Montgomery, Alabama

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Montgomery is the state capital of Alabama and is the second largest city in the state. During the civil war Montgomery served as the first capital of the Confederate States and almost 100 years later would serve as a integral part of the Civil Rights Movement, including the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Selma to Montgomery marches.

Montgomery, AL on Wikipedia 

Montgomery () is the capital, second most populous city, and the fourth most populous metropolitan area in the Southern U.S. state of Alabama, and is the county seat of Montgomery County. It is located southeast of the center of the state, in the Gulf Coastal Plain. The city population was 201,568 as of the 2000 census. Montgomery is the primary city of the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2000 population of 346,528, making it the fourth largest in the state.

The city was incorporated in 1819, as a merger of two towns situated along the Alabama River. It became the state capital in 1846. In February 1861, Montgomery was selected as the first capital of the Confederate States of America, until the seat of government moved to Richmond, Virginia in May of that year. During the mid-20th century, Montgomery was a primary site in the African-American Civil Rights Movement, including the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Selma to Montgomery marches.

Today, in addition to housing many Alabama government agencies, Montgomery has a large military presence due to Maxwell Air Force Base, public universities Alabama State University, Troy University (Montgomery campus), and Auburn University-Montgomery, private colleges/universities Faulkner University, Huntingdon College, and ABA-accredited law school Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, high-tech manufacturing including Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Alabama, and cultural attractions like the Alabama Shakespeare Festival and Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts.

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Ida further slows harvest for Southern farmers
MONTGOMERY, Ala. ? Tropical Storm Ida may not have done much damage when it hit the Gulf Coast this week, but its wind and rain compounded the misery for ...
Sentencings begin today in Alabama's highest profile public corruption cases
She was to testify against Montgomery investment banker Bill Blount until he pleaded guilty earlier this year. > Anniston architect Julian Jenkins is also ...
ALABAMA FOOTBALL: Caldwell makes surprise visit to UA
The Montgomery native, a rookie guard with the Houston Texans, has an open date this week and spent the day in Tuscaloosa watching the third-ranked Crimson ...
Montgomery salutes veterans
On Wednesday, he stood at attention as the national anthem played during a Veterans Day ceremony at the Montgomery campus of the Central Alabama Veterans ...

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Montgomery AL It is with a Very Sad and Heavy Heart , I inform You of the loss of a Very Special Lady. Janie Emma "Momma Penguin" Reynolds left this Earth , To take Her Place in Heaven , on Monday Night 9 NOV 09 at the age of 80 years. ...
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Conveniently situated just off Interstate 85 in Montgomery, Alabama, the Red Roof Inn Montgomery is ideally located near a number of area freeways, providing easy access to nearby attractions, including Alabama State University and the ...
Posoowa | My visit to Montgomery, Alabama
My visit to Montgomery, Alabama. By admin ? October 31, 2009 ? Email this post ? Print this post ? Post a comment. The epicenter of US Civil Rights Movement. Thirteen days ago I graduated from Infantry School and undertook a bus ...
Montgomery, Alabama: The South's Capital City
Shady Hartshorne and Laurie Ellis travel to Montgomery, Alabama, where they visit the home of Martin Luther King and other memorials to the Civil Rights Movement, the Hank Williams Museum, Old Alabama Town, and Riverwalk Stadium, ...

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