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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.
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.
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 first train to service Foley was a wood burner called the "Pine Knot Special." It would leave Foley in the morning and make a return trip in the afternoon. As people cleared the land, they would place lighter knots in a wood box for the engineer to use as was needed. Foley was incorporated in 1915 with G. I. Weatherly serving as its first ...
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 ...
Loxley is a city in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States.As of the 2010 census, the population of the town was 1,632. [2] It is part of the Daphne-Fairhope-Foley metropolitan area.