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 11

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
county seat
areaCode 334
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countySeatOf Perry County, Alabama NERFINISHED
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
surface form: 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
surface form: National Register of Historic Places (multiple properties)
locatedIn Perry County, Alabama NERFINISHED
west-central Alabama
namedAfter Francis Marion
nearestMajorRiver Cahaba River
notableEvent Jimmie Lee Jackson
surface form: 1965 killing of Jimmie Lee Jackson

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

served by Alabama State Route 5

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Black Belt contains Marion, Alabama
subject surface form: Black Belt (Alabama)
Samford University foundingLocation Marion, Alabama
Margaret Moffette Lea birthPlace Marion, Alabama
Perry County seat Marion, Alabama
subject surface form: Perry County, Alabama
Perry County countySeat Marion, Alabama
subject surface form: Perry County, Alabama
Alabama Black Belt includesCity Marion, Alabama
Perry County, Alabama hasCountySeat Marion, Alabama
Perry County, Alabama hasLargestCity Marion, Alabama
Perry County, Alabama containsSettlement Marion, Alabama