Water Avenue Historic District

The Water Avenue Historic District is a 10-acre historic district in , United States. It is centered on Water Avenue in downtown. The boundaries were increased on July 7, 2005.
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Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Edmund Pettus Bridge and Brown Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church.

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
The carries U.S. Route 80 Business across the Alabama River in , United States. Built in 1940, it is named after Edmund Pettus, a former Confederate brigadier general, U.S. senator, and state-level leader of the Alabama Ku Klux Klan.

Church
Photo: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0.
Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church is a church at 410 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in , United States. This church was a starting point for the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965 and, as the meeting place and offices of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference during the Selma Movement, played a major role in the events that led to the adoption of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Church
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Selma.

Photo: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain.
is a city in . has the distinction of being a notable place in the pages of history, for its role in the Civil War and doubly-so for its role in the Civil Rights Movement.

Water Avenue Historic District

Latitude
32.40795° or 32° 24′ 29″ north
Longitude
-87.01424° or 87° 0′ 51″ west
Elevation
131 feet (40 metres)
Open location code
864JCX5P+58
Open­Street­Map ID
node 358985312
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­district
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Geo­Names ID
4096479
Wiki­data ID
Q14679597
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In Other Languages

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Selmont and West Selmont.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Old Depot Museum and Riverside Park.

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