Site - Alabama's First Constitutional Convention

Site - Alabama's First Constitutional Convention (HMIKD)

Location: Huntsville, AL 35801 Madison County
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Country: United States of America
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N 34° 43.762', W 86° 35.032'

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Here, on July 5, 1819 forty-four delegates from twenty-two Counties in the Alabama Territory met to frame a State Constitution which was accepted and signed August 2, 1819.

Convention leadership was furnished by two Huntsvillians, John Williams Walker, president, and Clement Comer Clay, chairman of a committee appointed to draft the document.
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HM NumberHMIKD
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Year Placed1965
Placed ByAlabama Historical Association
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Date Added Tuesday, September 16th, 2014 at 6:21am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)16S E 538097 N 3843110
Decimal Degrees34.72936667, -86.58386667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 34° 43.762', W 86° 35.032'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds34° 43' 45.72" N, 86° 35' 1.92" W
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Area Code(s)256
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 300-398 Franklin St SE, Huntsville AL 35801, US
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