On Dexter Avenue at South Court Street, on the right when traveling east on Dexter Avenue.
Following their defeat at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend in 1814, the Creek Indians ceded millions of acres to the U.S. government. Within the cession, two rival towns soon sprang up on the south bank of the Alabama River's "Big Bend": New . . . — — Map (db m143118) HM
On Columbus Street, 0.1 miles west of North Decatur Street, on the left when traveling west.
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Abram Mordecai
1755-1849
Born October 24, 1755 in Pennsylvania; settled 1783 in Georgia where he became a successful trader among the Cusseta Indians. First U.S. citizen to settle (1785) in what became Montgomery County. . . . — — Map (db m71357) HM
On North Bainbridge Street at Dexter Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North Bainbridge Street.
Alabama Bicentennial Park
Alabama Bicentennial Park commemorates Alabama's
200th anniversary of statehood. The park's bronze relief
sculptures present sixteen moments from Alabama history,
complemented by narratives that provide historical . . . — — Map (db m182565) HM
On Monroe Street west of North Union Street, on the left when traveling west.
North/Navy Side "The seamen of Confederate fame startled the wondering world: for braver fight was never fought, and fairer flag was never furled." Anon.
West/Cavalry Side "The knightliest of the knightly race who since the . . . — — Map (db m86060) HM
Near Water Street west of Whitman Street, on the right when traveling west.
Twelve miles above Montgomery the Coosa and Tallapoosa rivers unite to form the Alabama which meanders over four hundred miles on its way to Mobile Bay. This river has played major role in region's history, being a thoroughfare for Native Americans, . . . — — Map (db m26591) HM
Near North Bainbridge Street at Dexter Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
Has been desiginated a
Registered National
Historic Landmark
Under the provisions of the
Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935
this site possesses exceptional value
in commemorating and illustrating
the history of the United . . . — — Map (db m74156) HM
On Hall Street at Tatum Street, on the right when traveling south on Hall Street.
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Alabama State University
The Early Years
Founded in 1867, the Lincoln School in Marion, Alabama became the first state-assisted normal school for African Americans in 1874. The school prospered in that location for 13 . . . — — Map (db m71345) HM
Alabama State University. Founded 1866 as the Abraham Lincoln Normal School in Marion, Alabama by nine former slaves. Operated from 1868 until 1874 by the American Missionary Association. The school began to receive state funding in 1874, . . . — — Map (db m86061) HM
Near North Bainbridge Street at Dexter Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Alabama Territory
In 1817, the present-day states of Alabama and Mississippi
were both part of one Mississippi Territory. When Congress
designated Mississippi as a new state in 1817, it provided
that the eastern half of the territory would . . . — — Map (db m182578) HM
On South Bainbridge Street at Dexter Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Bainbridge Street.
Alabama's First Capitals
On March 3, 1817, Congress designated the town of St. Stephens on the Tombigbee River north of Mobile as capital of the newly formed Alabama Territory. There in 1818, the territorial legislature named Huntsville as the . . . — — Map (db m86063) HM
Near North Bainbridge Street at Dexter Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Alabama's First Peoples
Humans arrived in what is now Alabama near the end of
the last Ice Age. Waves of people migrated through the area
for centuries before some of them established settlements.
Over time, their culture advanced through . . . — — Map (db m182568) HM
On South Bainbridge Street north of Washington Avenue, on the left when traveling north.
Alabama's Third Century
As Alabama looks beyond its bicentennial year, the future
holds unprecedented opportunity and familiar challenges.
Where coal mines and cotton fields once dominated the
landscape, Alabamians devise cutting edge . . . — — Map (db m182652) HM
Near Monroe Street east of North Bainbridge Street, on the right when traveling east.
To the memory of Albert L. Patterson, 1896-1954.
Soldier, educator, attorney, State Senator, Attorney General-Elect. An honorable life dedicated to his fellow man and to the cause of good government. Shot down by an assassin's bullet June 18, . . . — — Map (db m221983) HM
On Court Street at Market Plaza, on the right when traveling west on Court Street. Reported missing.
At the intersection of Commerce Street and Dexter Avenue, Court Square is arguably the most historic location in America. As the center of 19th century
Southern economic and political power, Montgomery's Court Square was host to a massive slave . . . — — Map (db m91736) HM
On Wares Ferry Road (County Route 64) 0.4 miles east of Dozier Road, on the left when traveling east.
