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56 unusual facts about Montgomery


1969 Alabama 200

The 1969 Alabama 200 was a NASCAR Grand National Series racing event that took place on December 8, 1968 at Montgomery Speedway (Montgomery, Alabama).

Agyenim Boateng

He worked as an Assistant Professor in Alabama State University in Montgomery, Alabama and also at Daniel Payne College in Birmingham, Alabama where he served as Assistant Professor of Political and Social Science.

Barry Minkow

Seitz had recommended that Minkow serve his sentence at Federal Prison Camp, Montgomery in Montgomery, Alabama.

Blue Ash Montgomery Symphony Orchestra

Blue Ash and Montgomery, a neighboring suburb of Cincinnati, provide operating support in equal amounts.

Booth, Alabama

Booth is part of the Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Chapman, Lawrence County, Kentucky

Chapman, Kentucky is named after its first settler and prominent landowner David Chapman (1803–1845), a native of Montgomery, West Virginia.

Colleville-Montgomery

The new name honoured the British commander Sir Bernard Montgomery who commanded the invasion of Normandy on June 6, 1944.

Built by the German army in 1942, it consists of 18 underground blockaus which are being restored since 1990 by an association called "Les Amis du Suffolk Régiment".

Crosley Broadcasting Corporation

The WLWI call letters are used by an AM and FM radio station serving the Montgomery, Alabama radio market.

Geoffrey D. Stephenson

, the party of Air Commodore Stephenson, accompanied by 30 RAF and USAF officers, flew to Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama, for interment at the Royal Air Force plot there.

Haverhill Gazette

The Haverhill Gazette (est.1821) is a weekly newspaper in Massachusetts, owned by Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. of Montgomery, Alabama.

Henry James Thomas

Although Thomas was injured, and injected with a sense of fear, he participated in a second Freedom Ride from Montgomery, Alabama to Jackson, Mississippi 10 days later.

Hosea Chanchez

Born in Montgomery, Alabama, Chanchez spent most of his childhood in Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia.

Jacob Snider

Originally from Montgomery Georgia, Snider later moved to Philadelphia, but died in poverty in Great Britain while attempting to recover promised compensation from the British government.

James Zwerg

Three days later, the riders regrouped and headed to Montgomery.

Jocelyn Benson

Prior to attending law school, Benson also lived in Montgomery, Alabama, where she worked for the Southern Poverty Law Center as an investigative journalist, researching white supremacist and neo-Nazi organizations.

John Tidmarsh

Tidmarsh had many more overseas assignments, including the revolt in Lebanon in June 1958 to overthrow Camille Chamoun, the two wars between India and Pakistan in 1962 and 1965, a three month assignment in Vietnam in 1965 and the USA, where he covered the whole of the Civil Rights March from Selma to Montgomery in Alabama, led by Martin Luther King.

Joseph Dietzgen

When he returned to the United States in 1859 he set up another tannery in Montgomery, Alabama.

Mail truck

Production of the LLV began in April 1987 in Grumman's plant in Montgomery, Pennsylvania.

Mark Potok

Mark Potok is a spokesman and director of publications and information for the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) in Montgomery, Alabama, a nonprofit organization that arose from the anti-segregation movement to counter extremism and hate crimes.

Montgomery Community College

Lone Star College–Montgomery, formerly known as Montgomery College, a two-year college between the towns of Conroe and The Woodlands in Montgomery County, Texas

Montgomery-Cuninghame baronets

On 9 September 1964, he married Laura Nicholson, the second daughter of Sir Godfrey Nicholson, Bt. and they have three daughters: Christian Elizabeth (b. 1967); Georgiana Rose "Nina" (born 1969), married Al Jazeera English's journalist, Rageh Omaar; Elizabeth Clara (b. 1971).

Sir William Montgomery-Cuninghame, 9th Baronet (1834–1897)was educated at Harrow School and fought in the Crimean War with the Royal Scots Fusiliers, where he won the Victoria Cross.

Montgomery, Calgary

Immediately across the river to the west is the community of Bowness, itself a town until being annexed by Calgary in 1964.

