(Go: >> BACK << -|- >> HOME <<)

Outline of Alabama: Difference between revisions

Content deleted Content added
m sp.: Fort Blakeley (via WP:JWB)
 
(40 intermediate revisions by 26 users not shown)
Line 1:
{{Short description|22nd U.S. state, located in Southern U.S.}}
{{see also|Index of Alabama-related articles}}
<!--... Attention: THIS IS AN OUTLINE
 
part of the set of 700830+ outlines listed at
[[PortalWikipedia:Contents/Outlines]].
 
Wikipedia outlines are
Line 9 ⟶ 11:
content navigation systems
 
See [[Wikipedia: Outlines]] and
[[Wikipedia:WikiProject Outlines]] for more details.
Further improvements
to this outline are on the way
...-->
{{multiple image
{{see also|Index of Alabama-related articles}}
| align = right
{{double image|right|Flag of Alabama.svg|180|Seal of Alabama.svg|120|The [[Flag of the State of Alabama]]|The [[Great Seal of the State of Alabama]]}}
| image1 = Flag of Alabama.svg
| width1 = 180
| alt1 =
| caption1 = The [[Flag of the State of Alabama]]
| image2 = Seal of Alabama.svg
| width2 = 120
| alt2 =
| caption2 = The [[Great Seal of the State of Alabama]]
| footer =
}}
[[File:Map of USA AL.svg|thumb|The location of the [[state of Alabama]] in the United States of America]]
{{main|Alabama}}
 
The following [[Outline (list)|outline]] is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. [[state of Alabama]]:
Line 37 ⟶ 48:
** Nicknames
***Cotton Plantation State<ref name="ala"/>
***Cotton State<ref name=AL>{{cite web |url=http://www.archives.state.al.us/emblems/emblems.html |title=Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors |accessdateaccess-date=2007-03-18 |date=2006-04-20 |publisher=Alabama Department of Archives & History|quote=Alabama does not have an official nickname.}}</ref>
*** Heart of Dixie<ref name=AL/><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.archives.state.al.us/emblems/Heart_of_Dixie.html |title=Heart of Dixie |accessdateaccess-date=2007-03-18 |date=2004-06-29 |work=Alabama Emblems, Symbols and Honors |publisher=Alabama Department of Archives & History}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | first= | last= | coauthors= |authorlink= | title=Nicknames: America's 50 States (First of Four Parts) | date=2008-01-06 | publisher=VOA Special English program | url =http://www.voanews.com/specialenglish/archive/2008-01/2007-12-31-voa3.cfm | work =Voice of America | pages = | accessdateaccess-date = 2009-01-04 | language = }}</ref>
*** Lizard State<ref name="ala">[http://www.netstate.com/states/intro/al_intro.htm Introduction to Alabama], 50 States, retrieved April 24, 2009.</ref>
*** [[Northern flicker|Yellowhammer]] State<ref name=AL/>
Line 48 ⟶ 59:
 
== Geography of Alabama ==
{{main|Geography of Alabama}}
 
{{main|[[Geography of Alabama}}]]
* Alabama is: a [[U.S. state]], a [[State (administrative division)|federal state]] of the United States of America
* Location
Line 67 ⟶ 78:
********* [[Southeastern United States]]
* [[Demographics of Alabama#Population|Population of Alabama]]: 4,779,736 (2010 U.S. Census<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/01000.html
| title = U.S. Census Bureau State & County QuickFacts
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120226182304/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/01000.html
|archive-date = 2012-02-26
}}</ref>)
* [[Geography of Alabama#Area|Area of Alabama]]:
Line 126 ⟶ 140:
 
==== Metropolitan areas of Alabama ====
{{main|Metropolitan areas of Alabama}}
 
{{main|[[Metropolitan areas of Alabama}}]]
Metropolitan areas of Alabama, ranked by size:
 