Augusta, home of Old Augusta Cemetery, was built on the site of a former Indian village, “Sawanogi,” on high ground close to the Tallapoosa River. In 1824 a disastrous flood swept over the plateau, invading shops and residences. A year . . . — — Map (db m68260) HM
On Highland Avenue at Watts Street, on the right when traveling east on Highland Avenue.
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Aurelia Eliscera Shines Browder was born January 29, 1919, in Montgomery, Alabama. She graduated with honors in 1956 from Alabama State Teachers College (now Alabama State University).
In April 1955, Browder's refusal to give up . . . — — Map (db m71349) HM
On Oak Street at Robinson Street, on the right when traveling north on Oak Street.
Bell Street Baptist Church was organized on August 12, 1883. Under the leadership of Rev. A. L. Hawkins, the early congregation met in a house in Cooks Alley. In 1922, during Rev. G. R. Hills tenure, the congregation moved to a building on . . . — — Map (db m245431) HM
On Lincoln Road, 0.1 miles north of Harrison Road, on the right when traveling north.
Ben F. Moore was born enslaved in Alabama in 1848 to Muddy and Hannah Moore. In 1873, he married Mittie Spencer (1852-19??). The couple had fourteen children, six of whom survived to adulthood. Moore was a tenant farmer turned carpenter and lived on . . . — — Map (db m205230) HM
On North Perry Street at Madison Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Perry Street.
Bernard Whitehurst and the Whitehurst Case
On December 2, 1975, Bernard Whitehurst was shot to death by a police officer in Montgomery, Alabama. He died behind a house on Holcombe Street, running from police officers who mistakenly believed . . . — — Map (db m69366) HM
On Rosa L Parks Avenue at Early Street, on the right when traveling south on Rosa L Parks Avenue. Reported missing.
Bertha Pleasant Williams
First black employee of Montgomery library system, Bertha Pleasant Williams received a high school degree in Fairfield, AL in 1939, a degree from Alabama State College (now ASU) in 1943, and, in 1949, a BLS degree . . . — — Map (db m71388) HM
On Early Street at Rosa L Parks Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Early Street.
Bertha Pleasant Williams Library Rosa L. Parks Avenue Branch has been placed on the Alabama Register of Landmarks & Heritage by the Alabama Historical Commission October 25, 2018 — — Map (db m136278) HM
On Mobile Road at Clio Street, on the right when traveling south on Mobile Road.
Organized in 1967 as the Second Colored Baptist Church, congregation later changed named to Bethel Missionary Baptist. First building burned in 1908. Rev. E.W. Pickett then conducted services in "Love and Charity Hall" until second structure built . . . — — Map (db m71089) HM
On Rosa L. Parks Avenue at National Street, on the right when traveling north on Rosa L. Parks Avenue.
Beulah Baptist Church was organized in the home of Monday and Dora Duvall, on the corner of Hull and Winnie Streets. Rev. William (Billy) Jenkins served as the pastor when the first church building was erected on Norton Street. Beulah served as the . . . — — Map (db m71377) HM
On North Lawrence Street at Monroe Street, on the left when traveling north on North Lawrence Street.
Bill Traylor was born into an enslaved family on a Dallas County plantation. Around age ten, Traylor and his family were relocated to another plantation in neighboring Lowndes County, where they remained as laborers after Emancipation. Between 1939 . . . — — Map (db m205231) HM
On Tullibody Drive at University Drive North, on the right when traveling north on Tullibody Drive.
Side 1
On Dec. 1, 1955, at Alabama State College (now Alabama State University) in a basement room in Councill Hall, the Montgomery Bus Boycott was planned and publicized after the arrest that day of Rosa Parks, who refused to give up . . . — — Map (db m91279) HM
On Hall Street at Tuttle Street, on the right when traveling north on Hall Street.
Nat King Cole was a jazz pianist, composer, and singer celebrated as an American popular music artist in the 1940s and 1950s.
He was born March 17, 1919 in Montgomery, Alabama as one of five children to Edward James Coles, a minister at Beulah . . . — — Map (db m71228) HM
On South Holt Street at Stone Street, on the right when traveling south on South Holt Street.
As the social and cultural epicenters of Montgomery's black
communities in the 1950s and 1960s, black churches also played a
political role, providing sanctuary and strength against discrimination
On December 5, 1955 following the first day of . . . — — Map (db m91464) HM
On N. Bainbridge St,, on the left when traveling south.
