Montgomery Wedding

Montgomery is the capital of the U.S. state of Alabama. The second largest city in Alabama, it is located on the Alabama River in Montgomery County (of which it is the seat) in south central part of the state. Montgomery is notable for its association with the Civil War for being the first capital of the Confederacy and the Civil Rights Movement, including the famous Montgomery Bus Boycott (see below).

Incorporated in 1819, the city was named for General Richard Montgomery, who died in the American Revolutionary War attempting to capture Quebec, Canada. Montgomery was the fifth capital of Alabama. The territorial capital, St. Stephens on the Tombigbee River, had been supplanted by Huntsville then Cahawba and Tuscaloosa [1]. It was the first capital of the Confederate States of America, whose president, Jefferson Davis, was inaugurated on its steps. It is located on the north portion of the Alabama River. On March 19, 1910 Montgomery became the winter home of the Wright brothers Wright Flying School.

Montgomery is located at 322142N, 861645W (32.361538, -86.279118)GR1.