Montgomery, Illinois

In the fall of 1835, Daniel S. Gray, from Montgomery County, New York, visited the area where his brother Nicholas Gray had located in the previous spring, on a farm now within the limits of Kendall County.

Montgomery, Louisiana

William J. "Bill" Dodd, veteran Louisiana politician, in his memoirs Peapatch Politics: The Earl Long Era in Louisiana Politics, recalls a 1955 gathering in which he "eulogized" Huey Long, Earl Long, and attorney general candidate Jack P.F. Gremillion.

A 20-year professor of English, she was a retired chairman of the Graduate Studies Division at Northwestern State University in Natchitoches.

Jesse C. Deen, state representative from primarily Bossier Parish from 1972 to 1988, was reared in the Hargis community and graduated from Montgomery High School in 1940.

A. Leonard Allen, late U.S. representative, once taught school in the Verda community east of Montgomery.

Montgomery, Michigan

Both churches are small, running an average of less than 100 members each on an given Sunday.

Montgomery, New York

Fort Montgomery, New York, a hamlet (and census-designated place) in Orange County

Montgomery, Ohio

Tony Yates, former University of Cincinnati basketball champ and coach for UC Bearcats

Montgomery, Pennsylvania

They were represented in the 1947 Little League World Series, losing to the Lincoln Little League 7-2 and the Brandon Little League 14-2.

The Roughriders won the 2007 Grey Cup Championship, with Flick catching a touchdown pass.

Montgomery, Powys

At this time, the castle and surrounding estates were held by the Mortimer family (the hereditary Earls of March) but they came into royal hands when the last Earl of March died in 1425.

Montgomery was sacked at the beginning of the 15th century by the Welsh Prince Owain Glyndŵr (Owen Glendower).

Montgomery, Texas

Ling-Chieh "Louis" Kung, the nephew of Soong May-ling, built an underground bunker in Montgomery, which was completed in 1982.

Montgomery's pair correlation conjecture

He confirmed that the distribution of the spacings between non-trivial zeros using detail numerical calculation and demonstrated that the Montgomery's conjecture would be true and the distribution would agree with the distribution of spacings of GUE random matrics eigenvalues using Cray X-MP.

Ogden Avenue

ends when U.S. Route 34 leaves Aurora at the intersection of U.S. Route 34 and U.S. Route 30 on the border of Aurora; Montgomery, Illinois; and Oswego, Illinois.

Peter Kocot

A member of the Democratic Party, he represents the First Hampshire district, which includes Montgomery, Hatfield, Southampton, Westhampton, and Northampton.

Red Weaver

Weaver was the head football coach for the West Virginia Tech Golden Bears located in Montgomery, West Virginia.

Richard Aellen

His most recent play, NOBODY, was performed at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival in Montgomery, Alabama, in 2008 and was read again there, in a revised version, in May 2009.

Richard Alvin Tonry

These allegation ultimately led to his resignation, his guilty pleas of campaign finance irregularities, and a six-months prison sentence at the Federal Prison Camp in Montgomery, Alabama.

Richard R. Muller

Dr Richard R. Muller is professor of airpower history within the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies at the USAF's Air University in Montgomery, Alabama.

Sam Browne belt

It was actually invented by Lieutenant Basil Templer Graham-Montgomery of the 60th Rifles while he was on service in India.

Scott Loftin

Born in Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama; moved to Pensacola, Florida, with his parents in 1887; attended the public schools and Washington and Lee University School of Law at Lexington, Virginia; studied law; admitted to the bar in 1899 and commenced practice in Pensacola, Fla.

Sir Charles Percy Graham-Montgomery, 6th Baronet

They had two children: Graham John Early Graham-Montgomery (18 June 1894 – 24 April 1917) and Percy Cecil Graham-Montgomery (6 September 1898 – 21 April 1915): both boys attended Sherborne School in Dorset.

Sir Graham Graham-Montgomery, 3rd Baronet

Sir Graham Graham-Montgomery, 3rd Baronet Stanhope DL (9 July 1823–2 June 1901) was a Scottish baronet and member of the British House of Commons.

South Carolina in the American Civil War

On February 4, a congress of the seven seceding states met in Montgomery, Alabama, and approved a new constitution for the Confederate States of America.

