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

Ecor Rouge

Photographed by Nicolas Rausch, September 10, 2024

1. Ecor Rouge Marker

Inscription. Near here at junction of Rock Creek and Mobile Bay lies Ecor Rouge, highest coastline point between Maine and Mexico. Aboriginal Indians held powwows and made pottery here. The red cliff, a mariners' landmark on Spanish maps of 1500's, called Ecor Rouge by French settlers in 1700's, was used for a British hospital camp in 1771. Brick were made here in 1818 for re-building Fort Morgan.

Erected 1994 by Ecor Rouge Chapter D.A.R. and Baldwin County Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Exploration • Indigenous Peoples and Communities. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.

Location. 30° 33.848′ N, 87° 54.031′ W. Marker is in Fairhope, Alabama, in Baldwin County. It is in the Montrose Historic District. It is on Eastern Shore Trail south of Taylor Street, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 23273 Eastern Shore Trail, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Village of Montrose / Montrose (approx. half a mile away); Fairhope Colony Cemetery (approx. 2.6 miles away); City of Daphne

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(approx. 2.7 miles away); Fairhope Museum of History (approx. 2.8 miles away); Craig Turner Sheldon (approx. 2.8 miles away); City of Fairhope (approx. 2.8 miles away); Little Bethel Baptist Church: (approx. 2.8 miles away); Tears of Sorrow (approx. 2.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fairhope.

More about this marker. There is a small blacktop area on the roadside that can be used to park and see the marker.

Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2024. It was originally submitted on September 23, 2024, by Nicolas Rausch of Horn Lake, Mississippi. This page has been viewed 2,203 times since then and 424 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on September 23, 2024, by Nicolas Rausch of Horn Lake, Mississippi. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.

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