Montgomery in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Great Depression ⎯⎯⎯ New Deal
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 26, 2021
1. Great Depression Marker
Inscription.
Great Depression, also, New Deal. .
Great Depression. The U.S. economy collapsed in late 1929, triggering a national crisis. Alabama's rural residents had weathered hardship for decades. Now urban workers and professionals also faced economic ruin. Businesses closed, factories shut down, and banks failed. Unemployment soared. Cotton prices and farm income fell to record lows. Half of the state's mines and mills closed. Many Alabamians struggled just to survive., The Depression affected people regardless of race, class, or occupation. As local aid efforts failed and suffering deepened, people turned to the state and federal governments for help., Issue a proclamation to all individuals, partnerships, corporations, and municipalities of Alabama requesting that no employee be dismissed from employment but instead... that wages be cut...or days be reduced. Elba Lions Club to Governor Benjamin Miller, September 5, 1931 , Hundreds of people are starving, slowly starving in my district and in many other parts of the country. The situation is desperate." Congressman George Huddleston of Birmingham, January 1932
New Deal. In 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed the New Deal, a series of federal relief, recovery, and reform measures. The programs provided jobs and assistance for hundreds of thousands of Alabamians and gave the state new roads, buildings, and recreational areas. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) transformed north Alabama through the damming of rivers and the generation of electricity made available to homes, farms, schools, and new industries throughout the region., Many idolized Roosevelt as a result. Detractors believed that New Deal programs were too costly and an intrusion of the federal government into daily life., Alabama's congressional delegation was one of the most influential of any state. Chairs of key committees, they championed New Deal programs to bring federal funds to Alabama and improve conditions at home., In the fall of 1939, linemen brought electricity to residents of rural Marshall County after construction of the Guntersville Dam and its hydroelectric plant.
Great Depression
The U.S. economy collapsed in late 1929, triggering a
national crisis. Alabama's rural residents had weathered
hardship for decades. Now urban workers and professionals
also faced economic ruin. Businesses closed, factories shut
down, and banks failed. Unemployment soared. Cotton
prices and farm income fell to record lows. Half of the state's
mines and mills closed. Many Alabamians struggled just
to survive.
The Depression affected people regardless of race, class, or
occupation. As local aid efforts failed and suffering deepened,
people turned to the state and federal governments for help.
Issue a proclamation to all individuals, partnerships,
corporations, and municipalities of Alabama requesting that
no employee be dismissed from employment but instead...
that wages be cut...or days be reduced. Elba Lions Club to Governor Benjamin Miller,
September 5, 1931
Hundreds of people are starving, slowly starving in my
district and in many other parts of the country. The situation
is desperate." Congressman George Huddleston of Birmingham,
January 1932
New Deal
In 1933, President
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Franklin D. Roosevelt proposed the
New Deal, a series of federal relief, recovery, and reform
measures. The programs provided jobs and assistance for
hundreds of thousands of Alabamians and gave the state
new roads, buildings, and recreational areas. The Tennessee
Valley Authority (TVA) transformed north Alabama through
the damming of rivers and the generation of electricity
made available to homes, farms, schools, and new industries
throughout the region.
Many idolized Roosevelt as a result. Detractors believed that
New Deal programs were too costly and an intrusion of the
federal government into daily life.
Alabama's congressional delegation was one of the most
influential of any state. Chairs of key committees, they
championed New Deal programs to bring federal funds to
Alabama and improve conditions at home.
In the fall of 1939, linemen brought electricity to residents of
rural Marshall County after construction of the Guntersville
Dam and its hydroelectric plant.
Erected 2019 by the Alabama Bicentennial Commission.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical month for this entry is January 1932.
Location. 32° 22.64′ N,
Photographed by Mark Hilton, September 26, 2021
2. New Deal Marker
86° 18.113′ W. Marker is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Dexter Avenue east of Decatur Street, on the right when traveling east. Located in Alabama Bicentennial Park in front of the Alabama Attorney General's Building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 Dexter Ave, Montgomery AL 36130, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Alabama’s Tri-Counties River Region. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Black Belt. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 27, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 27, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,294 times since then and 79 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on September 27, 2021, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama.