1868-1869: Senate: Benjamin F. Royal, Bullock; House: Benjamin Alexander, Greene; James H. Alston, Macon; Samuel Blandon, Lee; John Carraway, Mobile; George Cox, Montgomery; Thomas H. Diggs, . . . — — Map (db m46414) HM
On Tullibody Drive at University Drive North, on the right when traveling south on Tullibody Drive.
1868-1869: Senate: Benjamin F. Royal, Bullock; House: Benjamin Alexander, Greene; James H. Alston, Macon; Samuel Blandon, Lee; John Carraway, Mobile; George Cox, Montgomery; Thomas H. Diggs, . . . — — Map (db m91290) HM
Near Upper Wetumpka Road at North Ripley Street, on the left when traveling east. Reported missing.
(side 1)
Brigadier General Birkett Davenport Fry, CSA
Born Virginia; educated VMI and West Point; fought in Mexico; practiced law in California; married Alabamian whose family owned the Tallassee cotton mill; served as general in . . . — — Map (db m86065) HM
Buried here are 78 officers and men of the Royal Air Force who lost their lives whilst training in Montgomery, Alabama during the Second World War.
Nearly 1,000 men who died during that war or the First World War when serving with the forces of . . . — — Map (db m206427) WM
On Monroe Street east of North Bainbridge Street, on the right when traveling east.
The Alabama Legislature approved a bill sponsored by Rep. T.E. Martin of Montgomery County in 1927 that designated the Goldenrod the official state flower. It became law on Sept. 6, 1927, the same day that the Yellowhammer became the official . . . — — Map (db m86066) HM
On Johnson Avenue east of Lower Wetumpka Road, in the median.
From Division Headquarters, located at this point from August 1917 to May 1918, was directed the training of the Thirty Seventh Division, National Guard Troops of Ohio, for Service in the World War.
The Relief map below indicates the locations . . . — — Map (db m38899) HM
On South Ripley Street at Adams Avenue, on the right when traveling north on South Ripley Street.
Side 1
Charles O. Harris was born in Tuskegee, Alabama, on August 5, 1852.
He attended Oberlin College in Ohio. Later, in 1870, he became one of
the first students at Howard University in Washington, D.C. Returning
to Alabama during . . . — — Map (db m155110) HM
On South Holt Street, 0.1 miles north of Central Street, on the right when traveling north.
Lucille and Charlie (d. 2/7/78) Times were married on February 3, 1939. Shortly after, the Times' joined the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). Mr. Times received several medals and a Commendation for his service in . . . — — Map (db m81804) HM
On Dexter Avenue east of South Perry Street, on the right when traveling east.
Greek immigrant Christopher Anastasios Katechis opened Chris Hot Dogs on May 1, 1917, at 138 Dexter Avenue. Until the 1960s, Chris offered curb service for its hot dogs, leading to long lines of cars cued for service. The hot dogs featured Chris . . . — — Map (db m103243) HM
On Court Square at Commerce Street, in the median on Court Square.
City of Montgomery Two small villages, New Philadelphia, founded by Massachusetts lawyer Andrew Dexter in 1817, and East Alabama, established by Georgians led by John Scott in 1818, united in 1819 to form Montgomery, named for Revolutionary hero . . . — — Map (db m86068) HM
On West Fairview Avenue, 0.1 miles west of Oak Street, on the right when traveling west.
(side 1)
City of St. Jude
Founded by Father Harold Purcell in the 1930s, the City of St. Jude included church, school, medical facilities, social center and rectory. Its mission was to provide spiritual, educational, social and . . . — — Map (db m86070) HM
On South Court Street at Adams Avenue, on the right when traveling south on South Court Street.
On May 20, 1961, a group of black and white SNCC members led by John Lewis left Birmingham for Montgomery on a Greyhound bus. They were determined to continue the "Freedom Ride" from Washington, D.C. to New Orleans that had met with violence in . . . — — Map (db m71256) HM
On South Court Street at Mildred Street, on the right when traveling south on South Court Street.
Civil War-Barnes School
In April 1865, the Union Army command made this house its headquarters. Mrs. Pickett hid her silver on an inside ledge of the cupola. Later, former Confederate Generals Hood, Bragg, and Walker visited here. In 1906, . . . — — Map (db m86072) HM
Near Columbus Street east of North Ripley Street, on the right when traveling west.
