NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARK  
ABOUT

Please be advised, Fort Morgan is currently working to repair hurricane damage. Keep a watch for caution signs. We appreciate your patience as we restore our historic buildings! Please continue to observe social distancing and other safety guidelines while on site. We are currently unable to provide guided tours and some regularly scheduled annual events. Please call us if you have any questions about programming!  

Since 1834 Fort Morgan has stood as the guardian of Mobile Bay. The military site and National Historic Landmark is located 22 miles west of Gulf Shores.

Construction began in 1819, but due to its isolated location, the fort was not completed until 1834. Skilled masons, many of which were enslaved African Americans, built the fortification which contains more than 46 million cubic yards of bricks.

Blue Star Museum: Fort Morgan proudly offers free admission to active duty military personnel and their families between Memorial Day and Labor Day.

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You can now purchase your tickets to Fort Morgan in advance! Click to purchase tickets.

Come experience Fort Morgan, famous for its role in the Battle of Mobile Bay. It was here on August 5, 1864, Union Admiral David Farragut ordered his fleet to charge the heavily mined bay. "Damn the torpedoes!" said Farragut.

You can now purchase your tickets to Fort Morgan in advance! Click to purchase tickets.

 

Fort Morgan is available for special events and camp-outs.

For more information please contact the fort at 251-540-7127 or giftshop@fort-morgan.org.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Please stay tuned for more developments and announcements.

ADMISSION
Amount Ticket
$8 Adult
$5 College Students, Seniors, Child (6-12 years)
$20 Family of Four - 2 adults, 2 children
FREE Military - Active, Reserve, or Retired with ID
$4 Groups of 10 or more
$3 School groups per person
Boat launch $2/day, $10/week, $25/month
Rentals  
Wedding - ceremony only $1,000
Wedding - ceremony with reception $1500
After hours events, other than weddings $500
Camping  
Scouts $4/night per person
Adult $15/night
Scout Masters (up to 2 per group) Free
LOCATION

Fort Morgan is at the western end of Hwy 180, 22 miles west of Hwy 59 in Gulf Shores. You can reach the site from Dauphin Island by riding the Mobile Bay Ferry.

51 Hwy 180 West, Gulf Shores, Alabama 36542

 CONTACT

Site Director: Heather Tassin

Museum: 251-540-5257

Email: heathertassin@fort-morgan.org

Media Contact: Wendi Lewis, 334-230-2680, wendi.lewis@ahc.alabama.gov