Front:
EXCHANGE
EXCHANGE HOTEL
MONTGOMERY, ALA.
7A-H2578
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The Historic
EXCHANGE HOTEL
The present building occupies the site of the
Old Exchange Hotel which was intimately
associated with the Old South. Montgomery
was the Capital of the Confederacy and the
Exchange Hotel was headquarters for the
leaders in the Confederacy's activities.
Jefferson Davis was one of the hotel's con-
stant guests. From its portico, Yancey intro-
duced President Davis with the words: "The
man and the hour have met". Many Con-
federate Cabinet meetings were held within
its walls; from one of these meetings went
the order to fire on Fort Sumter.