Side A During the War Between the States medical knowledge was primitive. As a result, twice as many men died of disease than in battle from wounds. Early in the War, childhood diseases such as measles, mumps and chicken pox decimated entire . . . — — Map (db m36495) HM
On Clay Street west of Dickerson Street, on the right when traveling west.
The church was organized in 1912 under Rev. O. W. Walker and moved from
Bell Street to the present location during the same year. The first deacons
of the new church were Nathaniel Brown Jr., Willie B. Davis, James Gaston
Sr., and Earnest . . . — — Map (db m223849) HM
Near Dexter Avenue at North Decatur Street, on the right when traveling east.
A native of Opelika, Alabama, he is the son of Clement C. Torbert and Lynda Meadows Torbert. He was educated in the Opelika public schools. He attended the United States Naval Academy and received his B.S. Degree from Auburn University in 1951. He . . . — — Map (db m86073) HM
On Rosa L Parks Avenue at Meehan Street, on the right when traveling south on Rosa L Parks Avenue. Reported missing.
On December 1, 1955, Rosa Parks left work and boarded a downtown bus. Her destination was home, Cleveland Court Apartment No. 634. She didn't make it home that day as she was arrested for refusing to surrender her seat to a white man. This single . . . — — Map (db m86074) HM
On Coosa Street at Tallapoosa Street, on the right when traveling north on Coosa Street.
Side 1
Confederate Military Prison
Near this site, from mid April to December 1862, a Confederate military prison held, under destitute conditions, 700 Union soldiers, most captured at Shiloh. They were imprisoned in a foul, . . . — — Map (db m71369) HM
On Washington Avenue at South Perry Street, on the right when traveling west on Washington Avenue.
In February, 1861, delegates from six of the seven seceding southern states met in Montgomery to establish the government of the CSA. Newly elected President Jefferson Davis named J.H. Reagan of Texas as Postmaster General. Reagan established the . . . — — Map (db m71242) HM
Near Dexter Avenue at North Bainbridge Street, on the right when traveling west.
Cotton State
Alabama's rapid growth depended on cotton cultivation.
Statehood coincided with improvement of the cotton gin and
increased demand for cotton in British and northern factories.
Within thirty years, Alabama was producing 23 . . . — — Map (db m182595) HM
On Commerce Street at Dexter Avenue, in the median on Commerce Street.
Placed by the City over Artesian Basin and crowned by Hebe, Goddess of Youth and Cup-bearer to the Gods. Fountain was cast by J.L. Mott Iron Works of New York. Restored by Robinson Iron of Alexander City in 1984 during the administration of Mayor . . . — — Map (db m36501) HM
On North Perry Street at Monroe Street, on the right when traveling south on North Perry Street. Reported permanently removed.
On a wall in this building,
"The Montgomery Theater"
Dan Emmett
first inscribed the score of Dixie for his minstrel orchestra.
H.F. Arnold
arranged it for band music and used it at the inauguration of
Jefferson Davis . . . — — Map (db m36574) HM
On Day Street at Davidson Street, on the right when traveling east on Day Street.
Organized from Bethel Baptist Church, congregation founded 1882 with Rev. George Casby as first minister. Originally met in frame building; fund-raising began for this edifice in 1906. Designed by Wallace Rayfield, Tuskegee Institute architect and . . . — — Map (db m71081) HM
On Commerce Street at Dexter Avenue, on the left when traveling south on Commerce Street.
These decorative terra cotta lions heads, typical of the ornamentation used in commercial style architecture in the early part of the 20th century, were utilized by the First National Bank of Montgomery on the cornice of their 12 story building . . . — — Map (db m36646) HM
On Dexter Avenue at Decatur Street, on the right when traveling east on Dexter Avenue.
This street was named to honor Andrew Dexter one of the founders of Montgomery Along this street moved the inaugural parade of Jefferson Davis when he took the oath of office as President of the Confederate States of America February 18, 1861 . . . — — Map (db m36589) HM
On Dexter Avenue at S Decatur Street, on the left when traveling west on Dexter Avenue.
The second black Baptist Church in Montgomery. First pastor was Rev. C. O. Boothe. Present structure built 1885. Designed by Pelham J. Anderson; built by William Watkins, a member of the congregation.
