Discover everything that Alabama Tourism has to offer your family vacation July 18, 2009
Posted by janey in : travel books , trackbackExplore everything that Alabama Tourism has to offer your weekend vacation
Ensure you plan a stop at the Alabama State Capitol when you’re making your plans for your Alabama tourism visit. Here you will have the opportunity to search back to the history not only of Alabama but of the Confederate movement and corporation of the Confederate State. Jefferson Davis was sworn in to the leadership of the Confederacy in the Alabama State Capitol in 1861. This began with delegates from South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia and Louisiana meeting in Montgomery to secede from the Union. You’ll be able to see there’s a commemorative brass marker in the shape of a six-pointed star is set at the exact location ( on the top step, to the right of the door, between the middle columns ) where Jefferson Davis stood on February eighteen, 1861, to take his oath of office as first ( and only ) President of the Confederate States of America. One of many attractions in Alabama that you can enjoy on your weekend vacation to Alabama.
Many years on the State Capitol was once more the appearance of a rebellion of a kind. The 1965 Voting Rights March finished on the street right in front of the capitol. The march had begun in Selma with 3,200 marchers but by the point it reached Montgomery there were 25,000 people gathered together. This march played an important role in getting President Lyndon Johnson to sign the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
The structure itself was occupied in 1851 following the construction that took place after the first capitol building burned down in 1849. It sits in the same location on the pinnacle of Goat Hill. The original center core of the capitol building is done in the Greek Revival style featuring a circular drum tower capped with a dome and cupola. At a later time the Neoclassical wings were added at the sides and the back.
Montgomery finished up being the capital after it had moved round the state to 4 other locations. When an everlasting home was needed the General Assembly voted to move it to Montgomery and make it a permanent home for the state.
There are tours available for the public which are self-guided from 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. CST. This is a goodway to have your Alabama vacations be a learning time as well as a most delightful experience. Bring your family and come to go to the State Capitol in Montgomery, you’ll be glad you took the time.
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