Alabama

… was admitted to the Union as the 22nd state on this date in 1819.

Capital: Montgomery.
Nickname: Yellowhammer State, Heart of Dixie.
Motto: “We dare defend our rights.”

Total area: 52,419 sq. mi. (30th), including 1,675 sq. mi. inland water.
Population: 4,486,508 (23rd) (2002 estimate).

Bird: Yellowhammer.
Dance: Square dance.
Game bird: Wild turkey.
Fish: Tarpon.
Fossil: Basilosaurus oetoides.
Mineral: Hematite.
Nut: Pecan.
Song: “Alabama.”
Stone: Marble.
Tree: Southern (longleaf) pine.