Line 238 ⟶ 252:
===== Municipalities in Alabama =====
 
* [[List of cities in Alabama|Cities in Alabama]] (10 with largest population included below)
** [[List of capitals in the United States#State capitals|State capital]] of Alabama: [[Montgomery, Alabama|Montgomery]]
** [[List of city nicknames in the United States#Alabama|City nicknames in Alabama]]
<!-- ** [[Book:Auburn, Alabama]] -->
** [[Birmingham, Alabama]]
** [[Decatur, Alabama]]
** [[Dothan, Alabama]]
** [[Hoover, Alabama]]
** [[Huntsville, Alabama]]
** [[Madison, Alabama]]
** [[Mobile, Alabama]]
** [[Montgomery, Alabama]]
** [[St. Stephens, Alabama]]
** [[Tuscaloosa, Alabama]]
 
=== Demography of Alabama ===
 
{{main|[[Demographics of Alabama}}]]
 
== Government and politics of Alabama ==
: ''Main article: [[{{main|Government of Alabama]] and [[|Politics of Alabama]]''}}
 
* [[Form of government]]: [[State governments of the United States|U.S. state government]]
Line 297 ⟶ 323:
 
=== Branches of the government of Alabama ===
 
{{main|[[Government of Alabama}}]]
 
==== Executive branch of the government of Alabama ====
* [[List of governors of Alabama|Governor of Alabama]]
** [[Lieutenant Governor of Alabama]]
** [[Secretary of State of Alabama]]
* State departments
Line 325 ⟶ 352:
 
====Judicial branch of the government of Alabama====
{{main|Courts of Alabama}}
 
{{main|[[Courts of Alabama}}]]
* [[Alabama Supreme Court|Supreme Court of Alabama]]
* [[United States District Court for the Middle District of Alabama]]
Line 333 ⟶ 360:
 
===Law and order in Alabama===
{{main|Sports* [[Cannabis in Alabama}}]]
* [[Capital punishment in Alabama]]
** [[List of individuals executed in Alabama|Individuals executed in Alabama]]
Line 391 ⟶ 419:
**** [[Battle of Spanish Fort]], March 27 – April 8, 1865
**** [[Battle of Selma]], April 2, 1865
**** [[Battle of Fort BlakelyBlakeley]], April 2–9, 1865
** [[History of Alabama#Reconstruction, 1865-1875|Alabama in Reconstruction]], 1865–1868
*** Seventh former [[Confederate state]] readmitted to the [[United States of America]] on July 13, 1868
** [[Historical Panorama of Alabama Agriculture]], October 2–7, 1939
** [[African-American Civil Rights Movement (1955–1968)|African-American Civil Rights Movement]] from December 1, 1955, to January 20, 1969
*** [[Montgomery Busbus Boycottboycott]], December 1, 1955 – December 20, 1956
*** [[Birmingham Campaigncampaign]], spring, 1963
*** [[Selma to Montgomery marches]], March 7–25, 1965
 
Line 484 ⟶ 512:
* [[History of Montgomery, Alabama]]
** ''[[Browder v. Gayle]]''
** [[Montgomery Busbus Boycottboycott]]
** [[Civil Rights Memorial]]
** [[How Long, Not Long]]
Line 527 ⟶ 555:
 
=== Sports in Alabama ===
{{main|Sports in Alabama}}
 
[[Sports in Alabama]]
* [[List of professional sports teams in Alabama|Professional sports teams in Alabama]]
 
Line 563 ⟶ 591:
 
== Economy and infrastructure of Alabama ==
{{main|Economy of Alabama}}
 
{{main|[[Economy of Alabama}}]]
* Agriculture in Alabama
** [[Fishing in Alabama]]
Line 596 ⟶ 624:
 
== Education in Alabama ==
{{main|Education in Alabama}}
 
{{main|[[Education in Alabama}}]]
* Schools in Alabama
** [[List of school districts in Alabama|School districts in Alabama]]
Line 611 ⟶ 639:
****** [[2010 University of Alabama in Huntsville shooting]]
**** University of Alabama departments
***** [[University of Alabama College of Arts and Sciences]]
***** [[University of Alabama College of Communication and Information Sciences]]
***** [[University of Alabama College of Engineering]]
***** [[University of Alabama School of Dentistry]]
***** [[University of Alabama School of Law]]
Line 638 ⟶ 664:
 
