Sweet Home Alabama, Fun Facts and More... #StateChallenge

This post is part of the #StateChallenge Meetups from Team USA, hosted by @Kwiksatik and @Denise_Barlock

Digital art created for this post using Photos via Good Free Photos All free photos on this site are public domain.

This is another US State I have not been to, so I had to do some research to know more about Alabama!

Alabama is located in the southeastern region of the United States.
It was the 22nd state in the nation and is the 30th largest state by area.

The state is known for its iron and steel natural resources, Southern hospitality, sweet tea, and football—especially the fierce rivalry between the Auburn Tigers and the Alabama Crimson Tide.

Frontal view of the Alabama State Capital Montgomery

Key Facts

Capital: Montgomery
Population: 5 million
Nickname: The Yellowhammer State, Cotton State, Heart of Dixie
Key Cities: Birmingham, Mobile, Montgomery, Huntsville
Postal Abbreviation: AL
Major Industries: Automotive, chemicals, information technology, forestry, aerospace

The Dexter avenue king memorial Baptist church Montgomery Alabama

History

How did Alabama get its name:

The state was named after the Alabama River, which got its name from the Indian tribe that lived in the territory. The name “Alabama” comes from a combination of two Choctaw words: “Alba,” meaning vegetation or plants and “Amo,” meaning gatherer or picker.

Date admitted to the Union: Tuesday, December 14, 1819.

Huntsville skyline in Alabama

Famous Alabamians

Nat “King” Cole- entertainer
Henry Louis (Hank) Aaron- baseball player
Helen Keller- author and activist
Rosa Parks- Civil Rights activist

Channing Tatum- actor
Terrell Owens- football player

Cochrane Africatown USA bridge in Mobile Alabama

Roll out of the USS Coronado going out on the mobile river Alabama

Geography

  • Size: 52,419 sq. miles
  • Lowest point: Gulf of Mexico at sea level
  • Highest point: Cheaha Mountain at 2,407 feet
  • Counties: 67
  • Famous locations: Vulcan Statue, USS Alabama (BB-60), U.S. Space and Rocket Center, Birmingham Civil Rights Institute

State Capital under the clouds in Montgomery Alabama

Fun Facts

"As per coolkidfacts.com here are some fun facts about Alabama state

  • The first rocket to put humans on the moon was built at NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama.
  • In 1836, Alabama became the first state to recognize Christmas as an official holiday.
  • It was also the first state in the nation to celebrate Veteran’s Day, with the first Veteran’s Day Parade taking place in Birmingham, Alabama in 1947.
  • Alabama’s state constitution has over 300,000 words and over 775 amendments. That makes it longest state constitution and the most amended state constitution in the world!
  • In Aniston, Alabama, you can visit the World’s Largest Office Chair. It’s made from 10 tons of steel—probably about three times the weight of your family’s car!
  • Alabama is home to the United States’ largest snail population. Believe it or not, 43% of all snails in the United States live in Alabama.
  • The last all-water mail route in the United States is in Magnolia Springs, Alabama.
  • Magnolia Springs is the only city in the United States where the mail is delivered completely by boat."

Space Shuttle Pathfinder at the space camp Huntsville Alabama

References:

wikipedia.org

https://www.coolkidfacts.com/

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Tagging #Statechallenge regular attendees

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Tagging #StateChallenge regular attendees

@SilvyC @TusharSuradkar @Erna_LaBeau @JaneBurunina @RosyKohli

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@jayasimha78 as soon as I read the title, it reminds me of the song Sweet home Alabama :notes: :notes: by the band Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Thanks for tagging and your post has very nice infos, Jay. I hope to see you on Saturday!

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@Erna_LaBeau Thank Erna! Hope to see you on Saturday too.

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Thanks for tagging me @jayasimha78 I didn’t know anything about Alabama until now. Interesting facts, I was thinking in the nickname “Heart of Dixie” what would be the meaning.

See you next Saturday.

Greetings.

Silvy.

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@SilvyC

“Alabama is known as the “Heart of Dixie” because it is in the very middle of a group of states in the Deep South. Dixie itself is a nickname for the American South”

See you next Saturday!

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Thanks @jayasimha78 I learned something more about USA.

Greetings.

Silvy.

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Really good fun facts and general knowledge here, thanks, @jayasimha78 (and @Kwiksatik and @Denise_Barlock . ) I love finding out about the different states. They all seem so individual. Thank you!

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Also, the photo-work is really cool, @jayasimha78

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@PeteMHW Thank You!