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October 31, 2019 - One of the Gulf Coast’s most haunted spots is down on Massacre Island which is known today as Dauphin Island.

The History of Dauphin Island FROM MASSACRE ISLAND TO SUNSET CAPITAL When your history stretches back in time as long as Dauphin Island’s, there are a lot of stories that can be told. For a complete immersion in the history of Dauphin Island, check out DauphinIslandHistory.com where historian ...

June 11, 2023 - In the late 1600s, French explorers set out to colonize the new world. As a band of men explored the region along the Gulf Coast of present-day Alabama, th

October 12, 2021 - Dauphin Island is filled with haunted tales, many have been documented in and around the Fort Gaines. Come see these spooky sites on your next vacation.

1 week ago - Dauphin Island, formerly Massacre Island (French: Île du Massacre), is an island town in Mobile County, Alabama, United States, on a barrier island of the same name in the Gulf of Mexico. It was incorporated in 1988. The population was 1,778 at the 2020 census, up from 1,238 at the 2010 census.

Indian Mound Park (Dauphin Island, Alabama). Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Accessed 29 March 2011. Dauphin Island is one of my favorite vacation spots. The old fort is beautiful. Some of the best pictures I've ever taken are from there. I used to live on the Island. And most people know the Shell Mounds as a burial spot for a tribe of Indians, and the story is that it was a tribe with a matriarchal hierarchy. I thought everyone knew that place was haunted...

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Join us on Dauphin Island for a frightfully fun 5-mile Halloween-themed bike ride — all to support a great cause! Don your best spooky costume, deck out your bike, and ride past some of the island’s most haunted spots!

June 23, 2021 - DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WKRG) — One of the Gulf Coast’s most haunted spots is down on Massacre Island which is known today as Dauphin Island. In 1699, when the French arrived in the New World they found piles of bones on the beach and gave the island its bloody name.

When the French landed on Dauphin Island in 1699, they found so many skeletons scattered on the beach that they thought a massacre had taken place there. The French named the island “Massacre Island” and established a settlement on the island. The colony was raided by pirates in 1711, but ...

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The 12 Most Bone-Chilling & Haunted Places in Alabama Haunted places in Alabama open a doorway to a harrowing unknown — unexplained myst...

Massacre Island Secret Society Public Page. 1,527 likes. Dauphin Island's only nighttime Mardi Gras procession- February 16th, 2025 at 6:30 pm. Join us for a flame-lit Street Tableau!

November 28, 2024 - Alabama seems to be a veritable hotbed of paranormal activity, with tales of long-dead spirits, demons, and mischievous entities. From old plantations and

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March 11, 2022 - GLO Record of the Week for March 6, 2022