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Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega (pop. 15,143) was molded out of a soybean field in 1969. The track holds the fastest qualifying mark in NASCAR history with Bill Elliott’s 212.809 mph in 1987.

first appeared: 12/1/2002

Some of the highest-grade coal mines in America are found near Tuscaloosa. The Blue Creek Coal Mine No. 5, at 2,200 feet deep, also is the deepest vertical shaft mine in North America.

first appeared: 11/24/2002

Established in 1980, Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge on the coast provides crucial habitat for migrating songbirds on their journeys to and from nesting grounds.

first appeared: 11/17/2002

Ralph Hammond of Arab was poet laureate of Alabama from 1992-95. Upon returning home from World War II, he penned his memoir titled My GI Achin’ Back.

first appeared: 11/10/2002

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) had a local economic impact of $2.5 billion in 2001. The largest employer in the area, UAB generates 53,018 jobs.

first appeared: 11/3/2002

The University of Alabama’s football team has won 12 national titles, the most of any school in the Southeastern Conference. Six were achieved under Coach Paul “Bear” Bryant.

first appeared: 10/27/2002

The Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail, the largest golf project in the country, encompasses nine championship course facilities located across the state. Established in the 1980s, the trail features 378 holes.

first appeared: 10/20/2002

In 1836, Alabama became the first state to declare Christmas a legal holiday.

first appeared: 10/13/2002

The art deco Princess Theatre has starred as a treasured landmark since 1887 in Decatur.

first appeared: 10/6/2002

Mooresville (pop. 59) is the state’s oldest town. It was incorporated in 1818 and is a year older than the state itself.

first appeared: 9/29/2002

Planters Cotton Factory in Autaugaville (pop. 820) grossed $107,000 in 1850—its first year—and the town was hailed as the manufacturing center of the South.

first appeared: 9/22/2002

In Daphne (pop. 16,581), locals scoop up crabs, shrimp, and other seafood by the basketful at a phenomenon called a jubilee in late summer along Mobile Bay’s eastern shore. Oxygen-depleted water causes marine life to swim ashore, where locals shout “jubilee” and harvest the bounty.

first appeared: 9/15/2002

On Sept. 12, 1992, Mae Jemison blasted into orbit aboard the space shuttle Endeavor to become the first African-American woman in space. She was born Oct. 17, 1956, in Decatur.

first appeared: 9/8/2002

The streets in Cullman (pop. 13,995) were laid out by its founder to be wide enough to accommodate the beer wagons that sold beer off the street. Today, the entire county is dry.

first appeared: 9/1/2002

On May 5, 1799, U.S. Army Lt. John McClary took Fort St. Stephens from the Spanish and raised—for the first time—the United States flag on soil that would eventually belong to Alabama.

first appeared: 8/25/2002

Since electing its first governor in 1819, Alabama has sworn in only four Republicans to the office.

first appeared: 8/18/2002

Berman Museum of World History in Anniston (pop. 24,276) features the 6,000-item collection of Col. Farley L. Berman, which includes rare and ornate weapons and a 2,000-year-old Greek helmet.

first appeared: 8/11/2002

Every state has an official flower, bird, and such, but in 1992, Alabama named the Stockton Fall Horseshoe Tournament its official horseshoe tournament.

first appeared: 8/4/2002

In 1990, the Alabama Red-Bellied Turtle was designated as the official state reptile. Often seen sunning itself atop logs in waters along the Mobile Delta, this turtle is found nowhere else in the world.

first appeared: 7/28/2002

Each year, people fall all over each other to get to Andalusia (pop. 8,794), home of the World Championship Domino Tournament.

first appeared: 7/21/2002

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