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Fort Morgan is a historic masonry pentagonal bastion fort at the mouth of Mobile Bay, Alabama, United States. Named for American Revolutionary War hero Daniel Morgan , it was built on the site of the earlier Fort Bowyer , an earthen and stockade-type fortification involved in the final land battles of the War of 1812 .
Gulf Shores is located on the Gulf of Mexico, and is the southernmost settlement in the state of Alabama. [2] It is served by Alabama State Route 59 (Gulf Shores Parkway), which leads north to Foley. Route 182 (Beach Boulevard) runs east-west along the shore front, while Route 180 (Fort Morgan Road) runs parallel to it, north of Little Lagoon.
Fort Morgan, also known as Fort Bowyer, is an unincorporated community in Baldwin County, Alabama, United States. It is west of Gulf Shores on Mobile Point . Mobile Point extends from Gulf Shores to the west, towards historic Fort Morgan at the tip of the peninsula.
Alila Hotels and Resorts is an upscale hotel chain founded in Indonesia in 2001 and part of Hyatt since 2018. [1] It has properties in Indonesia, the United States, India, Oman, Malaysia, China, and the Maldives.
Apple Vacations was founded in 1969 by John Mullen and his brother-in-law, Al Atkinson, as Atkinson & Mullen Travel. Mullen later became the sole proprietor and renamed the company Apple Vacations. In 2001, future ALG CEO Alejandro Zozaya, son-in-law of John Mullen, founded resort sales, marketing, and brand management company AMResorts.
In 2010, a majority stake of Joie de Vivre was purchased by Geolo Capital, the private equity firm founded by Hyatt Hotels heir John Pritzker.A $150 million fund to acquire additional hotels was established as part of the deal, with plans to acquire $300 million to $500 million in hotels over a three-to-five-year period. [3]
In 2019, these schools separated into the Gulf Shores City Schools district. For the 2019-2020 school year, Orange Beach grade 7-10 students and grade 7-10 students in unincorporated areas had a choice between remaining with Gulf Shores schools or attending temporary classrooms established by Baldwin County schools. [15]
It is owned by Gulf Shores Airport Authority and located two nautical miles (4 km) north of the City of Gulf Shores. [1] Also was known as Jack Edwards National Airport , [ 2 ] it is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.