Alabama State University
Alabama State University is a public historically Black university in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. Founded in 1867 during the Reconstruction era, it was one of about 180 "normal schools" established by state governments in the 19th century to train teachers for the rapidly growing public common schools.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: University
- Description: public university in Montgomery, Alabama, United States
- Also known as: “Alabama Colored Peoples University”, “Alabama State College”, “Alabama State College for Negroes”, “Alabama State College for Negros”, “Alabama State Normal School”, “alasu.edu”, “ASU”, “Lincoln Normal School”, “Lincoln Normal School (Marion, AL)”, “State Normal School and University for Colored Students and Teachers”, “State Normal School for Colored Students”, and “State Teachers College (AL)”
- Address: 915 South Jackson Street, Montgomery, 36104
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include First White House of the Confederacy and Cramton Bowl.
First White House of the Confederacy
Museum
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The First White House of the Confederacy is a historic house in Montgomery, Alabama, which was the initial executive residence of President of the Confederate States of America Jefferson Davis and family during early 1861. First White House of the Confederacy is situated 1 mile northwest of Alabama State University.
Cramton Bowl
Stadium
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Cramton Bowl is a 21,000-seat stadium located in Montgomery, Alabama. Cramton Bowl opened in 1922 as a baseball stadium and has been home to Major League Baseball spring training and to minor league baseball. Cramton Bowl is situated 1 mile north of Alabama State University.
Trinity Presbyterian Church
Church
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Trinity Presbyterian Church in Montgomery, Alabama is a flagship and founding congregation within the Presbyterian Church in America, PCA. Trinity has about 1,300 members. Trinity Presbyterian Church is situated 3,700 feet southwest of Alabama State University.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cloverdale Historic District and Garden District.
Cloverdale Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Cloverdale Historic District is a 156-acre historic district in Montgomery, Alabama. It is roughly bounded by Norman Bridge and Cloverdale roads, Fairview and Felder avenues, and Boultier Street.
Garden District
Neighborhood
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The Garden District is a 315-acre historic district in Montgomery, Alabama. Garden District is roughly bounded by Norman Bridge Road, Court Street, Jeff Davis Avenue, and Fairview Avenue.
Montgomery
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Montgomery is the capital of Alabama, in the River Heritage region of the state. Montgomery has also been recognized nationally for its downtown revitalization and new urbanism projects.
Alabama State University
- Categories: public university, public educational institution of the United States, school, and education
- Location: Montgomery, Alabama, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
32.36353° or 32° 21′ 49″ northLongitude
-86.29349° or 86° 17′ 37″ westElevation
249 feet (76 metres)Open location code
864M9P74+CJOpenStreetMap ID
way 128681698OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=university
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Alabama State University” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “جامعة ولاية ألاباما”
- Arabic: “جامعة ولاية الاباما”
- Armenian: “Ալաբամա նահանգի համալսարան”
- Belarusian: “Алабамскі дзяржаўны ўніверсітэт”
- Belarusian: “Алабамскі дзяржаўны ўнівэрсытэт”
- Belarusian: “Унівэрсытэт штату Алабамы”
- Catalan: “Alabama State University”
- Chinese: “阿拉巴馬州立大學”
- Chinese: “阿拉巴马州立大学”
- Czech: “Alabamská státní univerzita”
- Dutch: “Alabama State University”
- Egyptian Arabic: “جامعة ولاية الاباما”
- Esperanto: “Alabama Ŝtata Universitato”
- Finnish: “Alabaman osavaltionyliopisto”
- French: “Alabama State University”
- French: “université d’État de l’Alabama”
- French: “Université d’État de l’Alabama”
- Galician: “Universidade do Estado de Alabama”
- German: “Alabama State University”
- Hebrew: “אוניברסיטת המדינה של אלבמה”
- Japanese: “アラバマ州立大学”
- Minangkabau: “Universitas Alabama State”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Alabama State University”
- Norwegian: “Alabama State University”
- Russian: “Университет штата Алабама”
- Spanish: “Alabama State University”
- Spanish: “Universidad Estatal de Alabama”
- Swedish: “Alabama State University”
- Tamil: “அலபாமா அரசுப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்”
- Tamil: “அலபாமா மாநிலப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்”
- Ukrainian: “Алабамський державний університет”
- Urdu: “الاباما اسٹیٹ یونیورسٹی”
- Welsh: “Prifysgol Talaith Alabama”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Oak Park and Cloverdale.
Nearby Places
Explore places such as George N. Card Hall and C.J. Dunn Tower.
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