Montgomery County Archives
Montgomery County Archives
Montgomery County Archives
In the Stacks: Episode 13: The Curious Case of the Shifting Capital
6 minutes Posted Jun 18, 2018 at 5:14 pm.
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In this Episode of In the Stacks, we discuss how Montgomery became the permanent site of the Alabama State Capital. We begin by discussing how St. Stephens became the original home of the state capital before it briefly moved to Huntsville. We then examine the turbulent time it spent in the town of Cahaba that led to it being moved to Tuscaloosa and the politics that led to it finding a home in Montgomery.
Sources: http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1674 http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-2498
http://www.archives.state.al.us/capital/capitals.html http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/h-1543
http://www.legislature.state.al.us/aliswww/history/constitutions/1819/1819all.html
http://www.alabamapioneers.com/chandelier-falls-in-alabama-capital-on-first-session/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNsu55CSTSY
Music: http://www.purple-planet.com