Alabama lies in the east south central region of the US. It's borders lie on the Gulf of Mexico (south) and the following states: Florida (south), Georgia (east), Tennessee (north), Mississippi (west). The two main regions are: Appalachian mountains (north) and the coastal plains (south). The state has a small area bordering the Gulf of Mexico at Mobile Bay. Mobile Bay is connected to the Intracoastal Waterway.
Brief history of Alabama
Indian Tribes: Native American Indians that once inhabited Alabama are: Creeks, Cherokees, Choctaws, Chickasaws. The Great Burial Mounds (Pre-Columbian) are located at Moundville near Tuscaloosa AL.
First permanent settlement in the state was French at Ft Louis in 1702.
First African Americans arrived via slave ship in 1719 at Dauphin Island.
Alabama was made a US Territory in 1817 and a state in 1819.
Alabama seceded from the Union in 1861 and rejoined the Union in 1868. There are many Ante Bellum Plantation museums with civil war artifacts throughout the state.
Birmingham is famous for steel production as well as for the civil rights movement. The Birmingham 9 were the first black students to go to an all white school.
Montgomery is where the bus boycott during civil rights movement took place.
State facts
Arkansas's State Flag picture
Arkansas's State Nickname: Land of Opportunity
State Motto: Regnat Populus (the people rule)
State tree: Pine
State Bird: Mockingbird
State Flower: Apple Blossom
State Gem: diamond
Abbreviations: AR ARK
The USS Alabama is a WWII battleship that is docked at Mobile.
The capital of the state is Montgomery. Other major cities are Mobile and Birmingham.
State University campuses are located at: Auburn, Birmingham, Huntsville, Tuscaloosa.
The NASA space and rocket center is located at Huntsville.
Talladega hosts NASCAR races.
The average annual temperature is 60 degrees.
