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Col. E. C. Dothard Safety Education Museum

Colonel E. C. Dothard

The Colonel E. C. Dothard Safety Education Museum is named in honor of the Public Safety director under whose direction the museum was created in 1974.

Exhibits include a monument on the front steps of the building to department members killed in the line of duty. Other exhibits include a 1936 patrol vehicle, a 1972 Javelin, various weapons displays, gambling and narcotic paraphernalia, early radio equipment, shoulder patch collections, badges and uniforms worn by patrol officers through the years.

The museum is located at Public Safety Headquarters, 301 South Ripley St., in Montgomery. It is open to the public.