Alabama State University

Alabama State University is a public historically Black university in , 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.
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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 United Methodist Church (Montgomery, Alabama) and First White House of the Confederacy.

Church
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is situated 2,700 feet south of Alabama State University.

Museum
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The is a historic house in , which was the initial executive residence of President of the Confederate States of America Jefferson Davis and family during early 1861. is situated 1 mile northwest of Alabama State University.

Church
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is situated 3,300 feet northwest of Alabama State University.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cloverdale Historic District and Garden District.

Neighborhood
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The is a 156-acre historic district in . It is roughly bounded by Norman Bridge and Cloverdale roads, Fairview and Felder avenues, and Boultier Street.

Neighborhood
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The is a 315-acre historic district in . is roughly bounded by Norman Bridge Road, Court Street, Jeff Davis Avenue, and Fairview Avenue.

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is the capital of , in the region of the state. has also been recognized nationally for its downtown revitalization and new urbanism projects.

Alabama State University

Latitude
32.36353° or 32° 21′ 49″ north
Longitude
-86.29349° or 86° 17′ 37″ west
Elevation
249 feet (76 metres)
Open location code
864M9P74+CJ
Open­Street­Map ID
way 128681698
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­university
Geo­Names ID
4829755
Wiki­data ID
Q941524
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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”
  • Indonesian: “Universitas Negeri Alabama”
  • 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.

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