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AL SJR9
Joint Resolution
Status
Enrolled
1/18/2018
Primary Sponsor
Greg Albritton
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AI Summary
- Legislature recognizes St. Stephens in Washington County as the Territorial Capital of Alabama
- Congress designated St. Stephens as the Alabama territorial capital on December 10, 1817, after establishing the Alabama Territory on March 3, 1817
- Territorial Legislature convened at St. Stephens on January 19, 1818, and selected Alabama's first congressional representatives, drew judicial districts, created counties, and ordered a census
- Territorial Legislature voted during the same 1818 session to temporarily relocate the capital to Huntsville pending construction of new facilities in Cahawba
- St. Stephens Historical Commission now operates the territorial capital site, which contains significant archaeological remnants of Alabama's early political and cultural history
Legislative Description
St. Stephens, Territorial Capital of Alabama, recognized
Resolutions, Congratulatory
Last Action
Delivered to Governor at 1:25 p.m. on 1/18/18
1/18/2018
Committee Referrals
Rules1/11/2018
Rules1/9/2018
Full Bill Text
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