Alabama Theatre, Birmingham

 
Known as the Heart of Dixie, Alabama became the 22nd state in 1819. The name Alabama is derived from an Indian word meaning "thicket clearers." Alabama has been at the center of many American battles--between white settlers and Native Americans, and between the North and South in the Civil War. The state also is home to the first of three Space Camps in the United States. The capital is Montgomery, and state flower is the camellia.

Few people of extensive wealth moved into the Alabama region during the period of early settlement. Only the man who needed to better his fortune had an inducement to make the necessary sacrifice. More.

The log house, so typical of a frontier community, was not an ephemeral thing. It remained the standard of domestic architecture in the more isolated sections and was sometimes adhered to from inertia or sentimental reasons by men who could easily have afforded more modern quarters. More.

The press came into Alabama with the settlers and exercised a strong influence during the formative period of the State. The little four-page sheets which came out once or twice a week were largely taken up with advertisements and notices. More.

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Mobile, Alabama
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Joe Louis was born on May 13, 1914 in Lafayette, Alabama.
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Rickwood Field
America's Oldest Baseball Park
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Dexter Avenue and the Capitol, Montgomery, c1906

Montgomery Musicians, 1939

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