The Capitol Montgomery

Montgomery , Alabama, United States - Phone: 334-242-3935
  • Traveler Rating 4.50
    30 reviews 14 travel blogs 62 photos

    Attraction Type:

    Government building, History museum

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    2of 25 attractions in Montgomery

Related BlogsThe Capitol Montgomery

  • 1

    The past lingers on

    ... State Nickname: Heart of Dixie Key Words: Confederate, Civil Rights, Boycott, Historic, King, Fitzgerald On the portico of the capitol a bronze star marks the spot where Jefferson Davis was inagurated President of the Confederate States of America ...

  • 2

    Montgomery – City of Contrast

    35 photos

    ... , 6% of the population owned slaves – and 45% of the population was enslaved (Thanks, Wikipedia). The Confederate flag - flown atop the Capitol since 1961 to celebrate the Civil War's Centennial as well as to defy the the federal desegragation ...

  • 3

    Cranky Old Guy

    ... go a mile further and theys a Ruby Tuesdays". I'm game, I'm a world traveler. I went down the road a piece (here in the capitol). Theys a Wendy's. Theys a Mac Donals. I din't look for the Ruby Tuesdays. I went back, said I wanted my money back- ...

  • 4

    Wetumpka and Motgomery, Alabama

    8 photos

    ... at the historic railway station - very grand with stain glass windows. We looked around the exhibit and decided to visit the Montgomery Capitol and White House. We were given a free visitors car parking space. At the top of the steps leading into ...

  • 5

    Civil War Tour Day 6

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    ... King's Ebenezer Baptist Church. Our next stop was the State Capitol.  This is where the convention for secceding from the United States was held, and also where Jefferson Davis was sworn in as President of the Confederate States of America.  ...

  • 6

    A Bit More From One of the Old Folks

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    ... headed through Montgomery. We passed Court Square Fountain with the RED water and headed up the street to the Capitol, following in the steps of the Selma to Montgomery marchers. One of the highlights of the day came on the way from the Capitol back ...

  • 7

    Day 1: Tallahassee to Montgomery

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    ... drove by the First White House of the Confederacy, the residence of President Jefferson Davis while the capitol of the Confederate States of America was in Montgomery. This house is right across the street from the Alabama State Capitol Building and the ...

  • 8

    Bye bye 'Bama...

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    ... also came on the tour with us and the State Troopers decided he counted as ‘contraband’ but let him tour the Capitol anyway... The Southern sense of humour is very similar to that of the English, maybe that’s why we’re getting on ...

  • 9

    In Burmingham they love the guv'ner...

    ... yards. It was also amazingly cool to see the precise spot where Civil rights basically began. In addition, to go to the capitol building, the spot where the governor of Alabama said "segregation today, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever." It was ...

  • 10

    Two Cities in One Day

    ... of her famous bus trip (A surprisingly short one, less than 5 minutes walk between them). We also walked to the Capitol Building where Alabama Governor George Wallace had famously said "Segregation now, segregation tomorrow, segregation forever. We ...