Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama Mug

The Edmund Pettus Bridge is a bridge that carries U.S. Route 80 across the Alabama River in Selma, Alabama. Built in 1940, it is named for Edmund Winston Pettus, a former Confederate brigadier general and U.S. Senator from Alabama. The bridge is a steel through arch bridge with a central span of 250 feet (76 m). It is famous as the site of the conflict of Bloody Sunday on March 7, 1965, when armed officers attacked peaceful civil rights demonstrators attempting to march to the state capital of Montgomery. Send a message to sandy@sandyspider.com or sandyswebnetwork@gmail.com if you would like to see any of these designs on a product not shown. I will gladly make a custom-made product just for you. To Search for a particular product, just type in the words in the search box on the side bar and the drop down menu will narrow it down to the product you are looking for. Buy in bulk for extra savings. It has been my pleasure offering a quality product. My images are copyrighted and have a digital thumb print on file. This is a glitch with Zazzle and the product is available.