Montgomery in Montgomery County, Alabama — The American South (East South Central)
Ladies Memorial Association
Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 12, 2014
1. Ladies Memorial Association Marker
Ladies Memorial Association
formed in this auditorium
April 1866 for the purpose
of ministering to the living
Confederate soldier and
to keep in remembrance
his high principles
and heroic deeds.
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This tablet placed in
loving remembrance by the
Montgomery Junior Memorial
April 26, 1912
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This tablet
was originally installed in the
Court Street Methodist Church
formerly located on this site
Replaced
by
Sophie Bibb Chapter U.D.C.
April 26, 1937
Erected 1937 by the Sophie Bibb Chapter UDC.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Religion & Religious Structures • War, US Civil • Women. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy series list. A significant historical month for this entry is April 1866.
Location. 32° 22.502′ N, 86° 18.587′ W. Marker is in Montgomery, Alabama, in Montgomery County. It can be reached from Church Street 0.1 miles north of Catoma Street, on the right
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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: The Frank M. Johnson, Jr. Federal Building and US Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Let Freedom Ride (about 300 feet away); Civil Rights Freedom Riders (about 300 feet away); Montgomery County World War II Monument (about 300 feet away); Korean War (about 300 feet away); Lomax House, 1848 (about 400 feet away); Kahl Montgomery / Catoma Street Church of Christ (about 500 feet away); Violata Pax Dove (about 600 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montgomery.
Other markers no longer nearby. The Reality (was about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Freedom Rides (was about 300 feet away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).
Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 12, 2014
2. Frank M. Johnson, Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse
Photographed by Mark Hilton, January 12, 2014
3. Marker location near stairs.
Credits. This page was last revised on September 21, 2020. It was originally submitted on January 13, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. This page has been viewed 986 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on January 13, 2014, by Mark Hilton of Montgomery, Alabama. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
