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Selma To Montgomery National Historic Trail
Directions
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Getting There
Plane
Visitors may fly into the Montgomery Regional Airport. The airport is on the trail route. Exiting the airport, go east on Selma Highway/Hwy 80 to Selma, AL or west to Montgomery, AL.
Car
From Birmingham, AL follow I-65 south and take Exit 212 to Clanton. From Clanton take Hwy 145 to Hwy 22 and follow Hwy 22 for 45 minutes to Selma. From Atlanta, GA take I-85 south to Montgomery, AL. Merge onto I-65 south and get off on Exit 167 to Hwy 80 west. Continue for 43 miles to Selma.
The start of the trail is located at Brown Chapel, A.M.E. Church in Selma located on Martin Luther King, Jr. Street. Follow Trail markers to scenic Highway 80 through Lowndes County, AL. Continue on Hwy 80 to Montgomery terminating at the Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery located on Dexter Avenue.
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Did You Know?
After the brutal attack on the peaceful marchers on March 7, 1965, 3,000 supporters from across the United States converged on Selma, Alabama to join the march planned for March 21, 1965 which ended on March 25, 1965 in Montgomery, Alabama.
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Last Updated: July 26, 2006 at 11:34 EST |