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Daphne was officially named and established, although unincorporated, on April 9, 1874, when the Post Office for Daphne was opened. [8] Baldwin County saw many distinct immigrant groups moving into the area in the late 19th century, particularly from Western Europe, and Daphne was the site of the first group which arrived in 1888.
The Daphne Civic Center is a multipurpose convention and performing arts center located in Daphne, Alabama, United States (a suburb of Mobile). The Center features 11,931 square feet (1,108 m 2 ) of exhibit and meeting space in the main exhibit hall, which also features a 37-by-70-foot permanent stage.
William S. "Sandy" Stimpson (born April 4, 1952) is an American businessman and politician who has served as the mayor of Mobile, Alabama since 2013. He was elected August 27, 2013, defeating incumbent Mayor Sam Jones. [1] In 2017, Stimpson was reelected over Jones in a rematch. [2]
The citizens of Bay Minette moved the county records from Daphne in the middle of the night on October 11–12, 1901 [3] and delivered them to the city of Bay Minette, where the Baldwin County seat remains to this day. [4] A mural for the new post office built in 1937 was commissioned by the WPA and painted by Hilton Leech to commemorate this ...
Daphne Campbell, a former Democratic state legislator who has faced several controversies, has filed to run for mayor of North Miami.. The 65-year-old registered nurse represented North Miami for ...
The Mobile Metropolitan Area and Daphne–Fairhope–Foley Metropolitan Area, which comprises all of Baldwin County, together make up the Mobile–Daphne–Fairhope Combined Statistical Area, with a population in 2020 of 661,964.
Spanish Fort is located at 30°40'7.403" North, 87°55'19.844" West (30.668723, -87.922179), [3] above the east shore of the Blakeley River where it enters Mobile Bay. U.S. Routes 90 and 98 (Battleship Parkway) lead west across the Mobile River and its distributaries 9 miles (14 km) to Mobile.
It hangs in the Bay Minette United States Post Office. [8] During the American Civil War, 32 men hailing from Baldwin County enlisted with a Union unit mustered in Pensacola, Florida, called the 1st Florida Cavalry Regiment. In 1860, Baldwin County was the least populous of Alabama's 52 counties. Half of the population were enslaved.