Jeff Sessions (R) Alabama is a state located in the Southern United States. Alabama - History. Main article: History of Alabama The memory of the Native American presence is particularly strong in Alabama. Among Native American people once living in present Alabama were Alabama (Alibamu), Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Koasati, and Mobile. Trade with the Northeast via the Ohio River began during the Burial Mound Period (1000 BC-A.D. 700) and continued until European contact. Meso- ...

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Alabaster is located at 33°13'52" North, 86°49'26" West (33.231162, -86.823829)GR1. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 53.2 km² (20.5 mi²). 53.0 km² (20.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.24% water. ...

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Main article: History of Alabama The memory of the Native American presence is particularly strong in Alabama. Among Native American people once living in present Alabama were Alabama (Alibamu), Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, Koasati, and Mobile. Trade with the Northeast via the Ohio River began during the Burial Mound Period (1000 BC-A.D. 700) and continued until European contact. Meso-American influence is evident in the agrarian M ...

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University of Alabama The University of Alabama (also known as Alabama, UA, or colloquially as 'Bama) is a public coeducational university located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Founded in 1831, UA is the flagship campus of the University of Alabama Sys ...

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Bee Hive, Alabama is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Alabama. Originally named for an apiary located along Wire Road near the Macon County line, the Bee Hive community today lies in the southwest periphery of the city limits of Auburn, Alabama. Categories: Unincorporated communities in Alabama | Lee County, Alabama ...

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Birmingham is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Jefferson County. Portions of the city are also located in Shelby County. Though pronounced differently, it is named after Birmingham, England. Birmingham was at the center of the American Civil Rights Movement throughout the 1960s. Birmingham is a city that features a mixture of Old South meets New South, according to tourists. In recent years Birmingham has been named by vario ...

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Alabaster is a city located in Shelby County, Alabama. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 22,619. Alabaster Alabama - Geography. Alabaster is located at 33°13'52" North, 86°49'26" West (33.231162, -86.823829)GR1. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 53.2 km² (20.5 mi²). 53.0 km² (20.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 0.24% water. Alabaster Alabama ...

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Conservation status: Endangered The Alabama cave shrimp (Palaemonias alabamae) is species of albinistic, obligate cave shrimp. The species was first collected in 1958 by Dr. Thomas Poulson. They are found only in two caves in the state of Alabama. Due to its small population and limited range, it is considered an endangered species. After a search of nearly 200 caves in northern Alabama, the shrimp have only been spotted in two, Shelta and Bobcat Caves, both in Madison County, Alabama. ...

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University of Alabama at Birmingham (also known as UAB) is a public, coeducational university located in Birmingham, Alabama. The university is part of the three-member University of Alabama System, which also includes the main University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa and the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH). UAB currently has an enrollment of approximately 16,000 students. The school's president is Carol Garrison. The history of UAB began with the relocation of the University of Alabama School of Medic ...

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Vina is a town located in Franklin County, Alabama. As of the 2000 census, the population of the town is 400. Vina Alabama - Geography. Vina is located at 34°22'30" North, 88°3'13" West (34.374874, -88.053498)GR1. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 10.3 km² (4.0 mi²). 10.3 km² (4.0 mi²) of it is land and none of it is covered by water. Vina Alabama - Demographics. As of the census^Including:

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The geography of the Central Alabama is considered to the second most rugged in Alabama compared to that of North Alabama. The southernmost end of the Appalachians are located in the region. The main foothills of the Appalachians such as ridges as Red Mountain, Sand Mountain, Beaver Creek Mountain, Shades Mountain, and Coldwater Mountain are co-located in this region primarily around Greater Birmingham, Gadsden, and Anniston. The easternmost portions of Central Alabama around Anniston is the most ridged and elevated of the region. Col ...

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Tuscaloosa Alabama - Health and medicine. DCH Regional Medical Center is the main medical facility in Tuscaloosa. Operated by the publicly-controlled DCH Healthcare Authority, the 610-bed hospital opened in 1916 as the Druid City Infirmary[7]. The emergency department at DCH operates a trauma center (it is not certified as an official trauma center by the American College of Surgeons, however) that serves all of west centr ...

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Education is a vital component of the city as Tuscaloosa is home to several colleges and schools. The University of Alabama is the dominant institution of higher learning. Enrolling approximately 22,000 students, UA has been a part of Tuscaloosa's identity since it opened its doors in 1831. Stillman College, which opened in 1875, is a historically Black liberal arts college located in west Tuscal ...

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The City of Birmingham has a mayor/council form of government with a nine-member city council. This replaced a City Commission in 1962, primarily as a way to remove Commissioner of Public Safety Eugene "Bull" Connor from power. By Alabama law, an issue before a city council must be approved by a two-thirds majority vote (Act No. 452, Ala. Acts 1955, as supplemented by Act No. 294, Ala. Acts 1965.). Executive powers are held entirely by the mayor's office. Curr ...

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Birmingham Alabama - Planning. Before the first structure was built in Birmingham, the plan of the city was laid out over a total of 1,160 acres (4.7 km²) by the directors of the Elyton Land Co. The streets were numbered from west to east, leaving Twentieth Street to form the central spine of downtown, anchored on the north by Capital Park and stretching into the slopes of Red Mountain to the south. A "railroad reservation" was granted through the center of the city, running east to west and zoned solely fo ...

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Gospel music, especially the Five Blind Boys of Alabama, has been especially influential in the state (see also the Birmingham Sunlights). The state also has a Celtic music scene, which has produced bands like Henri's Notions and the Birmingham-based harpist Cynthia Douglass, as well as a number of piping bands and promotional Celtic organizations. Alabama is the leading state for Sacred Harp singing. The B. F. White Sacred Harp is published by the Sacred Harp Book Company of Samson, Alabama. The Sacred Harp/Shape Note Music and Cultural ...

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Huntsville Alabama - Other remarkable constructions. Raycom America Tower Huntsville (guyed TV- and radio mast, 465.1 metres high) Huntsville Alabama - Sports. Huntsville Stars - AA Baseball for Milwaukee Brewers Huntsville Speedway - NASCAR sanctioned stockcar racing (Website closed, last correctly working version in the Internet Archive) Huntsville Havoc - Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) ...

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The city of Birmingham is served by the Birmingham City Schools system. It is ran by the Birmingham Board of Education with a current active enrollment of 30,500 in 67 schools: 11 high schools, 13 middle schools, 34 elementary schools, and 9 K-8 secondary schools. The Birmingham-Hoover metropolitan area is home to numerous independent primary school systems. The area's largest are the Jefferson County, Bi ...

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