The six block stretch of Dexter Avenue, leading from the State Capitol building, down toward the Alabama River, and ending at Court Square, is the heart of downtown Montgomery. Any visitor to the city would do well to walk these blocks. Numerous historical markers along the way point out significant buildings and the sites of important historical events.
Since the 1840s, historic processions passing along Dexter Avenue to the Capitol included:
Jefferson Davis Inagural, 2-18-1861
Gen. J. H. Wilson's Union Calvary Corps, 4-12-1865
167th Infantry Regt. Rainbow Division, 5-12-1919
Selma-Montgomery Civil Rights March, 3-25-1965
Stephen Takes a Stroll, 12-02-2004
The top photo in this post is looking down Dexter Avenue from the steps of the Alabama State Capitol. The bottom photo is looking up Dexter Avenue toward the Capitol.
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