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The Alabama Historical Society in the state of Alabama, United States, formed in 1850 and was incorporated in 1852. [1] Founders included James F. Sulzby, Alexander Bowie, Joshua H. Foster, E.D. King, Basil Manly Sr., Washington Moody, and Albert J. Pickett. [1] It was based in Tuscaloosa. Activities ceased by 1905. [1]

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  1. 1 2 3 Allen J. Going (1948). "Historical Societies in Alabama". Alabama Review . 1: 39+.

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