Thomas Montgomery

Thomas Montgomery (innkeeper) (1790–1877), Upper Canada militia officer and innkeeper (Montgomery's Inn) in modern day Etobicoke

Walter E. Truemper

Truemper, aged 25 at his death, was buried at Saint Paul's Lutheran Cemetery in Montgomery, Illinois.

William B. Blount

He was a partner with a large regional investment banking firm in Montgomery for six years before co-creating and co-owning the firm Blount Parrish & Co. in 1985.

William Mayfield

His unit was mustered into service on April 26, 1832 at Beardstown, Illinois, after being enrolled by the Captain at Montgomery, Illinois on April 20 for 60 days.

Willis Brewer

He was interred in the family mausoleum on Cedars plantation, near Montgomery, Alabama.

He resumed the practice of law and continued his work as an author until his death in Montgomery, Alabama, on October 30, 1912.

WMCF-TV

WMCF-TV is a religious television station in Montgomery, Alabama, broadcasting locally on digital channel 46 as an affiliate of TBN.


6th Pennsylvania Cavalry

The regiment was raised during August and September 1861 from companies raised in Philadelphia, Montgomery and Berks counties by Richard H. Rush, who had been authorized to do so by Governor Curtin.

Andrzej Błasik

He was also a graduate of the Netherlands Defence Academy in The Hague in 1998 and the Air War College in Montgomery, Alabama, United States (2005).

Betty Montgomery

Ohio Republican Party Chairman Robert Bennett urged Montgomery to run for the job of state auditor.

Billy Montgomery

On January 28, 2012, Montgomery, along with the late Fred Baden, former mayor of Pineville, and the late Adras LaBorde, former managing editor of the Alexandria Daily Town Talk, was inducted into the Louisiana Political Museum and Hall of Fame in Winnfield.

Burke Marshall

He was survived by his wife Violet P. Marshall, three daughters, Catie Marshall, Jane Marshall, both of Brooklyn, New York, and Josie Phillips of Plymouth, England, as well as four grandchildren: Ian Marshall Bakerman and Morgan Montgomery Bakerman of Catie Marshall and Nelson Bakerman; and James Marshall Phillips and Samuel Burke Phillips, who are the sons of Josie and Greg Phillips.

Cramton Bowl

Several area high schools call Cramton Bowl home including the Jeff Davis Volunteers, Lanier Poets, Lee Generals, and Carver Wolverines.

David Montgomery

David C. Montgomery (died 1917), American comedic actor, straight man half of the pair Montgomery & Stone, with Fred Stone

Ed Packard

On March 14, 2007, the Associated Press reported that a Montgomery County, Alabama, grand jury issued an indictment against Worley that included five felony counts and five misdemeanor counts related to Worley's solicitation of campaign contributions from Secretary of State employees.

Eleonore Pameijer

Eleonore Pameijer has performed as soloist with many orchestras and ensembles led by conductors such as David Porcelijn, Arthuro Tamayo, Richard Dufallo, Ton Koopman, Oliver Knussen, Jaap van Zweden, Kenneth Montgomery, Ingo Metzmacher, Peter Eötvös, Philippe Entremont and Alexander Vedernikov.

Fred LaRue

He pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in July 1973 and served four and a half months in custody at the Maxwell Air Force Base near Montgomery, Alabama.

Fulton County, New York

The old Tryon County courthouse, later the Montgomery County courthouse, became the Fulton County Courthouse, where it is the oldest operating courthouse in New York.

Hazen's Notch

The geology of the Hazen's Notch area in Westfield and Montgomery is primarily Hazen's Notch Formation of schist with intrusions of Belvidere Mountain Amphibolite and two areas of ultramafic rocks all of which grades into Jay Peak Formation in the lower elevations.

Hen Domen

When the castle was rebuilt in stone (1223–1234) it was decided to rebuild it on a rocky promontory a mile to the south-east – the location of the current town of Montgomery, Powys.

Jimmy Coe

Other musicians he worked with included Montgomery, Slide Hampton, David Baker, Freddie Hubbard, pianist Carl Perkins, Larry Ridley, Leroy Vinnegar, and doo-wop sensations The Students.

