Alabama Outdoors

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    • Capital: Montgomery
    • Became a state: December 14, 1819
    • Time zones: Central
    • Major cities: Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile
      • Bird
      :       Yellowhammer
      • Flower
      :       Camellia
      • Tree
      :       Southern Pine
      • Animal
      :       Black Bear
      • Salt Water Fish
      :       Tarpon
      • Fresh Water Fish
      :       Large Mouth Bass
      • Gem
      :       Star Blue Quartz
      • Insect
      :       The Monarch butterfly Danaus pleipuss
    • Nickname: No official nickname, but commonly called “the Heart of Dixie”
    • Slogans: Share the wonder, Alabama the beautiful, and Where America finds its voice
    • Origin: Alabama originally means tribal town in the Creek Indian language.50states.com: Alabama Facts and Trivia
    • People who lives in Alabama are called Alabamians
    • Mardi Gras: Alabama was the one to introduced the Mardi Gras into the western world. Held on Tuesday, the day before Lenten season starts.
    • Alabama workers built the first rocket to put humans on the moon50states.com: Alabama Facts and Trivia

  • Alabama is ranked as the 30th largest state in the United States. There are four national forest with in the state: Bankhead, Conecuh, Talladega and Tuskegee. The National Park Service is in control of two national historic sites: Tuskegee Institute and Tuskegee Airman sites. There are two historic trails that run through the state: The Selma to Montgomery National Voting Rights Trail and the Trail of Tears.

  • Outdoor Recreation

    Outdoor activities in Alabama range from golfing on the "Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail,"Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel: On the Course hiking or biking on one of the many trails in the state or even kayaking and swimming in one of the "incredible streams, rivers [or] lakes."Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel: Water

  • Mahalo Suggests

    If planning a trip to Alabama, please see the vacation pages for Mobile and Birmingham

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