Montgomery, Alabama, USA
1895 - Montgomery

Montgomery, a city of Alabama, the capital of the state, and the seat of justice of Montgomery co., is situated on the left bank of the Alabama River, at the convergence of the main lines or branches of 5 railway systems,—viz., the Alabama Midland, the Central of Georgia, the Louisville & Nashville, the Savannah, Americus & Montgomery, and the Western of Alabama,-265 miles W. of Savannah, 304 miles S. of Nashville, and 180 miles N. of Mobile. Lat. 32° 21' N.; Lon. 86°25' W. It is the third city of the state in population, and has great facilities for communication with the surrounding country. The Alabama is one of the best rivers in the Union for navigation, and, as it is never closed by ice, large steamers ascend from Mobile to Montgomery at all seasons of the year. This city contains a capitol or state-house, a fine masonic temple, 3 national banks, several machine-shops, a cotton-factory, electric lights and street-railway, and ships large quantities of cot ton. A political and a religious weekly and 2 daily news papers are published here. The seat of government was established in Montgomery in 1847. Pop. in 1880, 16,713; in 1890, 21,883.

Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott

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