Those of us from other parts of the state may look down on Montgomery a bit.
Compared to Alabama’s mountains and beaches, the military-aeronautic hub in Huntsville, the bustle of the University of Alabama, the low-key sketch of Decatur, the rich history of Mobile, Birmingham’s healthcare and culinary mecca — even the pure weirdness of Jasper — our sleepy capital city of 374,000 gets somewhat overlooked.
But, don’t scoff, gentle reader. The self-styled “cradle of the Confederacy” had a Guinness-verified world record holder in its very midst.
Until 2007, when it was overtaken by a company in Denton (TX), the Jenkins Brick Company laid stake to the claim of having the World’s Largest Brick.