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  1. Baldwin County named for a man who never lived there | Alabama Pioneers

    […] In 1900, by an Act of the Legislature of Alabama, the county seat was  relocated in the City of Bay Minette but the people of Daphne resisted the change. In order to relocate the County Seat in Bay Minette, […]

  2. Daphne State Normal School continued to operate until 1940 when... | Alabama Pioneers

    […] School was a “Class B” Normal School, permanently established in the town of Daphne, Baldwin County, “for the education of white male and female teachers.” The governor, superintendent of […]

  3. Injured, robbed and traveling on foot and still they made it to Alabama in 1791 - Alabama Pioneers

    […] Tensaw River near Baldwin County, Alabama […]

  4. [film – photos] Did you know that men from the city of Bay Minette, Alabama stole the courthouse records from Daphne, Alabama | Alabama Pioneers

    […] Bay Minette was incorporated under the municipal code of 1907 and is the third county seat the county has had since 1809. Blakely was the first, and Daphne the second. Bay Minette was chosen by the legislature, February 5, 1901. In 2001, the Baldwin County courthouse cornerstone laid by the Masons of Alabama was opened and the… […]

  5. Jody Daly

    I found a small (~4″) replica of cornerstone laying trowel for Post Office , mobile, Ala., feb.13, 1915, grand lodge A,F, & A,M, of alabama with straight pin at end of handle. Any interest in or meaning of this as I would like to send to right collector in Ala if wanted. Any help is appreciated.

  6. Have you heard our latest podcast about a fake murder and a stolen courthouse? – Alabama Pioneers

    […] Baldwin County, Alabama celebrated 100 years – and opened the courthouse cornerstone – see what … […]

  7. Mary Carton

    100 yrs? I thought it’s one of the oldest in the state, and most are around 200 yrs.

    1. Donna R Causey

      Wow! That was a doozy of a typo. Duh… Thanks for catching.