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founded New Philadelphia, the present-day eastern part of downtown. Dexter envisioned his town would one day grow to prominence; he set aside a hilltop known as "Goat Hill" as the future location for the state capitol building. New Philadelphia soon prospered, and Scott and his associates built a
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due to a patron failing to extinguish a tobacco pipe properly before placing it in his coat pocket, and early efforts to extinguish it by the staff failed. The casualties included 26 dead, including former Alabama Public Service Commissioner Ed Pepper, who had been indicted earlier that day by a
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in August 1814, the Creek tribes were forced to give the majority of their lands to the U.S., including most of central and southern Alabama. When the hostile faction of Creeks that populated the Alabama River's banks moved south, the area became open for
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on Goat Hill, the site set aside by Andrew Dexter 29 years earlier. The new building was ready for the 1847-48 legislature session, but on December 14, 1849, the building burned to the ground. It was rebuilt using the same plans and completed in 1851.
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upheld the ruling in November, the city desegregated the bus system, and the boycott was ended. King gained nationwide fame as a result of the Boycott. He remained in Montgomery until 1960, during which time he led the founding of the
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On February 7, 1967, a devastating fire broke out at Dale's Penthouse, a restaurant and lounge on the top floor of the Walter Bragg Smith apartment building (now Capital Towers) at 7 Clayton Street downtown. The fire started in the
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officials who attempted to intervene. Police eventually intervened—and served the riders with injunctions for inciting violence. Days later, more riders departed Montgomery to continue the ride, only to be arrested upon reaching
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new town adjacent, calling it East Alabama Town. The towns became rivals, but merged on December 3, 1819, and were incorporated as the city of Montgomery. The new city was named for General
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As state capital, Montgomery began to have a great influence over state politics, but would also play a prominent role on the national stage. Montgomery resident
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in the Supreme Court building rotunda. The ensuing demonstrations by supporters and opponents alike brought national attention to Montgomery. In 2005,
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by 1851. Due in large part to its transportation connections and central location in the state, the legislature decided to move the state capital from
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gave the land north of the 31st parallel to the United States. This part of West Florida, including the southern half of Montgomery, became part of the
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and Highland Park saw much of their growth during the height of the Lightning Route. On March 19, 1910, Montgomery became the winter home of the
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Hines, Ralph H., and James E. Pierce. "Negro Leadership After the Social Crisis: An Analysis of Leadership Changes in Montgomery, Alabama."
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blocking Black people from registering to vote. Following the shooting of a man after a civil rights rally, the leaders decided to
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who lived on the opposite side the river were adept mound builders. The first Europeans to come through central Alabama were
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to allow free voter registration. After meeting with resistance from state troopers, an incident that became known as "
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and his expedition, who came through Ikanatchati and camped for one week in Towassa in 1540. It is also likely that
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Jefferson Davis was inaugurated president of the Confederacy on the steps of the State Capitol on February 18, 1861.
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authorized the march. By March 24, the marchers reached Montgomery, and the group camped and held a rally at the
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Due in large part to the cotton trade, the newly united Montgomery grew quickly. In October 1821, the steamboat
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lunch counter to protest segregation. After the involved students were expelled at the insistence of Governor
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The next recorded European movements in the area happened well over a century later, when an expedition from
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Kenny, Stephen C. "‘I can do the child no good’: Dr Sims and the Enslaved Infants of Montgomery, Alabama."
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and his colonists traveled through the Montgomery area on their way from Nanipacana to Coosa in northwest
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went down the Alabama River in 1697. The first permanent European settler in the Montgomery area was
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After McQueen's arrival, European immigration to the area was slow in coming; Abraham Mordecai of
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with the Alibamu. The British gained the former French and Spanish possessions east of the
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In 1886 Montgomery became the first city in the United States to install citywide electric
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settlers. Between 1814 and 1816, Arthur Moore built a cabin near the current location of
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after the Wrights began working with the government to produce planes for military use.
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that night. The next morning, the march reached the Capitol, and King gave a speech,
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Martin Luther King would return to Montgomery in 1965. Local civil rights leaders in
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was formed, and its lands were sold off the next year at the federal land office in
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Montgomery: History - Early Days in Montgomery, Lafayette's Visit a Local Highlight
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Montgomery continues to grow and diversify. In 1985, longtime resident and former
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was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white man, sparking the
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to Montgomery, on January 28, 1846. The city paid for the construction of the
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in 1797. Georgia's western territory was integrated into Mississippi in 1804.
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Through Others' Eyes: Published Accounts of Antebellum Montgomery, Alabama
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Montgomery in the Good War: Portrait of a Southern City, 1939–1946
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to the northeast of the future Montgomery, serving primarily as a
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The Wright Brothers opened a flying school in Montgomery in 1910.
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ruled that Montgomery's bus segregation was illegal. After the
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trader who came to the area in 1716. In 1717, the French built
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in 1764. In 1767, Alabama's area was divided between the
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erected a 5,280-pound (2,395 kg) monument of the
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Prior to European colonization, the left bank of the
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Index

History of Alabama
By year
Pre-statehood
U.S. Civil War
Since 1900
African-Americans
Cities
Politics
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Montgomery, Alabama
Alabama River
Confederate States of America
Richmond, Virginia
Civil Rights Movement
Montgomery bus boycott
Selma to Montgomery marches
Alabama River
Alibamu tribe
Coushatta
Hernando de Soto
Tristán de Luna y Arellano
Georgia
Carolina
James McQueen
Scottish
Fort Toulouse
trading post

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