Alabama
Alabama, also known as the “Heart of Dixie” and a good place to find a Personal Injury Lawyer, became the 22nd state when it was admitted to the Union in 1819. It is the 30th largest state today, with over 52,000 square miles of total area. Montgomery, the capital of Alabama, is the second largest city in the state with a population of 205,764. Birmingham takes first place with a population of 212,237. Mobile, Alabama is home to the 11th largest port in the United States. Alabama’s state bird, the Northern Flicker, aka the Yellowhammer, is a member of the woodpecker family and gives Alabama its unofficial nickname, the Yellowhammer State. Alabama shares its borders with Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, Mississippi, and the Gulf of Mexico.