Boom Town Historic District

Historical marker location:
Fort Payne, Alabama
( Marker is on 5th Street south of Gault Avenue North (U.S. 11), on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1989

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The state of Alabama played a significant role in the Civil Rights Movement of the 1950s and 60s. The Montgomery Bus Boycott, which was sparked by Rosa Parks' refusal to give up her seat on a bus, took place in Montgomery, Alabama in 1955. The city was also the site of the Selma to Montgomery marches in 1965, which were a key event in the struggle for voting rights for African Americans.