Many prominent black citizens of Montgomery . . . — — Map (db m25128) HM
On South Perry Street south of Dexter Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
This tablet marks the site of the office and infirmary of DR. J. MARION SIMS Here, in 1845, he performed the first closure of a vesico-vaginal fistula with wire suture, using a pewter spoon as speculum. This operation made him famous throughout the . . . — — Map (db m36576) HM
On North Perry Street at Madison Avenue, on the right when traveling north on North Perry Street.
Elijah Cook
Educator, Businessman, Lawmaker
Born a slave in Wetumpka in 1833, Elijah Cook became a leader in Montgomerys African American community. Credited with helping to establish the citys first school for blacks in the basement . . . — — Map (db m69222) HM
Near Dexter Avenue west of North Bainbridge Street.
Emancipation
The end of the Civil War in April 1865 and ratification of the
13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution meant the end of
enslavement for approximately four hundred thousand black
Alabamians. Freedmen embraced emancipation by . . . — — Map (db m182603) HM
On Water Street at Commerce Street, on the right when traveling east on Water Street.
Here at the Indian village of Encanchata, future site of Montgomery, Col. John Tate, last British agent to the Muscogee Nation, recruited and drilled Creek warriors in 1780 to relieve Tories in Augusta, Ga. being besieged by American patriots. — — Map (db m71373) HM
Near Dexter Avenue at North Decatur Street, on the right when traveling west.
Born in Montgomery, Alabama, he is the son of Ernest Arnold Hornsby and Kate Clayton Hornsby. A 1955 graduate of Tallassee High School, he received his B.A. Degree from Auburn University and his Juris Doctor Degree from the University of Alabama . . . — — Map (db m69338) HM
1540 expedition of Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto was first to penetrate Alabama interior. After advancing down Coosa Valley these adventurers camped nearby at Towasa (TO THE WEST) and then followed river on its southern course. In 1702. . . . — — Map (db m224812) HM
Near Sidney E Manning Houghton at Medal of Honor Memorial Drive.
In honor of the fallen heroes of Montgomery County
who gave their lives in the Vietnam War
Arrington, Samuel W., Jr. Deas, Charles Milton Johnson, Curtis Rogers William T., IV
Baldwin, Larry Glenn Deichelmann, Samuel M. Keefe, . . . — — Map (db m90864) WM
On North Ripley Street at Columbus Street, on the left when traveling north on North Ripley Street.
Organized in 1866, this pioneering congregation grew out of First Baptist Church, now on Perry Street, where early parishioners had worshipped as slaves. The first building, facing Columbus Street, was erected in 1867. Nathan Ashby served as first . . . — — Map (db m36499) HM
On South Perry Street at Scott Street, on the right when traveling north on South Perry Street.
Side 1:
Founded November 29, 1829, with four charter members. English-born Lee Compere, a missionary to the Creek Indians, was the first pastor. Services initially were held monthly in a building shared by other denominations. In 1833, the . . . — — Map (db m71251) HM
Near Monroe Street east of North Bainbridge Street, on the right when traveling east.
The "Stars and Bars," designed by Nicola Marshall of Marion, Alabama, was adopted by the flag selection committee of the Provisional Confederate Congress at Montgomery and raised over the capitol building on March 4, 1861. Its similarity to the . . . — — Map (db m69314) HM
On Washington Avenue at South Union Street, on the right when traveling west on Washington Avenue.
Designated Executive Residence by the
Provisional Confederate Congress
February 21, 1861. President Jefferson Davis
and his family lived here until the Confederate
Capital moved to Richmond summer 1861.
Built by William Sayre 1832-35 at Bibb . . . — — Map (db m7581) HM
On South Union Street at Washington Avenue, on the left when traveling north on South Union Street.
Honoring
Alabama
* War *
Veterans
Erected in commemoration
of the
50th Anniversary
of the
American Legion
Department
of Alabama
March 15,1969 — — Map (db m69308) WM
On Mobile Street at Mildred Street, on the right when traveling north on Mobile Street.
Four Points: One of Several Black Business Hubs in Montgomery,
and the Impact of Desegregation on Black Business Districts
The intersection of Mildred and Moore Streets was once
home to Four Points, a thriving black business . . . — — Map (db m91462) HM
On Dexter Avenue at South Hull Street, on the right when traveling east on Dexter Avenue.
Side 1
Born in 1930 in Montgomery, Gray was among the foremost civil rights attorneys of the 20th century. Forced by segregation to leave Alabama to attend law school, he vowed to return and "destroy everything segregated I could find." . . . — — Map (db m80842) HM
On West Jeff Davis Avenue at Bragg Street, on the right when traveling west on West Jeff Davis Avenue.
