Some scholars suggest the word may come from the Choctaw alba (meaning ‘plants’ or ‘weeds’) and amo (meaning ‘to cut’, ‘to trim’, or ‘to gather’), potentially meaning ‘clearers of the thicket’ or ‘herb gatherers’.
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Discover Alabamaβs culture, history, cities, and landscapes. From warm southern charm to scenic trails, explore what makes Alabama unique.
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There are 73 amphibian species in Alabama.
Historic snowfall events in Alabama include the New Year’s Eve 1963 snowstorm and the 1993 Storm of the Century.
Alabama’s economy in the 21st century is based on automotive, finance, tourism, manufacturing, aerospace, mineral extraction, healthcare, education, retail, and technology.
Alabama hosts 420 bird species that spend at least part of their year in the state.
In the Alabama language, the word for a person of Alabama lineage is Albaamo (or variously Albaama or AlbΓ amo in different dialects; the plural form is Albaamaha).
Alabama has a coastline along the Gulf of Mexico on the extreme southern edge of the state.
Cahaba in Dallas County was Alabama’s first permanent state capital from 1820 to 1825.
By 1860, Alabama’s population had increased to 964,201 people, of which nearly half, 435,080, were enslaved African Americans, and 2,690 were free people of color.
The first European settlement in Alabama was founded by the French at Old Mobile in 1702. The city was moved to the current site of Mobile in 1711.
Alabama doesnβt usually see much snow, but there have been some historic events that locals still talk about: February 1899 β The Great Blizzard of 1899 One of the most extreme winters in U.S. history. Parts of Alabama saw heavy snow and record cold temperatures. January 1982 β The Snowstorm of β82Read more
Alabama doesnβt usually see much snow, but there have been some historic events that locals still talk about:
In general, most of Alabama gets light snow once a year, if at all, so any multi-inch snowfall is a big deal and remembered by locals.
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