Monroeville, Alabama

Monroeville is a city located in Monroe County, Alabama. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 6,862. The city is the county seat of Monroe County{{GR|6}}.

Notable Natives

The novelist Harper Lee was born here. The fictional town of Maycomb in her novel To Kill a Mockingbird was based on Monroeville. The writer Truman Capote also spent some of his childhood here, and the novelist Mark Childress was born here.

Related Topics:
Harper Lee - Maycomb - To Kill a Mockingbird - Truman Capote - Mark Childress

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