Excerpts from THREE CAPITALS: A BOOK ABOUT THE FIRST THREE CAPITALS OF ALABAMA by William H. Brantley.

Excerpts from THREE CAPITALS: A BOOK ABOUT THE FIRST THREE CAPITALS OF ALABAMA by William H. Brantley.

The first passage includes an excerpt from an address by Governor William Wyatt Bibb to the Alabama Legislature in November 1818, in which he explains why Cahaba was chosen as the site for the state capital. The second passage includes an excerpt from an address by Levin Powell to the Alabama Senate...

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Excerpts from THREE CAPITALS: A BOOK ABOUT THE FIRST THREE CAPITALS OF ALABAMA by William H. Brantley.
fulltopic Alabama documents
Bibb, William Wyatt, 1780-1820; Alabama--Capital and capitol; Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865; Rivers--Alabama; Cahaba (Ala.); Dallas County (Ala.)
description The first passage includes an excerpt from an address by Governor William Wyatt Bibb to the Alabama Legislature in November 1818, in which he explains why Cahaba was chosen as the site for the state capital. The second passage includes an excerpt from an address by Levin Powell to the Alabama Senate in 1825, in which he explains why the capital should not be permanently located at Cahaba; he specifically mentions problems with flooding, since "Cahawba is on a low situation, and liable to be inundated by the waters of both the Cahawba and Alabama rivers."
spelling Q0000012611 - Q0000012616Q12611 - Q12616Excerpts from THREE CAPITALS: A BOOK ABOUT THE FIRST THREE CAPITALS OF ALABAMA by William H. Brantley.The first passage includes an excerpt from an address by Governor William Wyatt Bibb to the Alabama Legislature in November 1818, in which he explains why Cahaba was chosen as the site for the state capital. The second passage includes an excerpt from an address by Levin Powell to the Alabama Senate in 1825, in which he explains why the capital should not be permanently located at Cahaba; he specifically mentions problems with flooding, since "Cahawba is on a low situation, and liable to be inundated by the waters of both the Cahawba and Alabama rivers."19471947-00-001810-1819Bibb, William Wyatt, 1780-1820; Alabama--Capital and capitol; Alabama--Politics and government--To 1865; Rivers--Alabama; Cahaba (Ala.); Dallas County (Ala.)TextBooks; SpeechesBrantley, William H.Three Capitals, a Book about the First Three Capitals of Alabama: St. Stephens, Huntsville & CahawbaF326 .B826v20648Alabama Department of Archives and History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, Alabama 36130EnglishThis material may be protected under U. S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S. Code) which governs the making of photocopies or reproductions of copyrighted materials. You may use the digitized material for private study, scholarship, or research. Though ADAH has physical ownership of the material in its collections, in some cases we may not own the copyright to the material. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in our collections.;600 PPI TIFFhttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/1800
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