Fairhope in Baldwin County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Welcome to the Fairhope Pier

Fairhope’s ‘town square’

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, January 17, 2019

1. Welcome to the Fairhope Pier Fairhope’s ‘town square’ Marker

Inscription. The first Fairhope pier was built in 1895. In the early years, the wooden pier served as a commercial dock for the bay boats. The first concrete pier was built in 1968 and remained in use until being severely damaged by Hurricane Ivan in 2004 and Hurricane Katrina in 2005. After renovations, the Fairhope Pier reopened on November 22, 2006.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1895.

Location. 30° 31.483′ N, 87° 54.843′ W. Marker is in Fairhope, Alabama, in Baldwin County. It is on 4 N Beach Road. Fairhope Municipal Pier. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Fairhope AL 36532, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Gulf Coast

and in Mobile Bay.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and on the Gulf Coast.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain,

the Viceroyalty

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of New France,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Marietta Johnson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Tears of Sorrow (approx. 0.2 miles away); Land, Capital, Labor (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fairhope Colony Cemetery (approx. 0.6 miles away); City of Fairhope (approx. 0.7 miles away); Fairhope Museum of History (approx. 0.7 miles away); Craig Turner Sheldon (approx. 0.7 miles away); Nancy Lewis / Stewart the Picture Man (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairhope.

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, January 17, 2019

2. Welcome to the Fairhope Pier Fairhope’s ‘town square’ Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 9, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2019, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,273 times since then and 43 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 19, 2019, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.