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  1. 1.10.125-126 - Petition

    Petition with no date signed by some members of the Fairhope Single Tax Association. The building being used as a public school and always assumed to be for that purpose is actually owned by the FSTC. This information has just been brought to the attention of the Town of Fairhope, the school board and the public. The signers of this petition want to transfer the ownership so that it will be maintained only for the public school, and to do othe...

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    1.10.125-126
  2. 1906_Courier_Page_257 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph and description of the P. Y. Albright house on Magnolia Avenue as printed in the August 17, 1906 edition of the Fairhope Courier. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Courier Collection.

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    1906_Courier_Page_257
  3. 29.16.16 - Correspondence

    Letter to H. W. Rucker in Albany, Georgia from E. B. Gaston continuing correspondenceenc (see 29-16-4-7) of the week prior about a poem Rucker has written about Fairhope. Gaston comments about hs late wife, son Cornelius A. Gaston and P.Y. Albright, a former resident of Fairhope. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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    29.16.16
  4. 31_1915_1-19 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated Spetember 1915 through December 1915. The Colony Council met twice per month. Most meetings included approval of the previous meeting's minutes, Treasurer's reports (bills to be paid, rent information, cash on hand), lease transfers and Wharfinger's report. In addition, highlights of meetings are as follows: September 6, 1915: Problem of water from the Berglin ice plant and from the ...

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  5. 3.3.1-98 - Correspondence

    Fairhope Single Tax Corporation correspondence (A) including; Alabama Public Service Commission regarding the transfer of the wharf to the Town of Fairhope, Alabama State Tax Commission regarding The Colonial Inn, P. Y. Albright, Mrs. Biron Anderson and Mr. and Mrs. Don E. Andrews.

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  6. 35_16_001_008 - Newspaper

    The Eastern Shore newspaper dated March 1909. Published by P. Y. Albright who was a justice of the peace, a real estate businessman and Fairhope Town Clerk. The FSTC has four editions of this paper which started publication in January 1908. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives. .

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  7. 35_17_001_008 - Newspaper

    The Eastern Shore newspaper dated July 1909. The paper was published starting in January 1908 by P. Y. Albright who had a real estate business, was a justice of the pease and was Fairhope Town Clerk. This is one of four editions in the FSTC Archives Collection. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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  8. 35_18_001_005 - Newspaper

    "The Eastern Shore," a newspaper published in Fairhope, Alabama by P. Y. Albright. This is the October 8, 1910 edition. The masthead slogan is "Devoted to the Interests of the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay." The first edition was published in January 1908. We do not know how many editions of this paper were published. The FSTC Archives has four editions which can be accessed in these archives. P. Y. Albright was in the real estate busine...

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  9. 35_19_001_005 - Newspaper

    "The Eastern Shore" newspaper published on October 22, 1910. The paper was published for a time starting in January 1908 by P. Y. Albright, who was in the real estate business, was a justice of the peace and Fairhope Town Clerk. The FSTC Archives holds three other editions of the paper in our online collection. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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  10. BSS.901-902 - Deed

    Warranty Deed signed April 3, 1913 by Dr. Clara E. Atkinson selling property at the northwest corner of Magnolia Avenue and Bay View Court in Fairhope, Alabama to A. A. Corbett for $300. See BSS.903 through BSS.914 for related information. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Bass/Slosson/Sundberg Collection.

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    BSS.901
  11. FMH-A0004b - Audio, Digital

    Interview (audio) dated February 20, 1980 and April 28, 1980 of Mrs. Hazele Williams Payne (1891-1991). The interviewer is not identified. This is the second part of an interview with Hazele Williams Payne. The first part can be heard at FMH-A0004a in these Archives, followed by other interviews at FMH-A0007a and FMH-A0007b. Mrs. Payne recounts a wide range of topics about life in Fairhope including people, parties, dances, entertainment, b...

