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Capitol Park (Tuscaloosa, Alabama)
33.2079° N, -87.5743° E
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Capitol Park on Childress Hill is a park in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on a bluff above the Black Warrior River. It was the site of the Alabama State Capitol from 1826 to 1846, when the capitol was moved to Montgomery. The capitol building was subsequently used for Alabama Central Female College. It burned in 1923. A historical marker in the park commemorates the school's history. The University of Alabama has a collection of papers related to the school. Classical architecture ruins from the building (a mixture of reconstituted original ornamentation and 1980s-era reconstruction) remain.
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Statehouse established
1826
Governor addresses legislature
1829
Capitol moved to Montgomery
1846
Building destroyed by fire
1923
Ruins reduced to mound
1930s
Design committee and reconstruction
1988
Capitol School located on site corner
1993
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