Alabama Fast Facts

Date Admitted to the Union:

December 14, 1819 - Alabama was the 22nd state.

Alabama State Capital:

Montgomery

State Nickname:

Yellowhammer State. According to the Alabama Department of Archives and History, the nickname began during the Civil War.

State Motto:

Audemus jura nostra defendere.
Translation: We Dare Defend Our Rights

Alabama State Bird:

Yellowhammer

Alabama State Flower:

Camellia

Alabama State Tree:

Southern Longleaf Pine

Cities With Population Over 100,000:

• Birmingham
• Montgomery
• Mobile
• Huntsville

Ten Famous People From Alabama :

• Hank Aaron, Baseball Player
• George Washington Carver, Scientist
• Jefferson Davis, Civil War President of the Confederacy
• Helen Keller, Author
• Martin Luther King, Jr., Civil Rights Leader
• Harper Lee, Author
• Jesse Owens, Olympic Gold Medalist for Track and Field
• Rosa Parks, Civil Rights Activist
• Condoleezza Rice, US Secretary of State
• George Wallace, Politician