The history of what is now Alabama stems back thousands of years ago when it was inhabited by indigenous peoples. The Woodland period spanned from around...
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Alabama (/ˌæləˈbæmə/ AL-ə-BAM-ə) is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida...
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Montgomery, Alabama, was incorporated in 1819, as a merger of two towns situated along the Alabama River. It became the state capital in 1846. In February...
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the Alabama Territory in August 1817. Finally on December 14, 1819, Mobile became part of the new 22nd state, Alabama, one of the earlier states of the...
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flag of Alabama (the second in Alabama state history) was adopted by Act 383 of the Alabama Legislature on February 16, 1895: "The flag of the State of Alabama...
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first brought to Alabama when the region was part of the French Louisiana Colony. During the colonial era, Indian slavery in Alabama soon became surpassed...
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The U.S. state of Alabama has 67 counties. Each county serves as the local level of government within its borders. The land enclosed by the present state...
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The Alabama Crimson Tide football program represents the University of Alabama (variously Alabama, UA, or Bama) in the sport of American football. The...
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Alabama. The History of The University of Alabama begins with an act of United States Congress in 1818 authorizing the newly formed Alabama Territory to...
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The history of the Baptist movement in the state of Alabama predates Alabama statehood. The first Baptist church in what was then the territory of Alabama...
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the north central region of Alabama. Birmingham is the county seat of Jefferson County, Alabama's most populous county. As of the 2023 census estimates...
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The governor of Alabama is the head of government of the U.S. state of Alabama. The governor is the head of the executive branch of Alabama's state government...
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Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County. Named for Continental Army Major General Richard...
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center of the county. At the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, the small village of Troy had a population of around 600. The 57th Alabama Infantry...
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The University of Alabama (informally known as Alabama, UA, the Capstone, or Bama) is a public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States...
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The Territory of Alabama (sometimes Alabama Territory) was an organized incorporated territory of the United States. The Alabama Territory was carved from...
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The Alabama Crimson Tide refers to the intercollegiate athletic varsity teams that represent the University of Alabama, located in Tuscaloosa. The Crimson...
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predecessor of Alabama State University became America's first state-supported educational institution for blacks. This began ASU's history as a "teachers'...
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capital of Alabama from 1820 to 1825. It was the county seat of Dallas County, Alabama until 1866. Located at the confluence of the Alabama and Cahaba...
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The Alabama Crimson Tide football team represents the University of Alabama in American football. University of Alabama law student William G. Little...
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seat of Tuscaloosa County in west-central Alabama, United States, on the Black Warrior River where the Gulf Coastal and Piedmont plains meet. Alabama's fifth-most...
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is a list of newspapers in Alabama, United States. The first title was produced in 1811, and "by 1850, there were 82 newspapers in Alabama, of which nine...
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Alabama Creoles (French: Créoles de l'Alabama) are a Louisiana French group native to the region around Mobile, Alabama. They are the descendants of colonial...
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counties in the State of Alabama, United States. The population was 22,069 at the 2020 census,. Oxford is one of two principal cities of and included in the...
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Alabama Public Television (APT) is a state network of PBS member television stations serving the U.S. state of Alabama. It is operated by the Alabama...
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outlets and fans as one of the sport's biggest upsets in recent history due to it representing Vanderbilt's first victory against Alabama in 40 years, drawing...
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The Black Belt is a region of the U.S. state of Alabama. The term originally referred to the region's rich, black soil, much of it in the soil order Vertisols...
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Huntsville is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Alabama. It is the county seat of Madison County with portions extending into Limestone County...
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Trees of Alabama Islands of Alabama Lakes of Alabama Mountain passes in Alabama Rivers of Alabama North Alabama Central Alabama South Alabama Black Belt...
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county seat of Mobile County, Alabama, United States. The population was 187,041 at the 2020 census. After a successful vote to annex areas west of the city...
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