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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMODV_first-baptist-church-brick-a-day-church_Montgomery-AL.html
Organized in 1866, this pioneering congregation grew out of First Baptist Church, now on Perry Street, where early parishioners had worshipped as slaves. The first building, facing Columbus Street, was erected in 1867. Nathan Ashby served as first…
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The city cemetery was begun by donations of land from Andrew Dexter in 1817 and from General John Scott in 1818. Dexter and Scott had founded separate villages which combined to form Montgomery in 1819. The early part of the graveyard was known as…
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City of MontgomeryTwo small villages, New Philadelphia, founded by Massachusetts lawyer Andrew Dexter in 1817, and East Alabama, established by Georgians led by John Scott in 1818, united in 1819 to form Montgomery, named for Revolutionary hero Ge…
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The Lightning RouteIn 1886, Montgomery became the first city in the Western Hemisphere to convert an entire street railway system to electricity. The Capital City Street Railway Co. initiated electric trolley service on one mile of the street car …
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Major Charles W. DavisA native of Montgomery, graduated of Lanier, alumnus of the Universities of Alabama and Maryland. Major Davis was awarded the Medal of Honor as Executive Officer, 2d Battalion, 27th Infantry Regiment, 25th Infantry Division. …
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Side AFounded 1866 as the Abraham Lincoln Normal School in Marion. Alabama by nine former slaves. Operated from 1868 until 1874 by the American Missionary Association. The school began to receive state funding in 1874, making it the first state-as…
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Lewis began an earnest voting rights drive in the early 1940s. Credited with registering 4 generations of Montgomery voters. He established Citizenship School that tutored prospective black voters to fill out the literacy text. A barrier before th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIRB_georgia-gilmore_Montgomery-AL.html
Georgia Gilmore, cited as a "solid energetic boycott participant and supporter." Lived in this house during the days of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Once arrested on a bus, Gilmore was ardent in her efforts to raise funds for the Movement and organ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMIR5_montgomerys-slave-markets-first-emancipation-observance-1866_Montgomery-AL.html
Side AThe city's slave market was at the Artesian Basin (Court Square). Slaves of all ages were auctioned, along with land and livestock, standing in line to be inspected. Public posters advertised sales and included gender, approximate age, first…
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This memorial is erected on the siteof the birthplace ofWilliam Percy FrenchBorn 1st May 1854and commemorates his life asengineer, song-writer, entertainer,artist and journalist.
"Remember me is all I ask,and yet if the remembranceprove a task …