Alabama (AL)
Alabama's Web Site and Kid's Page Capital City: Montgomery Nickname: Heart of Dixie / Cotton State Motto: Audemus Jura Nostra Defendere (We Dare Defend Our Rights) Statehood: December 14, 1819 (22nd) Origin of State's Name: Means "tribal town" in Creek Indian language Largest Cities: Birmingham, Mobile, Montgomery, Huntsville, Tuscaloosa Border States: Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee Land Area: 50,750 sq. mi., 28th largest State's Bird: Yellowhammer State's Flower: Camellia State's Tree: Southern Pine State's Song: Alabama |