Yellowhammer State · Capital: Montgomery
Yellowhammer State. Capital: Montgomery. Possibly from Choctaw Indians (means "thicket-clearers" or "vegetation-gatherers)
Entered the Union · Dec. 14, 1819Andrew Jackson Defeated the Creek Indians here in the Battle of Horseshoe Creek. This effectively ended the Creek Wars. Today there is a three mile loop road that runs through the battlefield. There is a museum with period weapons, and information on the battle.
Approximately 8,000 years ago Indians settled in a cave in Northern Alabama. The relics of their life were found in Russel cave. Today visitors can visit main chamber that measures 107 feet wide, 258 deep, with a 29 foot ceiling.
In 1881 Booker T. Washington the African American Educator founded the Tuskegee Institute the first institution of higher learning dedicated to vocational teaching of African Americans. Today the school is a fully accredited college with 5,000 students and staff. On the campus is the George Washington Carver Museum, which celebrates the life of Carver, the African American scientist who worked at the Institute