The foundation of the civil rights movement was based in the grassroots strength of West Montgomery. The historic black communities located along this route provided the leadership and support for over a decade.
Whether it was the clergymen, the . . . — — Map (db m91466) HM
On Coosa Street at Tallapoosa Street, on the right when traveling north on Coosa Street.
This historical marker is given in honor of General Charles Graham Boyd and the other brave Americans, living and dead, who as prisoners of war, at times enduring the most brutal treatment imaginable, loved their country and kept . . . — — Map (db m81751) HM
On North Perry Street south of Monroe Street, on the right when traveling south.
The town of Montgomery, formed on December 3, 1819, through the joining of New Philadelphia and East Alabama, is named for Major General Richard Montgomery, who was the first American general officer killed in America's war for independence. Richard . . . — — Map (db m142117) HM
On North Bainbridge Street at Dexter Avenue on North Bainbridge Street.
Presented to the citizens of the State of Alabama honoring our brother George Washington our first Masonic President and in commemoration of 200 years of freedom under our constitutional form of government. — — Map (db m36644) HM
Georgia Gilmore, cited as a “solid energetic boycott participant and supporter.” Lived in this house during the days of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Once arrested on a bus, Gilmore was ardent in her efforts to raise funds for the Movement . . . — — Map (db m28197) HM
Near North Bainbridge Street near Dexter Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Globalization
The late 20th century introduced to Alabama a new era of
international connections Statewide opportunities in higher
education engineering jobs in Huntsville and healthcare
innovation in Birmingham attracted immigrants and . . . — — Map (db m182648) HM
On Adams Avenue at South Hull Street, on the left when traveling east on Adams Avenue.
Thomas Goode Jones, governor of Alabama from 1890-1894, occupied this house during his long political career which took him from the Montgomery City Council to a federal judgeship. During his two terms as governor, his home was the Executive Mansion . . . — — Map (db m36585) HM
On South Lawrence Street at Scott Street, on the left when traveling south on South Lawrence Street.
Residence of Civil War Governor John Gill Shorter, 1861-63. A strong supporter of Confederacy, Shorter built up defenses of state during war. Growing "Peace Movement" led to his defeat for re-election 1863.
House acquired by Jacob Greil 1878. . . . — — Map (db m74386) HM
Near Stella Street at Clarmont Avenue, on the right when traveling north.
(Side 1)
Governor William Calvin Oates
Born in Pike County into a poor Alabama family in 1835, Oates practiced law in Abbeville when the War began. Elected Captain of the "Henry Pioneers," Co. G, 15th Alabama Infantry. He saw . . . — — Map (db m86116) HM
Near Dexter Avenue east of Decatur Street, on the right when traveling east.
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 . . . — — Map (db m182629) HM
On Bibb Street just west of Commerce Street, on the right when traveling west.
The Stars and Bars
Designed by Nicola Marschall of Marion, Ala., and recommended by "The Committee On A Proper flag for the Confederate States of America". It was unfurled over the Capitol in Montgomery on March 4. 1861, while the . . . — — Map (db m224816) HM
On Lake Street west of Hall Street, on the right when traveling west.
Hale Infirmary
On this site for nearly seven decades stood Hale Infirmary. It was
among 25 hospitals in Alabama, and the first in Montgomery, established during the Black Hospital Movement, an effort to overcome
healthcare inequities for . . . — — Map (db m240686) HM
On Hall Street at Lake Street, on the right when traveling south on Hall Street.
In 1903, forty community members organized Hall Street Baptist
Church. Rev. James Brannon served as the first pastor. The church
played an integral role in Centennial Hill's history and culture and
shone as a beacon for those fighting for Civil . . . — — Map (db m158668) HM
On South Jackson Street, on the left when traveling south.
Front Between May 20-24, 1961 Dr. Harris opened this home to a group of 33 students from Nashville, Tennessee, who were challenging interstate bus segregation. Known as the Freedom Riders, the group was attacked at the historic Montgomery . . . — — Map (db m86119) HM
On Court Square at Dexter Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Court Square.
Commemorating
the
centennial
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated
Here stood
Mrs. Rosa Parks
Mother of the Civil Rights Movement
and
honorary member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.
where she boarded the Montgomery . . . — — Map (db m85986) HM
On West Fairview Avenue at Oak Street, on the right when traveling west on West Fairview Avenue.
