Historic Alabama: An early newspaper

Fairhope's newspaper was founded in 1894, predating the Fairhope Single Tax Colony

 

In this undated photo from the 1930s or 1940s, some staff are working at the printing press of the Fairhope Courier. The newspaper was founded in 1894, almost 15 years before the incorporation of Fairhope, by E.B. Gaston. At the same time, he led a group who established the Fairhope Single Tax Colony. Now the Fairhope Single Tax Corporation, it’s one of only two single-tax colonies, along with one in Delaware, remaining in the U.S., according to fairhopesingletax.com. The not-for-profit corporation owns about 4,500 acres of land in and around Fairhope, according to the website.

Do you have a photo you’d like us to consider for Historic Alabama? Send it to Erica West at [email protected].

This photo appears in the May 2023 issue of Business Alabama.

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