Statehood: December 14,
1819 (22nd State)
State Song: "Alabama"
(1931)
State Bird:
yellowhammer (1927)
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Tree: Southern longleaf pine (1949, 1997)
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Flower: camellia (1959)
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Salt water fish: fighting
tarpon (1955)
Fresh water fish: largemouth bass (1975)
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Horse: racking horse (1975)
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Mineral: hematite (1967)
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Rock: marble (1969)
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Game bird: wild turkey
(1980)
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Dance: square dance (1981)
Nut: pecan (1982)
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Fossil: species Basilosaurus
Cetoides (1984)
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Official mascot and butterfly:
eastern tiger swallowtail (1989)
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Insect: monarch butterfly (1989)
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Reptile:
Alabama
red-bellied turtle (1990)
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Gemstone: star blue quartz (1990)
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Shell: scaphella junonia johnstoneae (1990)
State Nickname:
Yellowhammer State
:
State Motto: "Audemus jura nostra defendere"
is a Latin phrase on the state coat of arms completed in 1923. It has been translated
as: "We Dare Maintain Our Rights"
or "We Dare Defend Our Rights."
Highest Point:
Cheaha Mt., AL
2405 Feet
Lowest Point: The lowest point in
Alabama
is sea level where
Alabama
meets the
Gulf of
Mexico
.
Largest cities: Birmingham, 231,483;
Montgomery, 200,127; Mobile, 191,544; Huntsville, 166,313; Tuscaloosa, 81,358; Hoover,
67,469; Dothan, 62,713; Decatur, 54,909; Auburn, 49,928; Gadsden, 37,405:
Famous Alabamians:
Henry Louis (Hank) Aaron baseball player, Mobile
Ralph Abernathy civil rights activist, Linden
Tallulah Brockman Bankhead actress, Huntsville
Hugo LaFayette Black jurist, Harlan
Nat "King" Cole entertainer, Montgomery
Marva Collins educator, Monroeville
Bobby Goldsboro entertainer, Dothan
William Crowford Gorgas army officer, physician, Mobile
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