Related Records

1. 3.8.1-62 - Correspondence

   Letters of inquiry to the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation asking questions about the Fairhope Colony including questions about the climate, size of lots, cost to rent, cost to become a member, population, hotels, proximity to the Gulf of Mexico, availability of ice, distance to Mobile, road conditions, churches, trees, crops, rainfall, fertile, etc. These letters are answered by E. B. Gaston, Secretary.

   Record Type: Archives and Videos

   
2. FMH_0543 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph of a group in the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Library in downtown Fairhope, Alabama. George Gilmore, standing on left, and Dean Mosher, standing behind the two men in white shirts, are identified. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Museum of History Collection

   Record Type: Photo

   
3. FMH_0586-0605 - Photograph, Digital

   Assorted photographs of Fairhope Single Tax Meetings and events. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Museum of History Collection.

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. FSTC-V0008 - Video, Digital

   Video titled The Legacy of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation produced in 2016 by the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation. The history of the Corporation (FSTC) and the beginnings of the Fairhope Colony are disucssed as well as an explanation of Henry George's Single Tax theory and how it is demonstrated in Fairhope. Present-day video of Fairhope, and photographs of early Fairhope and late-nineteenth century Des Moines, Iowa are included. Th...

   Record Type: Archives and Videos

   
5. FSTC-V0012 - Video, Digital

   Documentary video dated 2002 titled "A Fair Hope" written and directed by Michael Letcher for The University of Alabama Center of Public Television (APT). Reformers (members of the Fairhope Industrial Association, later renamed the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation) founded Fairhope in 1894 to address the economic and social problems of late 19th century America by demonstrating the practical application of the single tax economic theory. ...

   Record Type: Archives and Videos

   
6. FSTC-V0044 - Video, Digital

   Lecture Series on Fairhope History dated April 7, 2015 with George Gilmore. The focus of this talk is the development of the "single tax" idea from Henry George through the idealism of the Des Moines Single Tax Club and its secretary, E.B. Gaston to the founding of Fairhope in 1894. 1 hour video From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

   Record Type: Archives and Videos

   
7. FSTC-V0048 - Video, Digital

   Lecture Series on Fairhope History dated August 4 2015 with George Gilmore and Carol Saltz. Overview of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation's contributions from the very beginning of the founding in 1894 until 2015. How the Federal Income Tax changed the emphasis on single tax and how to FSTC continues to contribute significantly to the quality of life in our city. 1 hour video From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

   Record Type: Archives and Videos