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Historical Markers in Bon Secour, Alabama

 
Clickable Map of Baldwin County, Alabama and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Baldwin County, AL (141) Clarke County, AL (53) Escambia County, AL (31) Mobile County, AL (221) Monroe County, AL (24) Washington County, AL (12) Escambia County, FL (176)  BaldwinCounty(141) Baldwin County (141)  ClarkeCounty(53) Clarke County (53)  EscambiaCounty(31) Escambia County (31)  MobileCounty(221) Mobile County (221)  MonroeCounty(24) Monroe County (24)  WashingtonCounty(12) Washington County (12)  EscambiaCountyFlorida(176) Escambia County (176)
Bay Minette is the county seat for Baldwin County
Bon Secour is in Baldwin County
      Baldwin County (141)  
ADJACENT TO BALDWIN COUNTY
      Clarke County (53)  
      Escambia County (31)  
      Mobile County (221)  
      Monroe County (24)  
      Washington County (12)  
      Escambia County, Florida (176)  
 
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1 Alabama, Baldwin County, Bon Secour — The Charles Swift Family / Swift Coles Historic Home
On County Road 49 at Swift Coles Lane, on the left when traveling south on County Road 49.
The Charles Swift Family Charles Swift came to Alabama in 1880 and married Susan Roberts in 1885. He developed a successful lumber business, including a sawmill here on the Bon Secour River. The Swifts raised their eleven children in this . . . Map (db m122465) HM
2 Alabama, Baldwin County, Bon Secour — Stop 3 — Vicinity of Salt Works and Camp Anderson“Salt Is Eminently Contraband” — Civil War Trail Battle for Mobile Bay —
On River Road, 0.2 miles west of Bon Secour Highway, on the left when traveling west.
Both people and animals need salt to remain healthy. Before the Civil War the people of Alabama consumed about 50 pounds of salt per person per year, most of which came from England and the West Indies. One quarter of all the salt imported into the . . . Map (db m68503) HM
 
 
  
  
  
 
 
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Apr. 24, 2024