Historic Alabama: Celebrating Red Bay

The 22nd anniversary picnic celebration of the founding of Red Bay

A 1929 photo shows the 22nd anniversary picnic in Red Bay, an event celebrating the city’s founding in 1907. In the photo is the Hotel Red Bay, which has been refurbished and is still operating today, and the Bay Theatre building, which is no longer there. Founder’s Fest is now celebrated on the fourth Saturday of September in Red Bay, which is in Franklin County on the Mississippi state line.

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This article appears in the January 2025 issue of Business Alabama.

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