The first community of adherents of the Baháʼí Faith in Alabama was founded in 1896 by Paul K. Dealy, who moved from Chicago to Fairhope.
ðə fˈɜːst kəmjˈuːnᵻɾi ʌv ɐdhˈɪɹənts ʌvðə bˈiː ɐ ˈeɪtʃ ˈɑː ᵻdʒˈɛktɪv ˌaɪɐkjˈuːt fˈeɪθ ɪn ˌæləbˈæmə wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti sˈɪks baɪ pˈɔːl kˈeɪ. dˈiːli, hˌuː mˈuːvd fɹʌm ʃᵻkˈɑːɡoʊ tə fˈɛɹhoʊp.