Entered the Union: Dec. 14, 1819 (22) | Capital: Montgomery |
Origin of Name: from Choctaw meaning “thicket-clearers” or “vegetation-gatherers” | |
State Nicknames: Yellowhammer State • Heart of Dixie • Cotton State | |
State Motto: Audemus jura nostra defendere (We dare defend our rights) | |
State Tree: Southern Longleaf Pine | State Flower: Camelia |
State Wildflower: Oak-leaf Hydrangea | State Bird: Yellowhammer |
State Game Bird: Wild Turkey | State Horse: Racking |
State Freshwater Fish: Largemouth Bass | State Salt Water Fish: Tarpon |
State Amphibian: Red Hills salamander | State Insect: Monarch Butterfly |
State Reptile: Alabama Red-bellied Turtle | State Nut: Pecan |
State Gemstone: Star Blue Quartz | State Rock: Marble |
State Songs: Alabama • Sweet Home Alabama • Stars Fell on Alabama | |
State Forests:21 • State Parks:22 | |
Famous for: Gulf Coast beaches, Cotton, EWTN TV Network | |
Famous Alabamians: Mother Angelica (Foundress of EWTN), Hank Williams (Country Singer), Helen Keller (Blind Author), Willie Mays (Baseball), Jesse Owens (Olympics), Jim Nabors (Actor), Lionel Hampton (Jazz Musician), Joe Louis (Boxer), Rosa Parks (Civil Rights), Condoleezza Rice (Secretary of State) |
Sunset RV Park, Cottondale, Alabama |
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