Marion, Alabama

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Marion, Alabama is a small historic city in Perry County known for its significant role in the civil rights movement and as the home of several notable educational institutions.

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Marion, Alabama canonical 17

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
county seat ⓘ
areaCode 334 ⓘ
climate humid subtropical climate ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
countySeatOf Perry County, Alabama ⓘ
distanceTo about 75 miles south of Birmingham, Alabama ⓘ
about 80 miles west of Montgomery, Alabama ⓘ
elevation 135 m ⓘ
443 ft ⓘ
FIPSCode 01-46904 ⓘ
GNISFeatureID 0152010 ⓘ
governingBody city council ⓘ
governmentType mayor–council government ⓘ
hasDemographicCharacteristic majority African American population (modern era) ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution Judson College ⓘ
Marion Academy ⓘ
Marion Military Institute ⓘ
S. D. Bishop State Junior College (historical campus) ⓘ
hasFeature historic courthouse square ⓘ
numerous antebellum structures ⓘ
hasHistoricDistrict Marion Courthouse Square Historic District ⓘ
West Marion Historic District ⓘ
hasHistoricSignificance American Civil Rights Movement ⓘ
Voting rights movement in the United States ⓘ
incorporatedIn 1835 ⓘ
influenced Selma to Montgomery marches ⓘ
knownFor historic educational institutions ⓘ
role in civil rights movement ⓘ
listedOn National Register of Historic Places (multiple properties) ⓘ
locatedIn Perry County, Alabama ⓘ
west-central Alabama ⓘ
namedAfter Francis Marion ⓘ
nearestMajorRiver Cahaba River ⓘ
notableEvent 1965 killing of Jimmie Lee Jackson ⓘ
linked to: Jimmie Lee Jackson

Night march and police violence on February 18, 1965 ⓘ
originalName Merton ⓘ
partOf Black Belt region of Alabama ⓘ
population 3446 ⓘ
populationCensusYear 2020 ⓘ
postalCode 36756 ⓘ
region Deep South ⓘ
state Alabama ⓘ
timeZone Central Time Zone ⓘ
timeZoneDST Central Daylight Time ⓘ
linked to: Central Time Zone
transportation served by Alabama State Route 14 ⓘ
served by Alabama State Route 5 ⓘ

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Black Belt (Alabama) → contains → Marion, Alabama ⓘ
subject linked to: Black Belt
Samford University → foundingLocation → Marion, Alabama ⓘ
Margaret Moffette Lea → birthPlace → Marion, Alabama ⓘ
Perry County, Alabama → seat → Marion, Alabama ⓘ
subject linked to: Perry County
Perry County, Alabama → countySeat → Marion, Alabama ⓘ
subject linked to: Perry County
Alabama Black Belt → includesCity → Marion, Alabama ⓘ
Perry County, Alabama → hasCountySeat → Marion, Alabama ⓘ
Perry County, Alabama → hasLargestCity → Marion, Alabama ⓘ
Perry County, Alabama → containsSettlement → Marion, Alabama ⓘ
Howard College → foundingLocation → Marion, Alabama ⓘ
Milo Parker Jewett → workLocation → Marion, Alabama ⓘ
Judson College → locatedIn → Marion, Alabama ⓘ
Lincoln School → locatedIn → Marion, Alabama ⓘ
Jimmie Lee Jackson → placeOfBirth → Marion, Alabama ⓘ
Jimmie Lee Jackson → residence → Marion, Alabama ⓘ