The ruins of one of Alabama's former state houses can be explored in Capitol Park near downtown Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County. After the state capital moved to Montgomery, Montgomery County, in 1846, the building was used by the Alabama Central Female College and was almost completely destroyed by a fire in August 1923, leaving only broken columns, some areas of the foundation, and a section of wall.
Capitol Park
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Photograph by Justin Dubois
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