We bring to you 50 interesting fun facts about Alabama in this quick post.
Alabama state is a United States of America constituent state that joined the union as the 22nd state in 1819.
On the map, Alabama appears as an elongated rectangle that stretches from north to south.
To the north, it shares a border with Tennessee, to the east with Georgia, and to the west with Mississippi.
While Alabama’s typical elevation hovers around 500 feet (150 meters) above sea level, there’s a notable transition from Cheaha Mountain’s peak in the northeast, standing at 2,407 feet (734 meters), to the level terrains of the southern Gulf Coast regions.
This transition encompasses distinct topographical zones. In this article, we present 50 fascinating tidbits about Alabama.
50 Amazing Fun Facts About Alabama
1. Alabama introduced the Mardi Gras to the Western world. The celebration is held on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent begins.
2. Alabama workers built the first rocket to put humans on the moon.
3. The world’s first Electric Trolley System was introduced in Montgomery in 1886.
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4. Alabama is the only state with all major natural resources needed to make iron and steel. It is also the largest supplier of cast-iron and steel pipe products. – Fun facts about Alabama
5. Montgomery is the capital and the birthplace of the Confederate States of America.
6. The Confederate flag was designed and first flown in Alabama in 1861.
7. Alabama became the 22nd state on December 14, 1819.
8. The town of Enterprise houses the Boll Weevil Monument to acknowledge the role this destructive insect played in encouraging farmers to grow crops other than cotton.
9. Baseball player Henry Louis (Hank) Aaron was born in Mobile in 1934.
10. Boxer Joe Louis was born in Lexington in 1914. He died in 1981.
11. “Alabama” is the official state song.
12. Baseball player Willie Howard Mays was born in Westfield in 1931. – Fun facts about Alabama
13. A skeleton of a pre-historic man was found in Russell Cave.
14. At 2,405 feet Cheaha Mountain is Alabama’s highest point above sea level.
15. Huntsville is known as the rocket capital of the World.
16. The Alabama Department of Archives is the oldest state-funded archival agency in the nation.
17. The musical singing group Alabama has a Fan Club and Museum in Fort Payne.
18. In 1902 Dr. Luther Leonidas Hill performed the first open-heart surgery in the Western Hemisphere by suturing a stab wound in a young boy’s heart. The surgery occurred in Montgomery.
19. To help fund education Alabama instituted its state sales tax in 1937. – Fun facts about Alabama
20. Schools established in Mobile include Washington Academy (founded in 1811) and Huntsville Green Academy (founded in 1812).
21. Between 1817 and 1819 Old Saint Stephens was the first territorial capital of Alabama.
22. In 1956 the Army Ballistic Missile Agency was established at Huntsville’s Redstone Arsenal.
23. Governor George C. Wallace served four terms in office.
24. In 1995 Heather Whitestone serves as the first Miss America chosen with a disability.
25. Alabama’s geographic center is located in Chilton a community located 12 miles southwest of Clanton.
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26. The word Alabama means tribal town in the Creek Indian language. – Fun facts about Alabama
27. The United States Army Chemical Corps Museum in Fort McClellan contains over 4000 chemical warfare artifacts.
28. Hitler’s typewriter survived his mountain retreat and is exhibited at the Hall of History in Bessemer.
29. Blount County was created on February 7, 1818, and is older than the state.
30. Winston County is often called the Free State of Winston. It gained its name during the Civil War.
31. Mobile is named after the Mauvilla Indians. – Fun facts about Alabama
32. Peter Bryce is recognized as the state’s first psychiatrist. He was born in 1834 and died in 1892.
33. The Alabama State Flag was authorized by the Alabama legislature on February 16, 1895.
34. Hematite is Alabama’s official state mineral and is known as the oxide of iron (Fe2O3).
35. The Monarch butterfly (Danaus pleipuss) is the state’s official insect.
36. The Star blue quartz is the state’s official gemstone.
37. The Florence Renaissance Faire is Alabama’s official fair.
38. The pecan is Alabama’s official nut.
39. People from Alabama are called Alabamians. – Fun facts about Alabama
40. On January 11, 1861, Alabama becomes the fourth state to secede from the Union.
41. On January 28, 1846, Montgomery was selected as the capital of Alabama.
42. Tallulah Bankhead entertained as a star of stage, screen, and radio during the 1930s-1950s. She was born in Huntsville in 1902 and died in 1968.
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43. Singer and entertainer Nathaniel Adams (Nat King) Cole was known as the man with the velvet voice. He was born in Montgomery in 1919 and died in 1965.
44. Alabama resident Sequoyah devised the phonetic, written alphabet of the Cherokee language.
45. The Birmingham Airport opened in 1931. At the time of the opening, a Birmingham to Los Angeles flight took 19 hours.
46. Alabama’s mean elevation is 500 feet at its lowest elevation point. – Fun facts about Alabama
47. Audemus jura nostra defender is the official state motto. Translated it means “We dare defend our rights.”
48. Washington County is the oldest county in Alabama.
49. General Andrew Jackson defeated the Creek Indians in 1814. Following the event, the Native Americans ceded nearly half the present state land to the United States.
50. At the Battle of Mobile Bay Admiral David Farragut issued his famous command, “Damn the torpedoes, full speed ahead.” The event occurred on August 5, 1864.
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Summary of Fun Facts About Alabama
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