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10 Interesting Facts About Alabaster, Alabama
Alabaster was founded in 1925 by Joseph E. Walker. Alabaster was incorporated as a city on the 23rd of February 1953.
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10 Interesting Facts About Opelika
The Opelika area was first settled in 1832 after the Treaty of Cusseta. Opelika kept its original Creek name, which translates to…
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10 Interesting Facts About Daphne, Alabama
Daphne was incorporated on July 8, 1927. Daphne has a total area of 14.1 square miles
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50 Facts About Alabama
Alabama became the 22nd state of the United States on December 14, 1819. Montgomery is the capital of Alabama.
Alabama
20 Interesting Facts About Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham was founded on June 1, 1871, by the Elyton Land Company. Birmingham has a total area of 151.9 square miles
Alabama
20 Interesting Facts About Montgomery, Alabama
Montgomery was founded on the 3rd of December 1819. In February 1861, Montgomery was chosen the first capital of the Confederate States…
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20 Interesting Facts About Huntsville, Alabama
Huntsville was founded within the Mississippi Territory in 1805 and became an incorporated town in 1811. Huntsville has the 29th largest land…
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20 Interesting Facts About Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Tuscaloosa was named after Tuskaloosa, the chief of a band of Muskogean-speaking people. Tuscaloosa has a total area of 72.22 square miles
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20 Interesting Facts About Mobile, Alabama
Mobile was one of the first cities founded in Alabama, in 1702, around 117 years before Alabama became a state. Mobile is…