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  12. FSTC-0589-0590 - Photograph, Digital

    Two identical photographs, one torn, with different tones, of the first Fairhope Town Council, elected on May 30, 1908. Mayor Dr Harris Greeno is seated with aldermen standing behind him: L-R J.M. Pilcher. James J. Bellangee, William Sweet, C.L. Coleman, Charles Nichols, P.Y. Albright and Nathaniel Mershon. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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    Photograph, Digital
  13. PMG_13938-13967 - Student Paper

    Student paper dated December 7, 1982 by Ford Stephens titled "The Doorkeeper of Utopia: E. B. Gaston and the Immigration of Fairhope." The paper was submitted in partial fulfilment for a Fairhope Seminar course taught at the University of Virginia by Dr. Paul M. Gaston, Professor of History. Stephens thesis centers on the first three decades of the development of the Single Tax Colony in Fairhope, Alabama, and founder E. B. Gaston's efforts ...

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  14. PMG-1660 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph dated 1908 of the first mayor and town council in Fairhope, Alabama: First Row L-R: James Bellangee, Mayor Harris S. Greeno, P. Y. Albright Second Row L-R: J. M. Pilcher, W, E. Sweet, C. L. Coleman, Capt. C. E. Nichols, Nathaniel Mershon. Photograph courtsey of the family of Michael A. Ford. Mr. Ford was a longtime City of Fairhope Council member, a local businessperson, and involved in Fairhope history and the establishme...

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    PMG-1660
  15. PMG-1662 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph dated 1908 of the first town council and mayor in Fairhope, Alabama. L-R: J. M. Pilcher, James Bellangee, W. E. Sweet, C. L. Coleman, Capt. C. E. Nichols, P. Y. Albright, Nathaniel Mershon. Mayor Dr. Harris S. Greeno is seated. From the Paul M. Gaston Collection, Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives

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    PMG-1662
  16. vi.11.58-59 - Letter

    Letter dated 5/12/1908 to Mr. Albright and E. B. Gaston from W. L. Ross of Philadelphia saying that Mr. L. E. Page is forming a hotel company and asking what he can get for the Fairhope House. He asks if they can get $3,000 "spot cash" for it of which he will give them 5% for their efforts.

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  17. vi.7.41-42 - Letter

    Letter dated 8//8/1908 to E. B. Gaston from Joseph Fels in London, England. Fels has received a letter from Dr. Harris Greeno, mayor of Fairhope, and Fels has enclosed a copy of that letter and his reply to Gaston. Fels warns Gaston to not let it be known that he has these letters. Fels says that major single-tax men from the U. S., Murphy, Lawrence Purdy, and Louis Post, are in England for the Free Trade Conference. Fels gave Post a dinn...

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    vi.7.41-42
  18. vi.7.57 - Letter

    Letter dated 9/10/1908 to Louis D. Leyh in Stillwater, Minnesota from Joseph Fels, writing from London, England. Fels is respsonding to a letter from Leyh, and send pamphlets about the Fairhope Single Tax Colony. Fels says if Leyh is interested in the Colony, he should contact E. B. Gaston, but also those who are opposed to the Colony, termed "kickers," namely Alfred Wolf and Mr. Albright. For a neutral opinion about the Colony, he tells Ley...

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  19. vi.7.58 - Letter

    Letter dated 9/22/1908 to E. B. Gaston from Joseph Fels, writing from London, England, about several issues. Fels thinks Gaston is correct in not responding to Mr. Albright's critical "sarcastic little sheet" The Eastern Shore newspaper, and feels it is too bad that R. F. Powell is so misunderstood . Fels refers to something bad that happened to Powell's daughter and is writing him about it. Powell has been embroiled in some controversy with...

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    vi.7.58
  20. vi.7.8 - Letter

    Letter dated 9/30/1907 to E. B. Gaston from Joseph Fels where he enclosed letters from Paul Y. Allbright and the Treasurer of the Fairhope Improvement Company and notes a copy of a letter from Mrs. Howland and his reply. He expresses concern with the attitude of some people in Fairhope towards Mr. Powell. He feels it is important that the books of the Improvement Company be kept up to date and in clear shape. He notes that Powell may have ...

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    vi.7.8

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