AL SJR8

Recognizes Cahawba (spelled "Cahaba" after 1850) as the first permanent capital of Alabama.

Cahawba served as the state capital from 1820 to 1826, hosting the state's first four governors, eleven Supreme Court meetings, and seven legislative sessions including the first special session on reapportionment.

Alabama's first Governor William Wyatt Bibb patterned the town on Philadelphia and secured construction of a two-story statehouse in the town.

During its tenure as capital, Cahawba grew to over 1,000 residents and developed into a commercial center with two newspapers, numerous inns and stores, and the first state bank built in 1824.

The state Legislature voted on December 13, 1825 to relocate the capital to Tuscaloosa, and the Old Cahawba Archeological Site is now managed by the Alabama Historical Commission.