State in the southeastern United States. It is bordered by Tennessee, Georgia, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico, and Mississippi.
Area, 51,609 sq mi (133,677 sq km).
Pop. (2000) 4,447,100, a 10.1% increase since the 1990 census.
Capital, Montgomery.
Largest city, Birmingham.
Nickname, Heart of Dixie.
Motto, We Dare Defend Our Rights.
State bird, yellowhammer.
State flower, camellia.
State tree, Southern (longleaf) pine.
The central Black Belt , formerly a principal cotton-growing area, is now employed largely for raising poultry (the state ranks third in U.S. broiler chicken production) and cattle, Alabama's most valuable agricultural products. Cotton is still the chief crop; greenhouse plants, peanuts, and vegetables are also important.
Although about half of Alabama's area is devoted to agriculture, manufacturing accounts for a larger share of the state's income. Where the Tennessee River loops across the north, hydroelectric power from the Tennessee Valley Authority has converted much agricultural land to industrial uses.Alabama has the second most extensive (after Georgia) forests in the contiguous United States, and pulp and paper products lead manufactures.
Other major industries produce chemicals, electronics, textiles, processed foods, and automobiles. Oil and gas, cement, and stone lead mineral production; the state's once-prominent coal industry is gradually declining. The Marshall NASA Space Flight Center, Redstone Arsenal, Maxwell Air Force Base, and Forts Rucker and McClellan contribute significantly to the economy.
Union Springs and Bullock county are currently surrounded by development and growth. We are 35 minutes from East Montgomery (East Chase Mall Area - Home Depot/Walmant- Hwy 110 -Vaughn Rd), 45 minutes from Auburn/Opelika, Troy or Eufaula Alabama. We are 25 minutes south of Tuskegee and 60 minutes from Columbus Georgia (Ft Benning). Maxwell and Gunter AFB are located in Montgomery on the Western side of town approximately 50 minutes from here. Alabama Highways 29 and 82 transverse our County.
One of our streets in Union Springs --
*Information from Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition