http://www.history.com/photos/alabama View pictures from the state of Alabama on History. See images of famous locations that represent the state. en Copyright 2013, History.com Thu, 23 May 2013 04:00:00 GMT History.com 2013-05-23T04:00:00Z en Copyright 2013, History.com http://www.history.com/photos/alabama/photo1 Fountain at Big Spring International Park in Huntsville, Alabama. http://www.history.com/photos/alabama/photo1 http://www.history.com/photos/alabama/photo2 Linn Park in Birmingham, Alabama is located in the center of the government buildings and civic and commercial buildings – it is the heart of the Birmingham – Jefferson (County) Civic Center. http://www.history.com/photos/alabama/photo2 http://www.history.com/photos/alabama/photo3 Birmingham was founded on June 1, 1871, by cotton gin promoters who sold lots near the planned crossing of the Alabama & Chattanooga and South & North Alabama railroads. http://www.history.com/photos/alabama/photo3 http://www.history.com/photos/alabama/photo4 Downtown Birmingham Historic District is a Park in Jefferson County, Alabama. http://www.history.com/photos/alabama/photo4 http://www.history.com/photos/alabama/photo5 This 1835 Italianate style house, furnished with original period pieces, was the Executive Residence of President Jefferson Davis and family while the capitol of the Confederacy was in Montgomery, Alabama. http://www.history.com/photos/alabama/photo5 http://www.history.com/photos/alabama/photo6 Little River Falls dropping 45 feet at the head of Little River Canyon, Little River Canyon National Preserve, Alabama. http://www.history.com/photos/alabama/photo6 http://www.history.com/photos/alabama/photo7 In June 1999, the Alabama Legislature named the Camellia japonica as the official State flower. http://www.history.com/photos/alabama/photo7 http://www.history.com/photos/alabama/photo8 The "yellowhammer" was designated the official bird symbol of Alabama in 1927. The yellowhammer (correct name northern flicker) has been a symbol of Alabama since the Civil War. http://www.history.com/photos/alabama/photo8 http://www.history.com/photos/alabama/photo9 The Alabama State Capitol in Montgomery, dating to 1851. It was in front of this building that Jefferson Davis was sworn in as the President of the Confederate States of America in 1861.e President of the Confederate States of America in 1861. http://www.history.com/photos/alabama/photo9 http://www.history.com/photos/alabama/photo10 Aerial View of Cochrane Bridge in Mobile, Alabama. http://www.history.com/photos/alabama/photo10 http://www.history.com/photos/alabama/photo11 Rocket Park at the US Space and Rocket Center. http://www.history.com/photos/alabama/photo11 http://www.history.com/photos/alabama/photo12 Tuskegee University is a private, historically black university located in Tuskegee, Alabama, United States. It is a member school of the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund. The campus forms the Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site, a National Historic Landmark. http://www.history.com/photos/alabama/photo12