The ranks of marchers swelled enormously by the last leg
of the trip on Wednesday, March 24, 1965. By the time
they arrived at the last campsite, only two miles from the
city limits at the Saint Jude complex, they were 10,000
strong. Dirty and . . . — — Map (db m91482) HM
Also called Hostile Bluff or Thirteen Mile Bluff, this spot located in a deep bend of the Alabama River was once the key to the Southeast and a strategic point in Colonial days. The first steamboat, the Harriet, arrived at this point in 1821, and . . . — — Map (db m86120) HM
On West Jeff Davis Avenue at South Holt Street, on the right when traveling east on West Jeff Davis Avenue.
The Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956, signed into law by President Dwight D. Eisenhower, authorized the construction of 41,000 miles of the Interstate Highway System over a ten year period - the largest public works project in American history to . . . — — Map (db m210249) HM
On Maxwell Boulevard at Eugene Street, on the right when traveling west on Maxwell Boulevard. Reported permanently removed.
One of Montgomery's last pre-Civil War cottages, this structure occupies the site of General John Scott's 1817 pioneer settlement, "Alabama Town."
The columned entrance stoop shows how the Greek Revival style influenced smaller houses as well . . . — — Map (db m95139) HM
Role of MIA
The Montgomery Improvement Association (MIA) was founded on December 5, 1955, to implement the 382-day Montgomery Bus Boycott that jumpstarted the 20th-century Civil Rights Movement. The MIA, as its name suggests, remains dedicated . . . — — Map (db m129484) HM
On Dexter Avenue east of North Hull Street, on the left when traveling east.
On December 13, 1878, a meeting was held in Montgomery for the purpose of forming a bar association, and on January 15, 1879, delegates from each county met for five days at a preliminary conference in the Hall of the House of Representatives. The . . . — — Map (db m86121) HM
On South Holt Street at Bullock Street, on the right when traveling north on South Holt Street.
Congregation founded by former members of Bethel Baptist Church in 1909. Under leadership of Rev. I.S. Fountain, group met for four years in Labor's Hall, corner of Cobb and Mobile Streets, before purchasing this site and constructing church in . . . — — Map (db m71086) HM
On Clinton Street west of Rosa L Parks Avenue, on the left when traveling west.
Nationally recognized as a pioneer of the modern day Civil Rights Movement, Edgar D. Nixon, Sr., posted bail for segregation law violator Rosa Parks. In her defense, Nixon gathered the support of Montgomery blacks in implementing the successful . . . — — Map (db m81801) HM
On Hall Street at Tuttle Street, on the right when traveling north on Hall Street.
This was the home of Dr. Ralph David Abernathy, a central leader of the historic events of the Civil Rights Movement.
Dr. Abernathy graduated from Alabama State University in 1950 and from Atlanta University in 1951. He and his family lived . . . — — Map (db m71232) HM
On South Perry Street, 0.1 miles north of Grove Street, on the left when traveling north.
Built in the 1850's for Jack Thorington, mayor of Montgomery from 1838-39, this House has also been the home of Mordecai Moses, mayor in the late 1870's, and Joseph Norwood who had been mayor of Fort Deposit before coming to Montgomery. Moses owned . . . — — Map (db m71226) HM
Near Dexter Avenue at North Decatur Street, on the right when traveling west.
A native of Tuscumbia, he was the son of Reverend Marvin R. Heflin and Louise D. Strudwick Heflin. He was a graduate of Colbert County High School, Birmingham Southern College, and the University of Alabama School of Law. He was a past President of . . . — — Map (db m69336) HM
On Lincoln Road, 0.1 miles north of Harrison Road, on the right when traveling north.
Born enslaved in North Carolina on July 27, 1847. Hugh A. Carson likely came to Alabama after the Civil War. He married Eliza Stewart (1854-1939) in 1873. The couple had six children.
Near the end of the Reconstruction era, Carson entered the . . . — — Map (db m205228) HM
On Dexter Avenue west of North Bainbridge Street, on the left when traveling east.
Industrialization
In the 1870s, Alabama began a lengthy period of industrial
development led by railroad expansion, lumber production,
textile manufacturing, coal mining, and ironmaking. The
growth made Alabama the most industrialized state . . . — — Map (db m182606) HM
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