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  1. 1896_Courier_Page_33 - Newspaper Article

    Article and photograph from the July 20, 1896 Fairhope Courier of the Fairhope Wharf. See FSTC-0386 and FSTC-0624 in these online Archives for better scans of this picture. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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  2. 1897_Courier_Page_49 - Newspaper Article

    Picture of the first Fairhope Wharf with caption printed in the September 1, 1897 Fairhope Courier. See FSTC-0368 in these archives for a clear copy of this picture. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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  3. 1901_Courier_Page_037 - Photograph, Digital

    Photographs printed in the March 15, 1901 Fairhope Courier newspaper of the Fairhope House Hotel, the home of William J. de la Mare, the water tank and Mershon Brothers store, Fairhope Avenue, Jackson's Oak, the Fairhope Wharf and A. H. Mershon's house. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Courier Collection.

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  4. 1904_Courier_Page_041 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph with artcle of the "Warehouse and Long Wharf at Fairhope" published in the March 15, 1904 edition of the Fairhope Courier. Other images of this area at the Fairhope bayfront are available in these archives. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Courier Collection.

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  5. 1905_Courier_Page_009 - Photograph, Digital

    Page 1 of the January 13, 1905 Fairhope Courier with a picture of the Wharf and Steamer Fairhope I. Information about the bayfront is included under the photograph. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Courier Collection.

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  6. 1906_Courier - Newspaper

    Fairhope Courier newspapers for 1906. All issues are available. The eight-page paper was published every Friday. Beginning with the 13th volume year which was the August 31, 1906 issue, the size of the paper is larger (approximatley 11x15 inches) and the paper stock is of lesser quality. These historic papers are scanned using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and are keyword searchable using the "find" or "search" function in your brows...

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  7. 1907_Courier - Newspaper

    Fairhope Courier newspapers for 1907, published every Friday. One issue, the March 15, 1907 paper, is missing but available on newspapers.com. A few pages are faint, but still legible. Papers from November-December have incorrect volume numbers. Interestingly, only one photograph (of the Steamer Fairhope II) was printed other than those which were advertisements. These historic papers are scanned using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) ...

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  8. 1909_Courier - Newspaper

    Fairhope Courier newspapers for 1909. 52 issues were printed. These historic papers are scanned using Optical Character Recognition (OCR) and are keyword searchable. Some topics for 1909: The Fairhope Single Tax Coporatation contributed land and $1000 for the new public school building which was built in 1909-1910 at the northeast corner of Morphy Avenue and Church Street; 1909 was a year of growth in Fairhope with new businesses estab...

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  9. 1909_Courier_Page_266 - Photograph, Digital

    Photograph by John P. Lowell titled "A Morning Scene at Fairhope Wharf" printed in the August 27, 1909 edition of the Fairhope Courier. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives, Fairhope Courier Collection.

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  10. 30.21.1-17 - Correspondence

    Correspondence of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated July 1926. Included: a "Single Tax" postcard, letter to to Wharfinger J. A. Patterson directing him to tell William Shuller to stop using the wharf as a permanent place of business (boat mooring), a draft letter about a leaseholder charging $150 to transfer a leasehold (against FSTC regulations) and other general FSTC business correspondence. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation ...

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  11. 30.21.17 - Letter

    Letter dated July 28, 1926 from the acting secretary of the FSTC to Wharfinger J. A. Patterson. Patterson is directed by the FSTC Executive Council to tell William Shuller that he is using the Fairhope Wharf and waterfront (owned by the FSTC) to his advantage as a permanent place of business (he is mooring his boat there free) and that he must stop. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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  12. 30.34.1-32 - Correspondence

    Correspondence of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated November 1929 and December 1929. Much of the correspondence in this folder relates to a fire at the pierhead of the Fairhope Wharf which occured on October 15, 1929 and issues relating to filing for insurance on the losses. The following businesses and individuals had claims (totalling $661.87) due to items destroyed when the warehouse burned: Fairhope Ice and Creamery Company, Gree...

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  13. 30.5.27 - Correspondence

    Letter dated April 27, 1928 to Charles H. Hill in New York City, New York from E. B. Gaston, secretary of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation addressing Hill's questions about the use of the Guernsey Market House Plan by the Fairhope Industrial Association to build the Fairhope wharf in 1895-1896. From the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation Archives.

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  14. 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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  15. 31_1916_1-42 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting MInutes of the Fairhope Single Tax Coprporation dated 1916. The Colony Council met aproximately twice per month. Most meetings included approval of the previous meeting's minutes, Treasurer's reports (bills, rent receipts, cash on hand, etc.) lease transfers,Wharfinger's report and general Colony business. Among other issues reported in the 1916 meeting minutes: 1916 Annual Meeting Minutes and financial report, turpentine and stum...

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  16. 31_1917_1-10 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting MInutes of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated 1917. These Minutes were published in the Fairhope Courier newspaper and the scans appear as newspaper clippings. The Colony Council met approximately twice per month and included financial reports, lease transfers, and general FSTC business. Annual meeting minutes are included. Among highlights of 1917 are: January 17, 1917. Discussion by FSTC trustees Anne B. Call and A. ...

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  17. 31_1918_1-10 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation dated 1918. The Colony Council usually met twice per month. Includes general Colony correspondece: financial reports, leases and the Annual Meeting minutes. Among highlights are: January 15, 1918 FSTC addresses how to get money owed the Colony from Marlow Turpentine Company. January 24, 1918: Annual Meeting. Trustees report wharf in bad condition. March 4, 1918: The Town ...

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  18. 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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  19. 31_1921_1-15 - Meeting Minutes

    Meeting Minutes of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation for year 1921. The Colony Council usually met twice per month. Included is information on the business of the Corporation: lease transfers, Annual Meeting, Treasurer's Reports, annual elections, etc. Highlights of the year are: Mrs. Lydia Jane Newcomb Comings declined to run again for president of the Corporation. A. H. Mershon was voted president, Nelson Rockwell vice-president, G. W. ...

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  20. 31_1922_1-12 - Meeting Minutes

    Meetings MInutes of the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation for the year 1922. The Colony Council met approximately every two weeks. The business of the Corporation included routine lease transfers, rent collections, maintenance of the parks and other Colony-owned properties, projects with the Town of Fairhope, consideration of upgrading the Colony-owned telephone system, the Somers System and other topics. Although all interesting, the Minutes for...

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