Did you know Baldwin County was once part of an original British Colony? Mike Bunn, local historian and author, sure does and Foley Public Library is pleased to be hosting a presentation by him on …
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The Baldwin County Historical Society announces a program and meeting planned for April 25, 2021 at the Loxley City Hall. The program will be presented by Mike Bunn, Director of Blakeley State Park and author of numerous historical books.
Mr. Bunn will present information from his recent, highly acclaimed book, Fourteenth Colony; The Forgotten Story of the Gulf South During America’s Revolutionary Era. In an interview in the March 2021 Mobile Bay Monthly, by Breck Pappas, Mike says that he spent a year researching this topic before gleaning enough information to start the writing project. Even though Florida did not formally rebel against British rule during the American Revolutionary War, there are many related facts and stories that have been unexplored until now. He details inner workings of the representative government, the early settlement of the area, and immigrant stories of the colony which stretched from Apalachicola River to the Mississippi River. He present
Director of Blakeley pens blow by blow narrative of Civil War’s last battle Posted Want to go?
Where: Historic Blakeley State Park
When: Saturday, April 10
Schedule: Park staff will host a day-long living history and educational program beginning at 11 a.m. The battle begins at 3 p.m.
Cost: Ages 13 and up $10; Ages 6 – 12 $5, Ages 5 and under free
THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD RAIN OR SHINE
By Allison Marlow
It can be argued that the men who died at the Battle of Blakeley in 1865, estimated at more than 200 from both sides of the lines, died in vain.
General Robert E. Lee had surrendered in Virginia hours earlier. As twilight settled on the American Civil War, this meeting of armies at Blakeley – 16,000 Union troops versus 3,500 Confederates – is considered the last major battle of the conflict.
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When the 13 colonies rose up against Great Britain in the Revolutionary War, Florida wasn t in that group. In fact, at the time, Florida wasn’t even a single colony. Here s a look at the history of West Florida, the forgotten 14th colony.
“The name of the colony is West Florida, said Mike Bunn, a member of the board of directors of the Alabama Historical Association and is Director of Historic Blakeley State Park in Spanish Fort, Alabama. A lot of people get that geographic reference stuck in their head and they think we’re talking specifically about the Pensacola area. But in truth it was a large swath of the Gulf Coast.”