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1. 34_51_001_084 - Documents

   Newspaper clippings, articles, photographs, notes and other materials about Clay City, the Fairhope Clay Products Company, structural clay tile and the brick industry in Fairhope, businesses and families in the clay and brick industry, and the pottery industry along the eastern shore. From the Fairhope Public Library Collection and the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

   Record Type: Archives and Videos

   
2. 34_52_001_080 - Presentation

   Presentation by historian Alan Samry on "Clay City Tile: Frank Brown and the Company that Built Fairhope." Sponsored by the Baldwin County Historical Society and the Fairhope Public Library. May 18, 2008. From the Fairhope Public Library Collection and the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

   Record Type: Archives and Videos

   
3. FMH_0279 - Photograph, Digital

   Photograph c.1920 by Frank Stewart, The Picture Man, titled "Fish River in Vicinity of Clay Banks-Clay Products Co." The area, sometimes referred to (back in the day) as North River Park, was the location of Frank L. Brown's business. Brown was an early Fairhope settler, establishing a sawmill in Fairhope at the intersection of what is now Morphy Avenue and Greeno Road. In 1916, he moved east and built his kiln and drying sheds to make b...

   Record Type: Photo

   
4. FSTC-V0053 - Video, Digital

   Lecture Series on Fairhope History dated May 3, 2016 with Alan Samry. Have you seen it? It's a construction block. It's orange -red color is unmistakable. For nearly a century this building block, and other clay-fired products, were used in the construction of many buildings, sometimes visible, but often hidden behind stucco. Businesses, homes, farms, and outbuildings were all built with this Fairhope product. 1 hour video From the F...

   Record Type: Archives and Videos