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Fast Facts about Alabama
Capital city of Alabama - Montgomery
Info about Statehood - The Date that Alabama was admitted to the Union - December 14, 1819
Abbreviation - The abbreviation for the state is as follows:
Abbreviation - Ala.
The Constitution - Alabama was the 22nd State to be admitted to the Union
The Nickname(s) - Yellowhammer State - The Heart of Dixie
3 Largest Cities in Alabama - Birmingham, Montgomery and Mobile
State Motto - Audemus jura nostra defendere - motto translated as " We Dare Defend Our Rights "
Name of the State Song is " Alabama " the words of the song are by Julia S. Tutwiler and music composed by Edna G. Gussen
Origin of the name - Named after a tribe of the Creek Indian nation