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Created by Mississippi Territorial Legislature from lands ceded by Creek Indian Nation in Treaty of Fort Jackson, 1814.
Named for Major Lemuel Purnell Montgomery, killed at Horseshoe Bend, 1814, while leading charge on Indian fortifications.
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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOFW_montgomery-county-korean-war-veterans_Montgomery-AL.html
In grateful memory of the men and women of Montgomery County who fought for God and country on the field of honor in the Korean War
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old: age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the g…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOFU_dr-j-marion-sims_Montgomery-AL.html
This tablet marks the site of the office and infirmary ofDR. J. MARION SIMSHere, in 1845, he performed the first closure of a vesico-vaginal fistula with wire suture, using a pewter spoon as speculum. This operation made him famous throughout the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOFT_office-of-dr-luther-leonidas-hill_Montgomery-AL.html
(Side A):Office of Dr. Luther Leonidas HillThis early 20th-century building was office of Dr. L.L. Hill who, in 1902, performed first open heart surgery in the Western Hemisphere when he sutured stab wound in young boy's heart. A Montgomerian, Hil…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOFS_the-montgomery-theater_Montgomery-AL.html
On a wall in this building,"The Montgomery Theater"Dan Emmettfirst inscribed the score of Dixiefor his minstrel orchestra.H.F. Arnold arranged it for band music and used it atthe inauguration ofJefferson DavisPresident of the Confederacy.February …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOFQ_montgomery-theatre_Montgomery-AL.html
Opened in Oct. 1860 as the South moved closer to secession, the theatre was significant in the social, cultural and political life of the city. In the early months, John Wilkes Booth performed here, Bryant Minstrels introduced "Dixie," which was t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOFP_montgomery-city-hall-funeral-for-hank-williams_Montgomery-AL.html
(Front)Built 1936-37Following a fire in 1932 that destroyed a 19th century City Hall, architect Frank Lockwood designed a replacement for the same site. With the Depression affecting all construction projects during the period, the city received f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOFO_st-johns-episcopal-church_Montgomery-AL.html
Present building erected 1855 under rectorship of Nicholas Hamner Cobbs, first Bishop of Alabama. Primary convention of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the Confederate States of America was held here, July 3-6, 1861.Charles Minnegerode Beckwith…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOFN_murphy-house_Montgomery-AL.html
Greek Revival Home built, 1851by John H. Murphy, cotton broker andan incorporator and director of theMontgomery Water Works Company, chartered 1854.Union Army Provost Marshal's Headquarters 1865.Elks Club 1902-1967Restored by Montgomery Water Work…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOE4_to-the-memory-of-general-marquis-de-la-fayette_Montgomery-AL.html
In grateful recognition of his valiant service and in commemoration of the one hundredth anniversary of his visit to our city