Place:Monroeville, Monroe, Alabama, United States

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NameMonroeville
Alt namesCentervillesource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS1014386
Walkers Millsource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS1014386
Walkers Storesource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS1014386
TypeCity
Coordinates31.518°N 87.327°W
Located inMonroe, Alabama, United States
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source: Family History Library Catalog


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Monroeville is the county seat of Monroe County, Alabama, United States. At the 2020 census its population was 5,951.

Monroeville is known as the hometown of two prominent writers of the post-World War II period, Truman Capote and Harper Lee, who were childhood friends in the 1930s. Lee's 1960 novel To Kill a Mockingbird earned her the Pulitzer Prize. The lasting fame of To Kill a Mockingbird became a tourist draw for the town. In 1997, the Alabama Legislature designated Monroeville and Monroe County as the "Literary Capital of Alabama". Monroeville is also the home of Walter McMillian, who was defended by Bryan Stevenson in overturning a wrongful conviction and featured in his memoir Just Mercy (2014), as well as the 2019 eponymous movie adaptation.

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