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1. 31_1920_1-9 - Meeting Minutes

   Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation for the year 1920. The Colony Council usually met twice per month. Includes reports, lease information and information reflective of the business of the Corporation. Among other topics discussed: Colony Telphone System, Fairhope Public LIbrary, street and drainage projects, Tax increases on FSTC lands, rent issues and lessee concerns. Signor Cipriano Montoliu sent his Organic City pla...

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2. 3.14.1-96 - Correspondence

   Correspondence of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation (C) 1930-1935. (3.14-3-4 is a letter from William R. F. Call regarding the transfer of the park lands from the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation to the Town of Fairhope). (3.14.50-56 is correspondence with the Colonial Inn)

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3. 3.16.1-82 - Letter

   Correspondence of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation, (letter C), 1930-1935. Includes general correspondence as well as the following: 3.16.19-23 is a letter from W. H. Clarke, who moved away with his family when he was a small child, telling of his early memories of Fairhope and its citizenry. 3.16.28-46 is correspondence between E. B. Gaston and W. E. Clement discussing single tax theory. This section includes pamphlets from the Young ...

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4. 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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5. 33_2_065 - Cemetery Record Book

   Fairhope Colony Cemetery Record Book of burials in Lot 169. Some information below is from other Cemetery sources recorded after this Cemetery Book was in use. Grave 1: George W. Morgan, died 1939 Grave 2: Anne Sacriste Morgan, died 1955 Grave 3: Vienna Magdolena Sacriste McClintock (Vinnie McClintock), died 1942 Grave 4: Helen Ceule Sacriste, died 1933 Grave 5: Capt John Bowen, died 1930 Grave 6: Victor Eugene DuChoine, 1934 Gra...

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6. 40_17_001-003 - Brochures

   Promotional brochure and mailer advertising the Colonial Inn in Fairhope, Alabama. c.mid-1930s. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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7. 5.10.1-234 - Letter

   Correspondence of secretaries of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation (E. B. Gaston and C. A. Gaston), dated 1934-1952, (letter W). Includes general business correspondence of the FSTC: letters of inquiry about the Colony, letters of inquiry about leasing lands, records, rents and other day-to-day business correspondence. In addition, there is correspondence between C. A. Gaston and Fiske Warren (and other Warren family members) about pro...

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8. BSS.665-668 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph postcards by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, of two images of the Colonial Inn in Fairhope, Alabama taken at different times, as indicated by the plantings around the building. The second image is titled "Glimpse of Bay from the Inn" and shows a side view of the building with Mobile Bay in the distance. Search these online archives using search term "Colonial Inn" for other images and references to this iconic hotel which stood ...

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9. FMH_0001 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph by Frank Stewart, the Picture Man, of the porch at the Colonial Inn in Fairhope, Alabama. The hotel, located on Mobile Street directly across from Utopia Park, was built in 1909 and torn down in 1992. Other images of the Inn are available in these Archives; use keywords "Colonial Inn" to search in PHOTOS. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives. Courtesy of the Fairhope Museum of History, Donelson Collection.

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10. FMH_0072 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph, not dated, by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, titled "Glimpse of Bay from the Inn." The Colonial Inn (1909-1992) was located near the top of Wharf Hill overlooking Mobile Bay in Fairhope, Alabama. This picture is of the north side of the Inn with plantings in the side yard clearly visible. These Archives contain a number of pictures of the Colonial Inn. Use keywords "Colonial Inn" in quotes to search. From the Fairhope Sin...

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11. FMH_0073 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph dated February 6, 1932, of guests at the Colonial Inn in Fairhope, Alabama. The Inn has organized a Pirate Party and Scavenger Hunt around town to find Lafitte's buried chests of gold. The party ended with a bonfire and supper on the Fairhope beach just below the Inn. (Fairhope Courier 2/11/1932) The only person identified is Mildred Wheeler Skinner, who is seated second from the right. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporatio...

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12. FMH_0125 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph c. 1930s of guests posed outside the Colonial Inn (1909-1992) in Fairhope, Alabama. Mildred Wheeler Skinner is seated beside the man with the cane. Her husband, George York Skinner is standing behind her with his left hand on the chair. Thomas Hunt Molton (T. H. Molton) stands on the porch wearing the hat. A sepia-toned version of this picture is included. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives. Courtesy of the Fairh...

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13. FMH_0811 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph c 1916 by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, of two men in an open car driving south on Mobile Street. The Colonial Inn is seen in the background. Dr. Harris S. Greeno, Fairhope's first mayor, owned the small house to the right of the Inn. The power pole dates this picture after 1915. Mr. Stewart titled the picture "The Colonial Inn, Fairhope, Ala." From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Courtesy of the Fairhope Museum of...

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14. FSTC-0033 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph dated 1917 by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, titled "Mobile Ave." This is Mobile Street in Fairhope, Alabama. The image is facing north, just south of Wharf Hill with the park overlooking Mobile Bay on the left. The Colonial Inn (1909-1992) is the large structure in the distant right. Dr. Harris Greeno's house is the small structure next to the Inn with the detail on the roof line. Two children stand looking out over Mobile Bay. No...

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15. FSTC-0126 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph of the Colonial Inn in Fairhope, Alabama. The note "1920?" affixed on the picture, questions the date of the photograph. This cataloguer presumes based on the plantings and the curbs on Mobile Street, that this picture is later than that. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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16. FSTC-0128 - Photograph, Digital

    Undated photograph by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, of the Colonial Inn (1909-1992) in Fairhope, Alabama. Guests are pictured on the porch. Note the fencing around the yard to keep roaming animals out. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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17. FSTC-0163 - Photograph, Digital

    Presentation Slide of 3 pictures of early hotels in Fairhope, Alabama: The Volanta Hotel, The Colonial Inn and the Business and Professional Women's Club. See FSTC-0026 and FMH_0068 for other images of this building. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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18. FSTC-0369 - Photograph, Digital

    Undated photograph of the Colonial Inn (1909-1992) in Fairhope, Alabama. This photograph shows a view of the hotel without its usual awnings. Other pictures of the Colonial Inn are available in these online archives; search "Colonial Inn" in the Photos Catalog. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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19. FSTC-0718 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph of Cliff Drive in Fairhope, Alabama with rental cottages owned by the Colonial Inn. The inn was to the right (west), of this picture. The cottages face north along Stack's Gully. For another view of these cottages, go to PMG-1531 in the Archives. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives. .

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20. FSTC-0801 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph c.1909 of the Colonial Inn in Fairhope, Alabama overlooking Mobile Bay. This is an early photograph of the hotel before plantings were put around the building and awnings were added to the porches. The Colonial Inn stood from 1909-1992. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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