==See also==
{{portalPortal|History|New Spain|British Empire|Geography|North America|<!--Northern America-->|United States|Alabama}}
*Topic overview:
**[[Alabama]]
Line 644 ⟶ 670:
**[[Index of Alabama-related articles]]
<!-- **[[Bibliography of Alabama]] -->
<!-- **[[Book:Alabama]] -->
*{{PrefixAllPages|Alabama}}
*{{PrefixAllPages|Alabamian}}
Line 655 ⟶ 680:
* [[Attorney General of Alabama]]
* [[Cannabis in Alabama]]
 
* [[Coat of arms of Alabama]]
 
* [[African Americans in Alabama]]
 
 
* [[Aviation in Alabama]]
 
* [[List of Baptist churches in Alabama]]
* [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama]]
 
* [[Association of Alabama Camps]]
* [[Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama]]
Line 684 ⟶ 705:
* [[Libertarian Party of Alabama]]
* [[List of Alabama Civil War Confederate units]]
* [[List of Alabama Congressional Districts by HDI]]
* [[List of Alabama Union Civil War regiments]]
* [[List of Alabama area codes]]
Line 692 ⟶ 712:
* [[List of Alabama–Huntsville Chargers men's ice hockey seasons]]
* [[List of Carnegie libraries in Alabama]]
* [[List of Governorsgovernors of Alabama]]
* [[List of United States federal courthouses in Alabama]]
* [[List of breweries in Alabama]]
Line 717 ⟶ 737:
* [[List of television stations in Alabama by city of license]]
* [[List of unincorporated communities in Alabama]]
* [[List of wineries and vineyards in Alabama]]
* [[Live at the Apollo (Ben Harper and The Blind Boys of Alabama)]]
* [[Live in Alabama & More]]
Line 738 ⟶ 757:
 
== External links ==
{{sisterlinkssister project links|Alabama}}
{{wikiatlas|Alabama}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080917153754/http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Home.jsp Encyclopedia of Alabama] &ndash; ..vers history, culture, geography, natural environment, and more.
*[http://alabama.gov/ Alabama.gov] – Official website.
*[httphttps://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/states/alabama/index.html Alabama State Guide, from the Library of Congress]
*[http://wikis.ala.org/godort/index.php/Alabama Alabama State Databases] – Annotated list of searchable databases produced by Alabama state agencies and compiled by the Government Documents Roundtable of the American Library Association.
*[http://www.alarc.org/ Alabama Association of Regional Councils]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110109173037/http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/state/state_energy_profiles.cfm?sid=AL Energy Data & Statistics for Alabama- From the U.S. Department of Energy]
*[httphttps://wwwweb.archive.org/web/20050707062733/http://touralabama.org/ TourAlabama.org] – Alabama Department of Tourism and Travel
*[http://www.archives.state.al.us/aaa.html All About Alabama], at the [[Alabama Department of Archives and History]]
*[http://www.alabamamosaic.org/ AlabamaMosaic], a digital repository of materials on Alabama's history, culture, places, and people
*[https://digitalalabama.com/ Digital Alabama], a repository of nonfiction and historical fiction on Alabama's history, art, architecture, religions, culture, places, and people that helped shape the Alabama way of life
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090107053602/http://www.legislature.state.al.us/CodeofAlabama/1975/coatoc.htm Code of Alabama 1975] – at the Alabama Legislature site
*{{dmozcurlie|Regional/North_America/United_States/Alabama|Alabama}}
*[http://www.usgs.gov/state/state.asp?State=AL USGS real-time, geographic, and other scientific resources of Alabama]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20120226182304/http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/01000.html Alabama QuickFacts] from the U.S. Census Bureau
*[http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/state-fact-sheets/state-data.aspx?StateFIPS=01&StateName=Alabama Alabama State Fact Sheet] from the U.S. Department of Agriculture
*[http://www.Alapark.com/ Alabama State Parks]
Line 760 ⟶ 780:
{{Outline footer}}
 
{{DEFAULTSORT:Outline Of Alabama}}
[[Category:Outlines of U.S. states|Alabama]]
[[Category:Alabama| ]]
[[Category:Alabama-related lists| ]]
[[Category:Outlines]]