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 Forklift Masts Montgomery - The city of Montgomery, Alabama is situated within the south-central part of the state on the Gulf Coastal Plain along the Alabama River. The city of Montgomery has an approximate population of approximately 205,000 and serves as the capital city of the state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County. The city of Montgomery is Alabama's 2nd-biggest city (Birmingham is the largest). The Montgomery Metropolitan Statistical Area has a population of about 375,000, making it the 4th-largest MSA within the state.
The city of Montgomery was formed in 1819, when two towns along the Alabama River merged. The town approximately 30 years afterward became the capital state. The shift of state government to this area of Alabama acknowledged the importance of producing cotton. For a few short months during the middle part of the-1800s, the city of Montgomery was chosen as the capital of the Confederate States of America, rapidly losing out to the city of Richmond, Virginia. The city of Montgomery won a place for itself in the history of African-American rights as the place of Civil Rights marches and the pivotal Montgomery Bus Boycott.
State and regional government offer a large section of Montgomery's employment. Government agencies provide around 25 percent of the local employment. The Maxwell Air Force Base is also extremely essential to the local economy. Besides military and government, major employment derives from the following sectors: wholesale and retail trade, healthcare, construction, agriculture, finance and insurance, transportation, utilities, professional and business services, education, leisure and hospitality and manufacturing. High-tech manufacturing companies located in the city consist of the Hyundai Motor Manufacturing plant. The city of Montgomery is home to two public universities: Auburn University-Montgomery and Alabama State. Montgomery is a major agricultural crops processing center. Major crops grown within the area consist of soybeans, cotton and peanuts. The city of Montgomery is also a prominent regional distribution and wholesale center.
The Montgomery Zoo is a premier attraction within the city, accommodating 700 species of animals. In the year 1989, the zoo expanded to more than 48 acres. The Mann Wildlife Learning Museum is a huge natural history museum located at the zoo. Housing a vast collection of North American wildlife, the museum displays allow viewing from all sides. Montgomery has the oldest fine arts museum within Alabama, The Museum of Fine Arts. Founded during the year 1930, the museum has educational programs and temporary exhibitions, along with a fine collection of American paintings, Southern regional art, decorative arts and Old Master prints.
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