Montgomery in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Alabama Highway Patrol
Erected 1961 by Charter Member Club of the Alabama Highway Patrol.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical date for this entry is January 10, 1957.
Location. 32° 22.611′ N, 86° 18.047′ W. Marker is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It is on Washington Avenue 0.1 miles east of North Union Street, on the right when traveling west. Marker is located on the south lawn of the Alabama State Capitol near the avenue of flags. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Montgomery AL 36104, 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.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: To the Memory of General Marquis De La Fayette (within shouting distance of this marker); Joseph Lister Hill (within shouting distance of this marker); The World War Heroes (within shouting distance of this marker); Flagpoles (within shouting distance of this marker); World War I Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Alabama's Third Century / Alabama Voices (within shouting distance of this marker); United States Flag Raised Over Alabama Capitol (within shouting distance of this marker); James Marion Sims (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montgomery.
Also see . . . Alabama Law Enforcement Agency. Encyclopedia of Alabama website entry (Submitted on January 4, 2013, by Laura Hill of Auburn, Alabama.)
Credits. This page was last revised on May 14, 2021. It was originally submitted on October 6, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. This page has been viewed 1,203 times since then and 13 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 6, 2010, by Lee Hattabaugh of Capshaw, Alabama. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.

