads me to the places I am meant to explore. I don’t have all the answers, and I’m perfectly fine with that. In fact, it adds an element of excitement and adventure to my journeys. So, buckle up and join me as I share my experiences of…

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[totaltennisgeek]

My new life.

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[chiefmcclane]

vacation gifs

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[seenbythe-sun]

Beach Sprout

Dauphin Island, Alabama, U.S.

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[glistenandgrow]

Dauphin Island today

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[shipwreckedwithcaptainmarrow]

On the 9th of September, 1710, a strange brigantine appeared into view of the inhabitants of Dauphine Island (near Mobile, Alabama), flying a French flag, and proceeded to sit ominously offshore…

Port Dauphin consisted of only about twenty ‘crude dwellings with palmetto-frond roofs’ and served as Mobile’s (about 67 miles north) outlet to the world. The French colonists were reassured and heartened by the sight of the vessel’s French flag, as they’d not seen a supply vessel in three years. 

The ship fired two cannon shots, as a maritime distress signal that led the colonists to believe she’d run aground on a sandbar, followed by two small boats being dropped into the sea. When the boats arrived on the beach, a pair of Frenchmen requested to speak with the senior colonists, and for them to accompany them back to the ship to render aid. Lieutenant Philippe Blondel, the colony’s army lieutenant, and Francois Derbanne (keeper of the Royal Warehouse on Dauphin Island) rode back to the vessel, only to find that once on board that she was instead filled with English pirates from Jamaica. 

It’s presumed that the pirate captain had previously been a merchant who’d visited the port before, and was aware of prizes worth taking from the Dauphine Island's warehouse. With the colony’s leaders captive aboard the ship, the pirates would swarm the beach and capture the port without firing a single shot. They then proceeded to plunder the town, after herding the colonists into a couple of huts and locking them inside. 

Originally the island had been named Massacre Island due to the 1699 discovery of 60 or so skeletal remains buried on the island, consisting of both men and women, however the growing population of the port disliked the name and the island’s name soon became Dauphine in 1707, with the port being named Port Dauphin (named after the heir of the French throne). 

Since 2015, a pirate festival named the Massacre Island Event, occurs annually around this time in September, in memory of the island being assaulted by the pirates. 

(Pictured is a French map depiction of Dauphin Island as of 1718 after they’d constructed a fort following this event and after the bay had been “choked by sand from a hurricane in 1717”, a picture of looking out into the gulf from Dauphin Island, and a building under construction using fresh Palmetto fronds as roofing)

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