One of the things we love most about Alabama is that it is full of surprises. No matter how well you think you know this state, there is always a new place or interesting fact waiting to be discovered. Here are just a few of our wonderful state’s secrets:
1. The first Mardi Gras celebration was held in Mobile in 1703.
6. Alabama has had a total of five capitals at different times in its history. These capital cities are the following: St. Stephens (1817), Huntsville (1819), Cahawba (1820), Tuscaloosa (1826) and Montgomery (1846). Pictured are the ruins of Tuscaloosa's old capitol building, which burned down in 1923.
9. Clark County's Mt. Nebo Baptist Church Cemetery includes several unique tombstones. They feature death masks cast from the person buried below them.
