Day 106
Miles Traveled: 0
Total Miles Traveled: 2057
Pioneers from Iowa, Nebraska, Ohio, Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and California made the pilgrimage to the Eastern Shore of Mobile Bay to establish Fairhope, AL. On November 15th, 1894 ("Round Up Day") these 28 people made it to the Fairhope area and called it Camp Fairhope. Ernest Gaston, one of the main settlers of Fairhope, wanted to establish the town as a "Single Tax Colony". This means that the one and only tax is on land. The community owns the land and leases it back to the residents. The Fairhope Industrial Association still owns quite a bit of land in Fairhope, AL and leases the land to the home owners. We learned about the origins of Fairhope, AL and much more about its history at the Fairhope Museum of History. The museum is housed in the old city hall building.
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| Fairhope Museum of History |
After leaving the museum we walked around the thriving downtown with its stores and restaurants of all varieties.
The rest of the day was spent planning our upcoming travels.
Hope you and Angie stayed warm last night and can tonight, as well. We enjoyed meeting you and having Lunch. It's always fun to meet and talk with other cruisers. I told some friends of ours in Gulf Shores, AL, Carla & Jim, that you would be moving to The Wharf shortly. Carla is our current Commodore of the Deep South Mainship Owner's Assn. If they are in town, they may drop by and say hello. They also have a Cat 3126 powered Mainship 390. Wish you the best on your journey. We will be following along (and wishing we were there too).
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