OLD DEPOT MUSEUM

SELMA, AL

Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail: information table
Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail: information table Credit: shermaniac

The Old Depot Museum in Selma, Alabama is a historic landmark that has been open to the public since 1976. This museum is housed in the original train depot for the city of Selma, which was built in 1890. The museum was founded to preserve and share the history of the city and its people.

The museum offers a variety of exhibits and activities that tell the story of Selma's rich history. Visitors can view a variety of artifacts, photographs, and documents that represent the city's past. Exhibits include a life-size replica of the Edmund Pettus Bridge, which was the site of the 1965 civil rights march, a variety of Civil War artifacts, and a plethora of objects that tell stories of the city's African-American heritage.

The museum also offers educational programs and activities for the community and visitors alike. Lectures, live music programs, and guided tours are all offered at the museum. Visitors can also participate in special events that are held periodically.

The museum is a great way to gain insight into Selma's history and culture and provides a great opportunity for visitors to learn about the city's past.

OLD DEPOT MUSEUM is a Uncategorized or General Museum in SELMA AL. US MID #8400100021

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia).

Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail: information table
Old Depot Museum - Selma, AL <a href="https://selmamuseum.org/our-history" rel="noreferrer nofollow">selmamuseum.org/our-history</a> Highlights from their website: A tour of the Old Museum runs the gamut from the Civil War to Civil Rights. The building is a contributing property to Selma’s “Water Avenue Historic District” that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and documented in select photographs in the Historic American Buildings’ Survey. The red brick, stone trimmed building in the Romanesque Revival style was built ca. 1890. Thanks to its design, it is one of twelve railroad depots in the Southeast designated by Southern Living to be of architectural and historical importance.
Federal Courthouse - Selma, AL This Federal Courthouse and Post Office was completed in 1909 under the design of architect James Knox Taylor. Also note the freestanding 1909 Arch on the left.
20220802-OSEC-LSC-0001 From left, White House Infrastructure Coordinator Mitch Landrieu, U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, homeowner Ms. Aquilla Grant, clean water and sewer system advocate Catherine Flowers, and Environmental Protection Agency EPA Administrator Michael S. Regan, in the Grant home before a tour of her straight pipe backyard sewage, and Secretary Vilsack’s announcement of the Biden Administration’s new water infrastructure initiative for underserved rural communities, in Lowndes County, Alabama, on August 2, 2022. USDA media by Lance Cheung.
Commercial gothic Commercial gothic (c. 1900), Broad St., Selma, AL
Edmund Pettus Bridge Edmund Pettus Bridge (Carries US 80 over the Alabama River; 1940; steel through arch bridge; declared functionally obsolete in 2011), Selma, AL. [Site of the conflict of Bloody Sunday on March 7, 1965, when police attacked Civil Rights demonstrators with horses, billy clubs, and tear gas as they were attempting to march to the state capital, Montgomery. The marchers crossed the bridge again on March 21 and walked to the Capitol in Montgomery. Edmund Pettus, enthusiastic champion of the Confederate cause and of slavery, was a participant at the secession convention in 1861; later organized the 20th Alabama Infantry and participated in the Stones River, Port Gibson, Vicksburg, Chattanooga, Atlanta, and Carolinas campaigns. Resumed his law practice in Selma after the Civil War and led the state Democratic Party and participated in the Ku Klux Klan, becoming the Grand Dragon in 1877. Served as US Senator from 1896 to 1909, largely on the basis of his Civil War and Klan affiliations. In 2020 Pettus's descendants recommended changing the name of the bridge.]
Banks of the Alabama River Banks of the Alabama River, Selma, AL
Edmund Pettus Bridge Edmund Pettus Bridge (Carries US 80 over the Alabama River; 1940; steel through arch bridge; declared functionally obsolete in 2011), Selma, AL. [Site of the conflict of Bloody Sunday on March 7, 1965, when police attacked Civil Rights demonstrators with horses, billy clubs, and tear gas as they were attempting to march to the state capital, Montgomery. The marchers crossed the bridge again on March 21 and walked to the Capitol in Montgomery. Edmund Pettus, enthusiastic champion of the Confederate cause and of slavery, was a participant at the secession convention in 1861; later organized the 20th Alabama Infantry and participated in the Stones River, Port Gibson, Vicksburg, Chattanooga, Atlanta, and Carolinas campaigns. Resumed his law practice in Selma after the Civil War and led the state Democratic Party and participated in the Ku Klux Klan, becoming the Grand Dragon in 1877. Served as US Senator from 1896 to 1909, largely on the basis of his Civil War and Klan affiliations. In 2020 Pettus's descendants recommended changing the name of the bridge.]
Water St. decay Urban decay, along the banks of the Alabama River, Selma, AL
Banks of the Alabama River Banks of the Alabama River, Selma, AL
Alabama River Alabama River (shadow of the Edmund Pettus Bridge), Selma, AL.
Water Avenue Building (c. 1900), Water Ave., Selma, AL

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OLD DEPOT MUSEUM
4 MARTIN LUTHER KING ST
SELMA
AL
36703

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MID # 8400100021
Name OLD DEPOT MUSEUM
Alternate Name
Classification Uncategorized or General Museums, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN)
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LAT/LONG 32.408546, -87.014013
CODES FIPS State Code: 01
FIPS County Code: 047
US Census Tract: 956500
US Census Block: 3054