Montgomery in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)

Alabama Bicentennial Park

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 1, 2025

1. Alabama Bicentennial Park Marker

Inscription.

Alabama Bicentennial Park. . Dedicated December 14, 2019 By Kay Ivey, Governor Alabama Legislature Alabama Bicentennial Commission. , Alabama Bicentennial Park is a legacy of Alabama's 200th anniversary of statehood, commemorated between March 3, 2017, and December 14, 2019. Made possible with financial support from the Alabama Building Renovation Finance Authority and the Alabama Legislature, it is designed to inspire understanding and appreciation of our history and commitment to fulfilling the promise of our future., Collaborating partners include Alabama Department of Archives and History, Alabama Department of Finance and divisions of Real Property Management and Construction Management, Alabama Historical Commission, Alabama State Council on the Arts Montgomery Area Business Committee for the Arts, and City of Montgomery and Mayor Todd Strange., Alabama Bicentennial Park's sixteen bronze relief sculptures were created by artist Caleb O'Connor, O'Connor Art Studios, with fabrication by Craig Wedderspoon of the University of Alabama and text design by Jonathan Cumberland. Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood, Inc., served as Landscape Architect and Burton Mac, Inc., as Contractor., Alabama Bicentennial Park Oversight Committee Elliot Knight, Co-Chair . Jay Lamar, Co-Chair . Steve Murray, Co-Chair . John Hardin . Al Head . Lisa D. Jones . Scotty E. Kirkland . Ashley DuBose Ledbetter . Katherine C. Lynn . Mae B. Washington . Susan Wilhelm, Alabama Bicentennial Park Advisory Committee Gail C. Andrews . Art Bacon . Sharon Delmar . Tina Naremore Jones . Elvin D. Lang . Vanzetta Penn McPherson . Howard O. Robinson II . Ted Spears . Frazine A. Taylor . Dorothy Walker, 2019 Alabama Senate Greg Albritton . Gerald H. Allen . Will Barfoot . William M. Beasley . David Burkette . Tom Butle . Clyde Chambliss . Donnie Chesteen . Linda Coleman-Madison . Priscilla Dunn . Chris Elliott . Vivian Davis Figures . Sam Gichan . Garlan Gudger . Jimmy Holley . Andrew Jones . Steve Livingston . Del Marsh . Jim McClendon . Tim Melson . Arthur Orr . Randy Price . Greg J. Reed . Dan Roberts . Malika Sanders-Fortier . Clay Scofield . David Sessions . Shay Shelnutt . Bobby D. Singleton . Rodger M. Smitherman . Larry Stutts . J. T. "Jabo" Waggoner . Cam Ward . Tom Whatley . Jack W. Williams, 2019 Alabama House of Representatives Louise Alexander . Wes Allen . Alan Baker . Mike Ball . Chris Blackshear . Barbara Boyd . Napoleon Bracy Jr. . Chip Brown . K. L. Brown . Jim Carns . Prince Chestnut . Adline Clarke . Steve Clouses . Merika Coleman . Terri Collins . Danny Crawford . Anthony Daniels . Will Dismukes . Dickie Drake . Barbara Drummond . Brett Easterbrook . Corley Ellis . Christopher J. England . Tracy Estes . Allen Farley . David Faulkner . Joe Faust . Bob Fincher . Berry Forte . Matt Fridy . Danny Garrett . Victor Gaston . Juandalynn Givan . Jeremy Gray . Lynn Greert . Dexter Grimsley . Laura Hall . Tommy Hanes . Corey Harbiso . Kirk Hatcher . Jim Hill . Rolanda Hollis . Mike Holmes . Ralph Howard . Steve Hurst . Reed Ingram . Gil Isbell . Thomas Jackson . Ron Johnson . Milse Jones . Sam Jones . Jamie Kiel . Wes Kitchens . Kelvin Lawrence . Nathaniel Ledbetter . Paul Lee . Craig Lipscomb . Joe Lovvorn . Rhett Marques . Jimmy Martin . Artis J. McCampbell . Thad McClammy . Mac McCutcheon . Steve McMillan . Achold Mooney . Маrу Моorе . Parker Moore . Tashina Morris . Becky Nordgren . Ed Oliver . Phillip Pottus . Dirantri Polizos . Bill Poole . Chris Pringles . Neil Bafferty . Rex Reynolds . Kerry Rich . Proncey Robertson . John W. Rogers . Connie C. Rowe . Howard Sanderford . Rod Scott . Chris Sells . Ginny Shaver . Randall Shedd . Harry Shives . Matt Simpson . Andrew Sorgell . Jeff Sorrells . Kyle Southe . Scott Stadthagen . David Standridge . Shane Stringen . Rodney Sullivan . Allen Treadaway . Tim Wadsworth . Pebblin W. Warren . April Weavert . David Wheeler . Andy Whitt . Ritchie Whortor . Margle Wilcox . Rich Wingo . Debbie Wood . Handy Wood

Dedicated December 14, 2019
By
Kay Ivey, Governor
Alabama Legislature
Alabama Bicentennial Commission

Alabama Bicentennial Park is a legacy of Alabama's 200th anniversary of statehood, commemorated between March 3, 2017, and December 14, 2019. Made possible with financial support from the Alabama Building Renovation Finance Authority and the Alabama Legislature, it is designed to inspire understanding and appreciation of our history and commitment to fulfilling the promise of our future.

Collaborating partners include Alabama Department of Archives & History, Alabama Department of Finance and divisions of Real Property Management and Construction Management, Alabama Historical Commission, Alabama State Council on the Arts Montgomery Area Business Committee for the Arts, and City of Montgomery and Mayor Todd Strange.

