Africatown Middle Passage Port Marker at Lewis Landing

The public is invited to an unveiling of the UNESCO Middle Passage Port Marker at Lewis Landing on Monday, January 19 at 1 pm at Lewis Landing Park, 1365 Conception Street Rd, Mobile, AL 36610. Please RSVP at the EventBrite page here.

On May 14, 2025, Mobile County broke ground on its latest Africatown investment, the Lewis Landing park on Conception Street Road, named for its proximity to Africatown’s historic Lewis Quarters neighborhood. First identified as an opportunity by Africatown community groups during the Africatown Connections Blueway planning phases, the Mobile County Commission, spearheaded by District 1 Commissioner Merceria Ludgood, came to recognize the site’s potential, as well, and in 2020 purchased the property utilizing funds from the Alabama Department of Conservation & Natural Resources’ GOMESA grantmaking program. In 2023, the ADCNR again awarded Mobile County GOMESA funds to enter into a design phase for the park.

The Lewis Landing facility will feature many of the amenities sought by residents and stakeholders including a kayak launch, pavilions, multiple fishing piers, and plenty of green spaces all overlooking an incredibly beautiful segment of Three Mile Creek unseen by most.