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Please help us locate two items that were illegally removed from the historic Rodney, Mississippi Cemetery. Click Here for Details. In 1817, the Mississippi Territory was split up, the eastern portion became the Alabama Territory with St. Stephens as its territorial capital. Alabama achieved statehood in 1819, two sessions of the territorial legislature were held in Huntsville and it was there that the decision was made to make Cahaba (Cahawba) the capital of the new state. For the sake of convenience, Tuscaloosa was later made the capital. In 1846, Montgomery was made the capital, as it remains today. Both, Saint Stephens and Cahawba are now ghost towns. During the US Civil War, Alabama was a part of the Confederate States of America. Before the war’s end, Montgomery became the capital of the Confederacy. Alabama is bordered on the south by the Gulf of Mexico and on the north by Tennessee. The southeastern corner of the state is bordered on Florida and its eastern border is with Georgia. To the west is the state of Mississippi. INTERESTING FACTS: Ave Maria Grotto is a properly scaled replica of the city of Jerusalem which was the lifelong work of Brother Joseph Zoettl. It's in Cullman, Alabama. Mardi Gras was started in Mobile, Alabama, not in New Orleans, as most think. The largest massacre of White settlers by Native Americans occurred at Fort Mims, Alabama in 1813. In 1836, Alabama became the first state to declare Christmas a legal holiday. Starting in a one room shack in Tuskegee, Alabama, the combined genius of Booker T. Washington and George Washington Carver created a world-recognized educational facility, Tuskegee University. Enterprise, Alabama has the world's only monument devoted to a pest, It's the Boll Weevil Monument. In Carrolton, Alabama, in the year 1878, an inmate was standing next to a window in the courthouse when lightning struck, leaving a photograph of the terrified man on the courthouse window! It remains there to this day. Monroeville can claim two literary greats; Harper Lee was raised there and Truman Capote was one of her childhood friends who spent summers there. To date, Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" has sold over 30 million copies in 18 languages. Sheriff Pat Garrett was born in Chambers County, Alabama. He killed Billy the Kid in Fort Sumner, New Mexico in 1881. Texas Hero William Barrett Travis spent most of his life in Monroe County and Conecuh County, Alabama. At the age of twenty-six years, he gave his life for the cause of Texas freedom. He was the commander of the Alamo defenders, who were faced with the near-impossible task of holding the Alamo against the overwhelming forces of General Antonio de Santa Anna. For thirteen days the defenders held the Alamo. The only person known to have survived being struck by a meteorite was Ann Hodges of Oak Grove, Alabama in November 1954. Read about it here. On May 13, 1914, J. L. Barrow was born on Buckalew Mountain near Lafayette, Alabama. He would become famous as Heavyweight champ, Joe Lewis. If you're in the vicinity of Orange Beach, Alabama toward the end of April, be sure to participate in the Annual Interstate Mullet Toss, presented by the Flora-Bama, located on the Alabama-Florida State line! You'll have a heck of a lot of fun there. The kind folks at the Flora-Bama will tell you more, just click here. In January they have their Annual Polar Bear Dip for those courageous enough to brave the cold winter waters. Dismals Canyon - The beauty of this remotely located, privately-owned, ancient canyon warrants its being designated a National Natural Landmark! In addition to its beauty, it is a place boasting a near-pristine ecology. It was featured on the Discovery Channel's presentation, "When Dinosaurs Roamed America". It's located between Russellville and Hamilton, near the community of Phil Campbell. Cahaba was Alabama's first state capital, today it's a ghost town. Read about it here. Read about Alabama's Mystery Grave (in Escambia County). Thank You for Visiting.
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