drained by Baker Creek, which flows into Miller Creek, then Big Creek, and 

 the Escatawpa River. 



Mobile County Irvington Landfill (Biloxi quadrangle). This 12-ha (30- 

 acre") sanitary landfill was opened in about 1977 and was originally expected 

 to provide service until 1982, but may close by March 1983 (D. Pruitt, South 

 Alabama Regional Planning Commission, Mobile, 6 December 1982; pers. comm.). 

 This site receives both solid waste and household garbage. Runoff from this 

 site drains into the Fowl River. 



Baldwin County Bay Minette Landfill (Bay Minette quadrangle). Twelve 

 hectacres (30 acres) have been approved for this sanitary landfill, although 

 only 2 ha (5 acres) were being used as of 1979. This site receives household 

 garbage and other solid wastes. It is drained by Red Creek, a tributary of 

 the Tensaw River. 



Fairhope Landfill (Bay Minette quadrangle). This 4-ha (10-acre) landfill 

 has been closed to all disposal except household rubbish due to various 

 problems. Runoff flows into Tatumville Gully, which drains into Mobile Bay. 



Baldwin County Magnolia Springs Landfill (Pensacola quadrangle). This 16- 

 ha (40 - acre) site serves as the sanitary landfill for southern Baldwin 

 County. Although this site once accepted a small quantity of industrial 

 sludges and liquid wastes, this is no longer the case. This area is drained 

 by Barner Branch, a tributary of Fish River. 



MAN-MADE LAND 



Man-made land in coastal Alabama (Table 15) is essentially found in only 

 three areas: a narrow strip of land along the Battleship Parkway (Mobile 

 quadrangle) on the north shore of Mobile Bay, a narrow strip of land along 

 the Dauphin Island Parkway (Biloxi quadrangle), and the Theodore Disposal 

 Island (Mobile quadrangle). The Theodore Disposal Island is roughly triangu- 

 lar, its shape determined by water current movement studies in Mobile Bay by 

 the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The island is basically a triangular 

 levee, about 2.6 km (1.6 mi) to a side, into which spoil will continue to be 

 dumped from the Theodore Ship Channel project. The island is expected to 

 provide disposal space for about 50 years, at which time the island will 

 consist of about 6.5 square km? (2.5 mi?) of land about 4.6 to 6.1 m (15 to 

 20 ft) above sea level (J. Baxter, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile, 15 

 December 1982; pers. comm.). 



Although not man-made land in the strictest sense, many acres of marshy, 

 estuarine wetland have been filled to provide stable, dry land for commercial 

 purposes. As shown in Table 15, most of these are in the vicinity of Mobile, 

 particularly where industrialized areas meet the Mobile Delta estuaries. 



NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES 



The following is a list of historic and prehistoric sites presently on 

 the National Register of Historic Places in Baldwin and Mobile Counties. The 

 majority of these sites are churches, residences, and business establishments 



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