“Dixie Alley” refers to the area of Alabama and Mississippi that is most affected by tornadoes, as distinct from the Tornado Alley of the Southern Plains.

Alabama declared its secession from the Union on January 11, 1861.

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

A super outbreak of 62 tornadoes hit Alabama in April 2011, killing 238 people and devastating many communities.

As early as 1702, the French called the tribe the Alibamon, and French maps identified the river as Rivière des Alibamons.

Alabama is 23rd in the amount of surface water in the United States.

Alabama is bordered by Tennessee to the north, Georgia to the east, Florida to the south, and Mississippi to the west.

Thomas Bassett was a loyalist to the British monarchy during the Revolutionary era and one of the earliest white settlers in Alabama outside Mobile. He settled in the Tombigbee District during the early 1770s.

Alabama was under military rule from the end of the war in May 1865 until its official restoration to the Union in 1868.