The first capitol building in Montgomery burned down in 1849, but it was rebuilt on the same site in 1851. The second capitol building, designed by Barachias Holt of Exeter, Maine, remains to the present day.

Alabama’s economy shifted away from traditional industries like lumber, steel, and textiles due to increased foreign competition. New industries, such as technology and automobile manufacturing, emerged, with Huntsville benefiting from the opening of the George C. Marshall Space Flight ...Read more

Alabama passed various segregation laws, including segregating jails in 1911, hospitals in 1915, toilets, hotels, and restaurants in 1928, and bus stop waiting rooms in 1945.

Industrial development related to World War II brought prosperity to Alabama. Rural workers moved to cities for better jobs, significantly increasing populations in cities like Mobile.

An 1842 article in the Jacksonville Republican proposed that “Alabama” meant ‘Here We Rest’, a notion popularized in the 1850s through the writings of Alexander Beaufort Meek.

Some notable natural wonders in Alabama include:Natural Bridge rock, the longest natural bridge east of the Rockies Cathedral Caverns in Marshall County Ecor Rouge in Fairhope DeSoto Caverns in Childersburg Noccalula Falls in Gadsden Dismals Canyon near Phil Campbell Stephens Gap Cave in Jackson County Little ...Read more

Alabama enjoys a lengthy growing season of up to 300 days in the southern part of the state.

During and after World War II, Alabama’s economy diversified with new industries, leading to economic growth.

The economy of Alabama’s Black Belt region was built around large cotton plantations whose owners’ wealth grew mainly from slave labor. Southeastern planters and traders from the Upper South brought slaves with them as the cotton plantations in Alabama ...Read more

In 1861, Alabama seceded from the United States to become part of the Confederate States of America, with Montgomery acting as its first capital. Alabama rejoined the Union in 1868.