Alabama State Capitol
- Also Known As: Confederate Capitol
- Address: N Bainbridge St
- Vicinity: Goat Hill, E end of Dexter Ave
Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
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Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
1851/00/00 | Alabama State Capitol building is constructed by supervising architect Barachias Holt, 1850 - 1851 | |||||
1852/02/00 | Dorothea Lynde Dix | Vocation | After a second visit by Dix to the Alabama Legislature, a bill is passed that establishes the Alabama Insane Hospital appropriation of $100,000 | |||
1861/02/18 | Jefferson F Davis | Confederate President | Jefferson Davis is sworn in as President of the Confederate States of America on the steps of the Confederate National Capitol. | |||
1965/03/25 | Joan Baez | Protester | 25,000 protesters arrive at the foot of the capitol steps on Dexter Ave in the Third Selma to Montgomery March. | |||
1965/03/25 | Coretta Scott King | Protester | 25,000 protesters arrive at the foot of the capitol steps on Dexter Ave in the Third Selma to Montgomery March. | |||
1965/03/25 | Martin Luther King Jr | Protester | 25,000 protesters arrive at the foot of the capitol steps on Dexter Ave in the Third Selma to Montgomery March. |
Particulars for Alabama State Capitol: | |
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Sight Category | Building |
Historic Use | Capitol |
Society | Civil Rights |
Criteria | Historic Event |
Level of Significance | National |
Area of Significance | Politics-government |
Owner | State |
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