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History of Montgomery

Montgomery County was created by the Mississippi Territory General Assembly on Dec. 6, 1816. It is located in the south-central part of the state and is bounded on the north by the Alabama and Tallapoosa Rivers.

The county was named in honor of Major Lemuel Putnam Montgomery (Tennessee) who was killed in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, 1814. The county seat was established in Montgomery, which was also selected as the state capital in 1846.

From Civil War to Civil Rights, Montgomery today is a rich product of its past. Explore 19th century living at Old Alabama Town, experience Montgomery's artistic side at the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts or enjoy the day reliving Civil Rights' history. Young or old, Montgomery offers a variety of attractions to satisfy any traveler.

Things to see and do in Montgomery:

1.Civil Rights Memorial
This memorial chronicles key events in the civil rights movements and bears the names of 40 men, women, and children died during such events.  Located on Washington Avenue at the Southern Poverty Law Center.

2.Shakespeare Gardens
This 56,700 square foot garden complex features plants, flowers, willow arbors, shade trees, and garden shrubs. There is also a thatched-roof pavilion and a 325-seat Amphitheater.

3.Lambert Fun Zone
A 61,000 square foot facility with a rock climbing wall, roller skating rink, roller coaster Max Flight simulator, bumper cars, and more!

4.Maxwell Air Force Base
Wright Brothers established world's first civilian flying school on this site in 1910.

5.Governor's Mansion
Driving tour only. Alabama governors and families have lived in this 17-room house since 1951.

6.Montgomery Zoo
Visit 40 acres featuring habitats from 5 continents with naturalistic, barrier-free exhibits for more than 700 animals.

7.Armory Learning Arts Center
The Armory Learning Arts Center offers a variety of art-related classes including visual art, voice, and photography. In addition, the Armory is home to the Arts Council of Montgomery, Alabama Dance Theatre, and the nationally acclaimed gymnast.

8.Jasmine Hill Gardens and Outdoor Museum
Known as "Alabama's Little Corner of Greece", the Jasmine Hill Gardens and Outdoor Museum features over 20 acres of year-round floral beauty and classical sculpture, including new statuary honoring Olympic heroes and mythical gods.

9.Teague House
One of the South's finest examples of late Greek Revival architecture.

10.Scott And Zelda Fitzgerald Museum
Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald lived here from 1931 to 1932.

11.Hank Williams Museum
Museum features Hank's 1952 Cadillac in which he made his final journey.

12.Rosa Parks Library and Museum
Serves as a historical milestone to those who strive to understand the event that began the famous boycott.

13.Old Alabama Town
Authentically restored 19-and early 20th-century buildings stretching along six blocks in historic downtown Montgomery.

14.First White House Of The Confederacy
Italianate-style house was home to President and Mrs. Jefferson Davis while the capitol of Confederacy was in Montgomery.

15.Martin Luther King Jr.'s Former Home
Dr. King and his family lived here from 1954 to 1960, when he led the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

16.Alabama State Capitol
One of the few state capitols listed on the National Historic Register, this building is also the site where Jefferson Davis took oath of office as President of the Confederate States of America.

17.Blount Cultural Park
The park offers 300 acres of rolling hills, three large lakes, the lovely Shakespeare Gardens and is home for Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts and the Alabama Shakespeare Festival. Roadways and walkways are open from dawn until one hour.

18.Murphy House
Now home of the Montgomery Waterworks Board. This antebellum mansion housed Union Troops during Reconstruction. Admission is free. Open Monday through Friday.

19.St. John's Episcopal Church
Gothic-style church, designed by Wills & Dudley of New York. Oldest Episcopal church in Montgomery.

20.Fort Toulouse-Jackson Park
This 165-acre park contains the William Bartram Arboretum, a museum, historic buildings, and an Indian mound. Campgrounds are on site. Located in Elmore County.

21.Hank Williams Statue
A life-sized statue of country music star Hank Williams.

22.Alabama Judicial Building
Home of Alabama's Supreme Court, this building also houses the Courts of Criminal and Civil Appeals and the State Law Library. Former home of the famous ten commandments that Judge Roy Moore had on display.

23.Montgomery Amphitheatre

Downtown Amphitheatre that offers a venue for popular acts and overlooks the beautiful Alabama River.

24.Montgomery Biscuits Baseball

The ballpark is located on Coosa St. and Tallapoosa St. and is a new modern ballpark built into the historical train station
The stadium capacity is 7,000. 

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