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The Alabama State Fair Montgomery is a state fair established in 1855 in Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.. [1] The first event was named the Agricultural Fair and Cattle Show, and in later history the event went by the name, Alabama State Exposition. [2] [3]
Montgomery's central location in Alabama's Black Belt has long made it a processing hub for commodity crops such as cotton, peanuts, and soybeans. In 1840 Montgomery County led the state in cotton production, [59] and by 1911, the city processed 160,000–200,000 bales of cotton annually. [60]
The Garrett Coliseum is a 12,500-seat multi-purpose arena in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. The arena is the centerpiece of the Alabama Agricultural Center, home to the Alabama National Fair. It was built in 1951 and named after W. W. Garrett, the first chairman of the Alabama Agricultural Board. [1]
The Alabama State Capitol, listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the First Confederate Capitol, is the state capitol building for Alabama. Located on Capitol Hill, originally Goat Hill, in Montgomery , it was declared a National Historic Landmark on December 19, 1960.
Bates Turkey Farm is a domestic turkey [1] producer founded in 1923 and based near Fort Deposit, Alabama [2] [3] [4] (about thirty miles south of Montgomery, in Lowndes County). [3] A wedding gift of nine turkey eggs was the start of the operation. [5]
Belle Mina, known as Belmina during the 19th century, is a historic forced-labor farm and plantation house in Belle Mina, Alabama, United States. [3] Completed in 1826, the Late Georgian-style house was built for Alabama's second governor, Thomas Bibb.
Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Alabama. As of the 2020 census, its population was 228,954, making it the seventh-most populous county in Alabama. [2] Its county seat is Montgomery, the state capital. [3] Montgomery County is included in the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Old Alabama Town is a collection of restored 19th- and 20th-century structures reflecting the lives of the people who settled and developed central Alabama.It stretches along six blocks in the heart of historic downtown Montgomery, Alabama, depicting a cross-section of architecture, history, and lifestyles from an elegant townhouse to rural pioneer living.