Mobile County Gov: Africatown Heritage House Building Taking Shape

Press release from the Mobile County Government:

Nov 16th, 2021

The new, approximately 5,000-square-foot building will consist of an entry porch, lobby, restrooms, conference room, offices and exhibit hall. A memorial garden will also be designed as part of the landscape and will incorporate sculptural ceramics from renowned artist Charles Smith. The exhibition will focus on the people of the story – through a combination of interpretive text panels, documents, and artifacts. The exhibition will focus on the people of the story – through a combination of interpretive text panels, documents, and artifacts. The exhibition begins with the story’s West African origins, following the narrative through the establishment of Africatown and the discovery of the sunken schooner. The exhibition begins with the story’s West African origins, following the narrative through the establishment of Africatown and the discovery of the sunken schooner. The pieces of the shipwreck that have been recovered from the Mobile River will be on view, on loan from the Alabama Historical Commission. The pieces of the shipwreck that have been recovered from the Mobile River will be on view, on loan from the Alabama Historical Commission. This is the permanent facility. Modular unit construction was selected as a quick method of construction. Through this process, the building is constructed in portable modules at a manufacturing facility, transported and then assembled and finished on site. 

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