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

Craig Turner Sheldon

1917-1997

Photographed by Sandra Hughes, January 17, 2019

1. Craig Turner Sheldon Marker

Inscription. Master woodcarver, adventurer, writer, World War II Marine Corps veteran, and Fairhope legend are just a brief summary of Craig Turner Sheldon's life and contributions. He settled here in 1946 with his Wife Annie Lowrie to raise their growing family and to began his landmark Storybook Castle on Oak Avenue.

This statue by Stephen Spears was commissioned by friends, family, and the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation and is the first public statue of an artist in Alabama history.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Settlements & Settlers.

Location. 30° 31.425′ N, 87° 54.164′ W. Marker is in Fairhope, Alabama, in Baldwin County. It is on 24 N Section Street. Front of Fairhope's History Museum. 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 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: Fairhope Museum of History (here, next to this marker); City of Fairhope (a few steps from this marker); Nancy Lewis / Stewart the Picture Man (approx. 0.2 miles away); Fairhope Colony Cemetery (approx. ¼ mile away); Land, Capital, Labor (approx. half a mile away); Tears of Sorrow (approx. half a mile away); Marietta Johnson

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(approx. half a mile away); Welcome to the Fairhope Pier (approx. 0.7 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairhope.

Credits. This page was last revised on June 25, 2022. It was originally submitted on January 19, 2019, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. This page has been viewed 1,572 times since then and 64 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on January 19, 2019, by Sandra Hughes Tidwell of Killen, Alabama, USA. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.