The state capital of Alabama and the first capital of the Confederate States of America.

The largest city in Alabama, known as the "Pittsburgh of the South" for its history of steel and iron production.

Known as "Rocket City," it is home to the Marshall Space Flight Center and the U.S. Space and Rocket Center.

The starting point of the 1965 voting rights marches to Montgomery and home to the Edmund Pettus Bridge.

A city on the Tennessee River famous for its recording studios where artists like the Rolling Stones recorded.

Talladega Superspeedway

The longest oval track in NASCAR, known for high speeds and being built on a supposed burial ground.

The site of "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, where civil rights marchers were attacked by law enforcement.

The most populous county in Alabama and home to the industrial hub of Birmingham.

The world's largest cast-iron statue, located in Birmingham to honor the city's iron industry.

A major waterway in northern Alabama that flows through cities like Huntsville, Decatur, and Muscle Shoals.

The four-term Alabama governor known for his "stand in the schoolhouse door" and later renunciation of segregation.

Alabama's only saltwater port city and the site of the oldest Mardi Gras celebration in the United States.

The type of rocket developed in Huntsville that eventually carried American astronauts to the moon.

Letter from Birmingham Jail

The famous document written by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963 while he was imprisoned for nonviolent protests.

The Alabama town famous for its monument to the Boll Weevil, which forced farmers to diversify their crops.

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Alabama

Alabama Notes

Question	Answer
Montgomery	The state capital of Alabama and the first capital of the Confederate States of America.
Birmingham	The largest city in Alabama, known as the "Pittsburgh of the South" for its history of steel and iron production.
Huntsville	Known as "Rocket City," it is home to the Marshall Space Flight Center and the U.S. Space and Rocket Center.
Selma	The starting point of the 1965 voting rights marches to Montgomery and home to the Edmund Pettus Bridge.
Muscle Shoals	A city on the Tennessee River famous for its recording studios where artists like the Rolling Stones recorded.
Talladega Superspeedway	The longest oval track in NASCAR, known for high speeds and being built on a supposed burial ground.
Edmund Pettus Bridge	The site of "Bloody Sunday" in Selma, where civil rights marchers were attacked by law enforcement.
Jefferson County	The most populous county in Alabama and home to the industrial hub of Birmingham.
Vulcan Statue	The world's largest cast-iron statue, located in Birmingham to honor the city's iron industry.
Tennessee River	A major waterway in northern Alabama that flows through cities like Huntsville, Decatur, and Muscle Shoals.
George Wallace	The four-term Alabama governor known for his "stand in the schoolhouse door" and later renunciation of segregation.
Mobile	Alabama's only saltwater port city and the site of the oldest Mardi Gras celebration in the United States.
Saturn V	The type of rocket developed in Huntsville that eventually carried American astronauts to the moon.
Letter from Birmingham Jail	The famous document written by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1963 while he was imprisoned for nonviolent protests.
Enterprise	The Alabama town famous for its monument to the Boll Weevil, which forced farmers to diversify their crops.

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