John Flournoy Montgomery

Montgomery was clearly expected to watch over the political intrigues not only in Budapest but, from his central location on the Danube, to monitor the goings-on in Hungary’s neighbors (Austria, Czechoslovakia, Romania, Yugoslavia) and other countries in the region as well, including Bulgaria, Poland, Germany and Italy.

John R. Montgomery

Montgomery worked at Burnett for 33 years, where he served as Executive Vice President, Executive Creative Director and handled accounts including McDonald’s (domestic and global), Minute Maid (Coca-Cola), Nintendo, Kellogg, Procter & Gamble, Allstate, 7-Up, Keebler, Green Giant, Miller Beers, United Airlines, Kraft Foods, Nestle and Samsonite.

KBTX-TV

KBTX serves Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Milam, Montgomery, Robertson, Walker and Washington counties, some of which are also in the Houston market, but receive KBTX.

Mac an Iomaire

Some use the form Mac Con Iomaire which is, however, a gaelicisation of the surname Montgomery.

Mac Con Midhe

There was a branch of this Ulster sept who were erenaghs of Comber, on the river Foyle in the deanery of Derry, and they are recorded as such as late as 1606 when Bishop Montgomery's survey of the diocese was made.

Malpas, Newport

The roads in Woodlands are named after World War II generals, e.g. Allenbrooke Avenue, Horrocks Close, Montgomery Road, Robertson Way, Wavell Drive, etc.

Montgomery Securities

The merger of BankAmerica Corporation and NationsBank Corporation, prompted NationsBank CEO Hugh McColl to propose to put the together the two investment banks, BancAmerica Robertson Stephens and NationsBanc Montgomery Securities.

Nelson Williams

Nelson "Cadillac" Williams (September 26, 1917, Montgomery, Alabama - 1973, Voorburg, the Netherlands) was an American jazz trumpeter.

Pennsylvania Route 332

PA 332 begins at an intersection with PA 263 (York Road) in Hatboro, Montgomery County, heading east on Montgomery Avenue, a two-lane undivided roadway.

Pulin Behari Das

In 1908 he was arrested along with Bhupesh Chandra Nag, Shyam Sundar Chakravarti, Krishna Kumar Mitra, Subodh Mallick and Ashwini Dutta and interred in Montgomery jail.

Rachel Carson Greenway

The Rachel Carson Conservation Park is a 650-acres park located near Laytonsville, in Montgomery County, Maryland.

Samuel F. Pickering, Jr.

One of Pickering's students at Montgomery Bell Academy, Tom Schulman, later wrote the script for the film Dead Poets Society, basing the pedagogy of Robin Williams' character very loosely on Pickering's eccentric style.

Sunny Anderson

Between 1995 and 2001 Anderson worked as a radio personality at KCJZ and KONO-FM in San Antonio, WYLD-FM and KUMX in Fort Polk, Louisiana, WJWZ in Montgomery, Alabama, and WDTJ in Detroit, Michigan.

The Ballad of Sally Rose

# "K-S-O-S/Instrumental Medley: Ring of Fire/Wildwood Flower/Six Days on the Road" (Harris, Kennerley; June Carter, Merle Kilgore, A.P. Carter, Earl Greene, Carl Montgomery) – 2:50

Tommy Shaw

Tommy Shaw was inducted into the Alabama Music Hall of Fame on February 22, 2009 at their awards banquet held in Shaw's hometown of Montgomery, Alabama at the new Montgomery Convention Center, the construction of which was completed just prior to the ceremony.

Tyson House

McBryde-Screws-Tyson House, Montgomery, Alabama, listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in Montgomery County

Walter Montgomery Jackson

Walter Montgomery Jackson (1863–1923) was the founder of encyclopedia publisher Grolier, Inc., and he was the partner of Horace Everett Hooper in publishing the 10th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica and in developing its 11th edition.

Wesleyan Philosophical Society

Brint Montgomery, Thomas Jay Oord, and Robert Thompson served as the early organizing forces.

Wilmshurst

Rea Wilmshurst (1941–1996), editor of Lucy Maud Montgomery's short stories

Y102

WHHY-FM, a radio station nicknamed "Y102" in Montgomery, Alabama, USA.