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Montgomery has been recognized nationally for its continuing downtown revitalization. In the early 2000s, the city constructed the Montgomery Biscuits minor league baseball stadium and Riverfront Park. Following those developments, hundreds of millions of dollars have been invested by private companies that have adapted old warehouses and ...
The tornado killed 26 people, injured 293 others, and caused a city-wide blackout which lasted for hours. [16] [17] 1947 - Alabama Historical Association headquartered in city. [citation needed] 1948 - U.S. Maxwell Air Force Base established. [13] 1949 - City of Montgomery Library established. 1950 - Population: 106,525.
This is a list of mayors who have served the city of Montgomery, Alabama, United States. Steven Reed , incumbent mayor since November 12, 2019. Elections in Alabama
Montgomery County was established by dividing Monroe County on December 6, 1816, by the Mississippi Territorial Legislature. [1] It is named for Lemuel P. Montgomery, a young U.S. Army officer killed at the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, the final battle of the Creek Indian war, which was waged concurrently with the War of 1812.
The Montgomery, Alabama Metropolitan Statistical Area (commonly known as the Tri-Counties or the River Region) is a metropolitan area in central Alabama. As of 2020, the MSA had a population of 386,047, ranking it 142nd among United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas.
Montgomery became the first county seat of Montgomery County shortly after the county was created on December 14, 1837. [7] Montgomery County was the third county formed during the Republic of Texas. The county originally extended from the Brazos River to the Trinity.
The towns became rivals, but merged on December 3, 1819, and were incorporated as the city of Montgomery. [8] The new city was named for General Richard Montgomery, who died in the American Revolutionary War attempting to capture Quebec City, Canada. Montgomery County had already been named for Major Lemuel P. Montgomery, who fell at the Battle ...
Horsecars of the Capital City Street R., circa 1880–1889. The Capital City Street Railway, also known as the Lightning Route, was the first citywide system of streetcars established in Montgomery, Alabama, on April 15, 1886. [2] This early technology was developed by the Belgian-American inventor Charles Joseph Van Depoele.