E. A. Hauss Nursery

In 1952, the state appropriated $100,000 to establish the E.A. Hauss Nursery near AtmoreEscambia County. Edward A. Hauss served as president of the Alger-Sullivan Lumber Company, which donated the initial 50 acres for the nursery.

A field of trees at E.A. Hauss Nursery
Photo courtesy of the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Donated by Alabama Media Group. Photo by Charles Croft, Mobile Press-Register.
A field of trees at E.A. Hauss Nursery