Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Montgomery/Boyd Cooper Parkway

The Capitol Rotunda and Murals

by Stephen-KarenConn

In 1926 the newly formed Alabama Arts Commission retained Roderick MacKenzie, a Scottish-born artist living in Mobile, Alabama, to design a series of murals to be installed beneath the Capitol Dome. The work was completed in July of 1930. Today the murals are as interesting for reflecting the way in which Alabama history was depicted in the early 20th century as for their intrinsic artistic merit. The themes of the eight murals are as follows:

1. Hostile Meeting of Desoto, Spanish Explorer and Tuscaloosa Indian Chieftian - 1540.
2. French Establishing First White Colony in Alabama Under Iberville and Bienville, Mobile, 1702-1711.
3. Surrender of William Weatherford, Hostile Creek Leader, to General Andrew Jackson - 1814.
4. Pioneer Home-seekers Led into the Alabama Wilderness by Sam Dale - 1816.
5. Governor William Wyatt Bibb and Committee Drafting the First State Constitution at Huntsville, 1819.
6. Wealth and Leisure Produce the Golden Period of Antebellum Life in Alabama, 1840-1860.
7. Secession and the Confederacy, Inauguration of President Jefferson Davis, 1861.
8. Prosperity Follows the Development of Resources Agriculture, Commerce and Industry, 1874-1930.

First White House of the Confederacy

by sambarnett

Jefferson Davis, first and only President of the Confederate States of America, lived here with his family before the capital was moved to Richmond, Virginia. The house contains period furnishings and is free to tour.

Montgomery, Alabama

by travelfrosch

"A Business Trip"

Recently, I returned to Montgomery for business. While it is not exactly on the list of "hot places" for a tourist to visit (well, unless you're talking about the temperature in summer...), it does give one an opportunity to take a look at a typical metropolitan area in the southern United States. On this page, I'll offer a few tips and insights. Enjoy!