Capital: Montgomery Largest
City: Birmingham Counties: 67
State motto: Audemus Jura Nostra Defendere (We Dare Maintain Our Rights)
State nickname: While it doesn’t have an official nickname, it has been called The Heart of Dixie, The Yellowhammer State, and The Cotton State
Neighboring states: Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, and Mississippi
Interesting Facts
- Founded in 1901, the Alabama Department of Archives and History was the first state department of archives and history in the United States.
- Between 1790 and the 1820s, Old Saint Stephens was home to a Spanish fort, an American fort, and was Alabama's first territorial capital (1817-19). In 1820 the capital moved to Cahawba, and from 1826 to 1846 it was Tuscaloosa before moving to the current capital of Montgomery.
- Native American tribes of Alabama included the Alabama, Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Koasati/Coushatta, and Muskogee (Creek).