Selma, Civil rights landmark city in Alabama, United States
Selma stands along the banks of the Alabama River at 38 meters elevation, with the Edmund Pettus Bridge connecting the northern and southern sections.
The 1965 Selma to Montgomery marches, including the events of Bloody Sunday at Edmund Pettus Bridge, led to the passage of the Voting Rights Act.
The National Voting Rights Museum preserves artifacts and documents from the civil rights movement, displaying photographs and personal accounts from participants.
City council meetings take place on the second and fourth Mondays of each month, allowing residents to participate in local governance decisions.
The city manufactured ships and weapons for the Confederate forces until Union troops captured and destroyed these facilities in April 1865.
Location: Dallas County
Inception: 1815
Elevation above the sea: 38 m
Shares border with: Montgomery
Website: https://selma-al.gov
GPS coordinates: 32.41639,-87.02472
Latest update: May 26, 2025 19:40
Edmund Pettus Bridge
1.3 km
Cahaba
13.2 km
Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church
853 m
National Voting Rights Museum
1.7 km
Sturdivant Hall
539 m
Adams Grove Presbyterian Church
16.1 km
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
13.2 km
First Baptist Church
698 m
Riverdale (Selma, Alabama)
14.7 km
Joseph T. Smitherman Historic Building
1.3 km
John Tyler Morgan House
405 m
Wesley Plattenburg House
364 m
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
912 m
Lassiter House
21.6 km
Old Town Historic District
680 m
United States Post Office Building
1.1 km
R.E. "Bob" Woodruff Lake
24.9 km
Valley Creek Presbyterian Church
6 km
Marcus Meyer Skinner House
2.5 km
Summerfield District
1.3 km
J. Bruce Hain House
14.7 km
Water Avenue Historic District
1.3 km
Icehouse Historic District
904 m
Christian Church and Parsonage
28.3 km
Riverview Historic District
1.6 km
Todd House
28.1 km
Driskell-Martin House
28.7 km
Sullivan and Richie Jean Jackson House
675 mReviews
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