Montgomery is the capital of Alabama, located by the Alabama River on the coastal Plain of the Gulf of Mexico. The city was incorporated in 1819 as a merger of two towns situated along the Alabama River.
Montgomery became the state capital in 1846, representing the shift of power with the growth of cotton as a commodity crop and the rise of Mobile as a mercantile port on the Gulf Coast.
In 1861, Montgomery was chosen as the first capital of the Confederate States of America, which it remained until the Confederate seat of government moved to Richmond, Virginia.
In the middle of the 20th century, Montgomery was a major center of protests in the Civil Rights Movement, including the Montgomery bus boycott and the Selma to Montgomery marches.
Today Montgomery has many cultural attractions, such as the Alabama Shakespeare Festival and the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts.
Museums in Montgomery, Alabama
- Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts
- National Memorial for Peace and Justice
- The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration
- Alabama State Capitol
- Civil Rights Memorial
- Freedom Rides Museum
- Rosa Parks Museum
- First White House of the Confederacy
- Alabama Department of Archives & History
- Old Alabama Town
- Buena Vista Mansion
Museums in Montgomery, Alabama
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- City: Montgomery, Alabama
- State: Alabama
- Country: United States
- Population: 373 Thousand – Metro
Museums in Montgomery, Alabama – Map
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Museums in Montgomery, Alabama
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Museums in Montgomery, Alabama
Museums in Montgomery, Alabama
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