Fairhope in Baldwin County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
City of Fairhope
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, August 31, 2025
1. City of Fairhope Marker
Inscription.
City of Fairhope. . Fairhope began as the dream of a group of individuals who were seeking their own utopia. The first Single-Tax colonists (so called because of their belief in the economic theories of Henry George, who advocated no taxes other than a single land tax), looked at land throughout the South and Midwest before settling in 1894 on a high bluff overlooking Mobile Bay. According to legend, one of the group said the new colony had a fair hope of success, and the community of Fairhope was born. Based on a spirit of cooperative individualism, the Single Tax Colony attracted supporters and financial backers from around the county, drawing an eclectic assemblage of industrious, creative and free-thinking people to Fairhope. Fairhope has always been a resort community. Early visitors came by bay boat from Mobile to vacation in bay cottages and hotels along the bluff. Vacationers came to Fairhope in the early days for many of the same reasons they do today: its pleasant climate, peaceful surroundings and inspiring scenery.
Fairhope began as the dream of a group of individuals who were
seeking their own utopia. The first Single-Tax colonists (so called
because of their belief in the economic theories of Henry George,
who advocated no taxes other than a single land tax), looked at
land throughout the South and Midwest before settling in 1894
on a high bluff overlooking Mobile Bay. According to legend, one
of the group said the new colony had a fair hope of success,
and the community of Fairhope was born. Based on a spirit of
cooperative individualism, the Single Tax Colony attracted
supporters and financial backers from around the county, drawing
an eclectic assemblage of industrious, creative and free-thinking
people to Fairhope. Fairhope has always been a resort community.
Early visitors came by bay boat from Mobile to vacation in bay
cottages and hotels along the bluff. Vacationers came to Fairhope
in the early days for many of the same reasons they do today:
its pleasant climate, peaceful surroundings and inspiring scenery.
Erected 2010 by Alabama Tourism Department and the City of Fairhope.
. In addition, it is included in the Alabama Tourism Department series list. A significant historical month for this entry is November 2010.
Location. 30° 31.416′ N, 87° 54.17′ W. Marker is in Fairhope, Alabama, in Baldwin County. It is on North Section Street north of Fairhope Ave, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 20 North Section Street, 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.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 11, 2025. It was originally submitted on September 10, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. This page has been viewed 176 times since then and 81 times this year. Photo1. submitted on September 10, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • James Hulse was the editor who published this page.
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