Spanish explorers are believed to have arrived at Mobile Bay in 1519,
and the territory was visited in 1540 by the explorer Hernando de Soto. The
first permanent European settlement in Alabama was founded by the French at
Fort Louis de la Mobile in 1702. The British gained control of the area in
1763 by the Treaty of Paris but had to cede almost all the Alabama region to
the U.S. and Spain after the American Revolution. The Confederacy was
founded at Montgomery in Feb. 1861, and, for a time, the city was the
Confederate capital.
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Alabama Capital City:
Montgomery
Alabama Capitol Tour
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Airports:
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Area: Area of Alabama 52,423 sq.mi, 30th Land 50,750 sq. mi., 28th Water 1673
sq.mi., 23rd Coastline 53 mi., 17th Shoreline 607 mi., 19th
Area Codes:
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Department of: Education •
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business and industry training, workforce development and adult education
for all Alabamians.
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Economy: Agriculture: Poultry and eggs, cattle, nursery stock, peanuts, cotton, vegetables, milk, soybeans.
Industry: Paper, lumber and wood products, mining, rubber and plastic products, transportation equipment, apparel.
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Societies Geographic Center: Chilton, 12 miles southwest of
Clanton
Geology Maps:
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Ghost Towns Governor: Office of
Governor
Highest Point:
Cheaha
Mountain; 2,407 feet, 35th
• The Creek Indians named it Cheaha meaning "high place" -- an appropriate name,
as Cheaha Mountain in Lineville, Alabama is the highest point in Alabama, at
2,407 feet above sea level. Visitors can overlook the vally from the park's
restaurant. Highways:
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Lottery: None Lowest Point: Gulf of Mexico; Sea level, 3rd
Maps:
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Entire State Map (PDF 1.1 MB)
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Major Rivers: - Tombigbee
River, Alabama River, Tennessee River, Chattahoochee River
Major Lakes: -Guntersville Lake, Wilson Lake,
Martin Lake, West Point Lake, Lewis Smith Lake Media: Radio
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Motto: Audemus jura nostra defendere We Dare Defend Our Rights
Museums:
The Virtual Library
Name: Alabama Means "tribal town" in the Creek Indian language National Forest:
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Tribes and Villages of Alabama Newspapers:
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Quick facts
4,447,100; 23rd, 12/00
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House: 110th
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Tree:
Southern
Longleaf Pine
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Veteran Affairs: Alabama VA
Visitor Guides
Alabama Wonder
Full
Official visitors and vacation guide by the Alabama Bureau of Tourism and
Travel.
Weather:
Montgomery, Maxwell AFB
White Pages: AnyWho.com Over 90 million people listings, businesses, emails, & reverse
telephone listings.
Yellow Pages: Yellow Pages.com
Zip Codes:
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