Montgomery is the capital city of the state of Alabama in the United States. In 2000 201,568 people lived there.[2]
Montgomery was started on December 3, 1819 by the merging of New Philadelphia and East Alabama Town.[3] The city became a county seat in 1822. On January 28, 1846, the state capital was moved from Tuscaloosa to Montgomery.[4]
Notable natives and residents [change]
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- ↑ "Annual Estimates of the Population for Incorporated Places in Alabama, Listed Alphabetically: April 1, 2000 to July 1, 2006" (CSV). 2007 Population Estimates. U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division. June 28 2007. http://www.census.gov/popest/cities/tables/SUB-EST2006-04-01.csv. Retrieved June 28, 2007.
- ↑ ""Montgomery city, Alabama - Fact Sheet"". "American Fact Finder". http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFFacts?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=16000US0151000&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US01%7C16000US0150000&_street=&_county=montgomery&_cityTown=montgomery&_state=04000US01&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=factsheet_1&ds_name=DEC_2000_SAFF&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=. Retrieved 2008-05-05.
- ↑ Lewis, Herbert J. (August 31, 2007), "Montgomery County", Encyclopedia of Alabama, http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1336, retrieved 2009-01-31
- ↑ Neeley, Mary Ann Oglesby (November 6, 2008), "Montgomery", Encyclopedia of Alabama, http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1833, retrieved 2009-05-02
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