An unissued certificate numbered 353. Imprinted seal is dated 1898. Certificate is in near mint condition to frame and display. Size is 10 1/4" x 8 1/4", vignette is of a bald eagle.
Mobile Alabama was the only landlocked harbor on the Gulf of Mexico, with 15 steamship lines making the 30 mile channel journey. Between 1894 and 1904 import/exports increased 500% by dredging the channel from a depth of 17 feet to 23 feet to reach the docks.
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