Montgomery, city in central Alabama, capital of the state, and seat of Montgomery County. A port on the Alabama River, Montgomery is a major cotton and livestock market and a manufacturing center situated in the rich Black Belt agricultural region. Principal manufactures of the area include water heaters, computer software, paper products, machinery, furniture, textiles, and processed food. Tourism, construction, government activity, and financial institutions are also important to the economy of the city, as is nearby Maxwell Air Force Base. Air transportation is through Dannelly Field Airport.
Montgomery is the site of Huntingdon College (1854), Alabama State University (1874), Faulkner University (1942), Troy State University Montgomery (1966), a branch of Auburn University (opened in 1967), and a junior college. Points of interest include the colonial-style State Capitol, which served as the capitol of the Confederacy during the first few months of the American Civil War (1861-1865); the Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts, featuring displays of American art; and a museum devoted to F. Scott Fitzgerald, located in the house once occupied by the writer.
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