There was a story that Vice President William Rufus King resigned from his post in November 1816 so that he could take a new position in Russia. Once he came back, he got sick so he moved to Cuba to get better. In 1819, Rufus King transferred to Alabama. It was the same time that Alabama became a new state. King was then elected to be the representative of Alabama in the United States Senate. He was so successful that he was re-elected thrice more before becoming the Minister to France in 1844. Again, he was elected in 1848 for the US Senate by resigned in 1853. That was the time he became Vice President under Franklin Pierce. On March 4, 1853, King took his oath of office. However, he died on April 18 of the same year. In the State Capitol, there is actually a special room made for Rufus King, featuring some of his personal items, furniture and silver. There were also a number of documents and evidences of the things he finished during his terms of office.
The First White House of the Confederacy was a simple executive mansion given by a local merchant. It was set up quickly to become the temporary house of the new President Jefferson Davis. His family lived in the mansion for three months before the Confederate capital was transferred to Richmond. The White House of the Confederacy was just across the State Capitol, so tourists today can still visit the old house. You will find many items that used to belong to the Davis family. There are also plenty of pictures and documents that refer to the Civil War.