Site - Alabama's First Constitutional Convention
N 34° 43.768 W 086° 35.027
16S E 538105 N 3843121
The start of Alabama's state history.
Waymark Code: WM1PK9
Location: Alabama, United States
Date Posted: 06/17/2007
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The Plaque says:
Site of Alabama's First Constitutional Convention
Here, on July 5, 1819, forty-four delegates from twenty-two counties in the Alabama Territory met to frame a State Constitution which was accepted and signed August 2, 1819. Convention leadership was furnished by two Huntsvillians, John Williams Walker, president, and Clement Comer Clay, chairman of a committee appointed to draft the document
Marker Name: Site - Alabama's First Constitutional Convention
Marker Type: Urban
Addtional Information::
Located in Huntsville on NW corner Franklin and Gates Streets. On the north side of the building is a replica of the Liberty Bell.
Date Dedicated / Placed: 1965
Marker Number: Not listed
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