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3.25.1-138 - Letter
Correspondence of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation, by E. B. Gaston, secretary, from 1930-1936 (letters K-L). Includes general correspondence, mainly requests for information about Fairhope from people who are considering a move to the area, or those requesting information for research or school projects. The material is interesting due to the detail Gaston uses in describing life in Fairhope and some of the history of the Colony. 3.25.13...
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34_88_001_025 - Newspaper Article
This file includes many newspaper articles about the history of old homes, churches and other buildings in communities throughout Baldwin County, Alabama. From the Fairhope Public Library Collection and the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.
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34_89_001_043 - Booklet
"A Compendium of Ethnic Histories of Baldwin County" compiled for the Baldwin Heritage Museum Association by Mary Elisabeth Duryea. Published in January 1987. Includes the Tensaw Settlement, Elberta, Silverhill, Daphne, Malbis, Black Education History, Swiss, Czechs, Moravian and Slovaks, Poles and other information, including some recipes. From the Fairhope Public Library Collection and the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.
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35_10_001 - Map
1958 map of Baldwin County, Alabama by Claude Bagge. Includes section lines in unincorporated areas. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.
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35_7_001_080 - Documents
The Baldwin Times Golden Anniversary Edition dated Feburary 2, 1939. Inlcudes articles, photographs and advertisements from throughout Baldwin County, including Fairhope and the Eastern Shore of Moble Bay. The Baldwin Times started as the Daphne Times in 1890. When the county seat moved to Bay Minette in 1901, the paper moved also and took the Baldwin Times name. At the time of this publication in 1939, James H. (Jimmy) Faulkner was t...
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35_8_001_028 - Brochures
"Highlights and Highways of Baldwin: The 1939 Guide to Baldwin County Alabama." Includes articles, advertisements, maps, as well as illustrations by Walter Overton. Published by The Goldenrod Studio in Magnolia Springs, Alabama. This promotional brochure cost twenty-five cents and provided information on "what to see and how to get there" in Baldwin County, "America's newest playground on Mobile Bay and the Gulf of Mexico." From the Fai...
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37_2_039 - Brochures
Brochure (40 pages) titled "What Do You Know About South Alabama?" published by the Bank of Fairhope in 1940. Cover and pages 1-3 are missing. Kirby Wharton, president of the bank, writes the forward. The brochure was illustrated and written by Walter Overton, and syndicated by the Goldenrod Studio in Magnolia Springs, Alabama. Overton produced several similar publications, some of which are in these Archives, searchable by his name. Inc...
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FSTC-0803 - Photograph, Digital
Postcard dated 1952 of an aerial view of Baldwin County, Alabama. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.
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ii.3.23-24 - Letter
Letter written to E. B. Gaston from T. H. Chamberlain that he had received two ballots to vote with. He says that he saw that E. Q. Norton says that there may be homestead land in Baldwin County, Alabama. He wonders how a corpoation can homestead. He says that A. Brown may join which is good because he has money. He enclosed a $5 installment for his membership.
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PMG-6948-6997 - Book
Book dated 1928 titled "A Brief History of Baldwin County." Second printing August 1st, 1928. Written by L. J Newcomb Comings (Lydia J. Newcomb Comings, Lydia Jane Newcomb Comings) and Martha M. Albers, the president and secretary respectively of the Baldwin County Historical Society. Includes an introduction by Peter A. Brannon, Curator for the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Dedicated to "All who love Baldwin, and to those wh...
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vii.2.25 - Map
Sectional Map of Baldwin County Alabama showing L & N. Railroad Company lines. 8/20/1907.
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vii.2.44-45 - Letter
Letter dated 1/2/1910 to E. B. Gaston from J. M. Franklin in Bay Minette, Alabama. Franklin is running for Sheriff of Baldwin County, wants to know the rates for running an ad in the Fairhope Courier newspaper until the May election, and he wants to know if he has Gaston's support.
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vii.2.46 - Letter
Letter dated 1/12/1910 to E. B. Gaston from J. M. Franklin in Bay Minette, Alabama. Franklin is a candidate for sheriff of Baldwin County in the May 1910 election, and is sending $3 to cover advertising in the Fairhope Courier newspaper. He also solicits Gaston's personal support for his candidacy.
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