Alabama Bicentennial Park's sixteen bronze relief sculptures were created by artist Caleb O'Connor, O'Connor Art Studios, with fabrication by Craig Wedderspoon of the University of Alabama and text design by Jonathan Cumberland. Goodwyn, Mills & Cawood, Inc., served as Landscape Architect and Burton Mac,

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Inc., as Contractor.

Alabama Bicentennial Park Oversight Committee
Elliot Knight, Co-Chair • Jay Lamar, Co-Chair • Steve Murray, Co-Chair • John Hardin • Al Head • Lisa D. Jones • Scotty E. Kirkland • Ashley DuBose Ledbetter • Katherine C. Lynn • Mae B. Washington • Susan Wilhelm

Alabama Bicentennial Park Advisory Committee
Gail C. Andrews • Art Bacon • Sharon Delmar • Tina Naremore Jones • Elvin D. Lang • Vanzetta Penn McPherson • Howard O. Robinson II • Ted Spears • Frazine A. Taylor • Dorothy Walker

2019 Alabama Senate
Greg Albritton • Gerald H. Allen • Will Barfoot • William M. Beasley • David Burkette • Tom Butle • Clyde Chambliss • Donnie Chesteen • Linda Coleman-Madison • Priscilla Dunn • Chris Elliott • Vivian Davis Figures • Sam Gichan • Garlan Gudger • Jimmy Holley • Andrew Jones • Steve Livingston • Del Marsh • Jim McClendon • Tim Melson • Arthur Orr • Randy Price • Greg J. Reed • Dan Roberts • Malika Sanders-Fortier • Clay Scofield • David Sessions • Shay Shelnutt • Bobby D. Singleton • Rodger M. Smitherman • Larry Stutts • J. T. "Jabo" Waggoner • Cam Ward • Tom Whatley • Jack W. Williams

2019 Alabama House of Representatives
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2. Alabama Bicentennial Park Marker

Alexander • Wes Allen • Alan Baker • Mike Ball • Chris Blackshear • Barbara Boyd • Napoleon Bracy Jr. • Chip Brown • K. L. Brown • Jim Carns • Prince Chestnut • Adline Clarke • Steve Clouses • Merika Coleman • Terri Collins • Danny Crawford • Anthony Daniels • Will Dismukes • Dickie Drake • Barbara Drummond • Brett Easterbrook • Corley Ellis • Christopher J. England • Tracy Estes • Allen Farley • David Faulkner • Joe Faust • Bob Fincher • Berry Forte • Matt Fridy • Danny Garrett • Victor Gaston • Juandalynn Givan • Jeremy Gray • Lynn Greert • Dexter Grimsley • Laura Hall • Tommy Hanes • Corey Harbiso • Kirk Hatcher • Jim Hill • Rolanda Hollis • Mike Holmes • Ralph Howard • Steve Hurst • Reed Ingram • Gil Isbell • Thomas Jackson • Ron Johnson • Milse Jones • Sam Jones • Jamie Kiel • Wes Kitchens • Kelvin Lawrence • Nathaniel Ledbetter • Paul Lee • Craig Lipscomb • Joe Lovvorn • Rhett Marques • Jimmy Martin • Artis J. McCampbell • Thad McClammy • Mac McCutcheon • Steve McMillan • Achold Mooney • Маrу Моorе • Parker Moore • Tashina Morris • Becky Nordgren • Ed Oliver • Phillip Pottus • Dirantri Polizos

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 1, 2025

3. Alabama Bicentennial Park Marker

• Bill Poole • Chris Pringles • Neil Bafferty • Rex Reynolds • Kerry Rich • Proncey Robertson • John W. Rogers • Connie C. Rowe • Howard Sanderford • Rod Scott • Chris Sells • Ginny Shaver • Randall Shedd • Harry Shives • Matt Simpson • Andrew Sorgell • Jeff Sorrells • Kyle Southe • Scott Stadthagen • David Standridge • Shane Stringen • Rodney Sullivan • Allen Treadaway • Tim Wadsworth • Pebblin W. Warren • April Weavert • David Wheeler • Andy Whitt • Ritchie Whortor • Margle Wilcox • Rich Wingo • Debbie Wood • Handy Wood

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Parks & Recreational Areas. A significant historical date for this entry is March 3, 2017.

Location. 32° 22.628′ N, 86° 18.104′ W. Marker is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It is at the intersection of Dexter Avenue and South Bainbridge Street, on the right when traveling east on Dexter Avenue. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 500 Dexter Ave, Montgomery AL 36131, 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

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4. Alabama Bicentennial Park Marker

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.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Segregation / Civil Rights (a few steps from this marker); Made in Alabama / Space Race (a few steps from this marker); World War II / Defense Economy (a few steps from this marker); Globalization / 21st Century Economy (a few steps from this marker); Great Depression / New Deal (within shouting distance of this marker); Alabama's Third Century / Alabama Voices (within shouting distance of this marker); Rural Life / Agricultural Economy (within shouting distance of this marker); Professor John Metcalfe Starke / Starke University School (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montgomery.

Another marker is no longer nearby. A Nation Divided / Cradle of the Confederacy

Looking south to the Alabama Attorney General Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 1, 2025

5. Looking south to the Alabama Attorney General Building

(was within shouting distance of this marker but has been confirmed missing).

Looking northwest to the Alabama Attorney General Building image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, March 1, 2025

6. Looking northwest to the Alabama Attorney General Building

Credits. This page was last revised on April 26, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 25, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 193 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on March 25, 2025, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.