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The metro Birmingham area consist of Jefferson, Shelby, St. Clair, Blount, and Walker counties.  local time Together the 5 counties have an estimated population of approximately 1,000,000.
Birmingham is Alabama's largest city.  It is also know as Bham and the Magic City.  The Magic City name is due to the magical growth in the early 20th century.  The amazing rise in population was because the steel mills in the area were booming and employment was plentiful.
HOME of Alabama, a non-profit organization devoted to helping people obtain the residential real estate they desire, can afford, and qualify for.  Their services are free in the Birmingham, Alabama area.
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  Birmingham, Alabama - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Birmingham (ˈbɝmɪŋˌhæm) is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alabama and is the county seat of Jefferson County.
Birmingham is located on the heart of a tornado alley known as the Dixie Alley due to the frequency of tornadoes in Central Alabama.
Birmingham is served by three Interstate Highways, Interstate 20, Interstate 65, and Interstate 59, as well as a southern beltway Interstate 459 and the Elton B. Stephens (Red Mountain) Expressway (U.S. Highway 31 and U.S. Highway 280).
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 Birmingham Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama, the largest city in the state and the seat of Jefferson County.
Birmingham was the scene of violent racial disturbances in 1963 during the civil rights movement, which attracted worldwide news coverage.
Birmingham, Alabama is a major hub of the state's railway and highway network, and has a large airport (Birmingham Regional).
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 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham City Schools is the public school district that serves Birmingham, Alabama.
The Vulcan statue of Birmingham, Alabama is the largest cast iron statue in the world and the symbol of the city.
Birmingham is served by the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority through the Metro Area Express (MAX) bus system.
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 Birmingham, Alabama - Civil Rights
Birmingham, Alabama, served as the center of fl industrial employment for nearly a century, and the major site of fl labor struggles and civil rights protests.
Nestled in the Jones Valley of north central Alabama, the rocky, mineral-rich land of Jefferson County has sustained a city known in its youth for rapid industrialization and later for its hard-fought battles to overcome social, political, and economic inequality.
Birmingham was often at center stage in the Civil Rights Movement, not only for its citizens' courageous efforts, but also for its local government's staunch resistance.
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 University of Alabama at Birmingham - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The University of Alabama at Birmingham (also known as UAB) is a public, coeducational university located in Birmingham, Alabama.
The history of UAB began with the relocation of the University of Alabama School of Medicine from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham in 1945.
Because of the rapid growth of the Birmingham area, it was decided that an extension program for students who had difficulties which prevented them from studying in Tuscaloosa was needed.
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Birmingham, as a city, had made its mark on the civil rights movement for a number of years.
When the Freedom Riders had driven through Birmingham and were attacked, there were no police to assist them as Connor had given them the day off as it was Mother’s Day……..Birmingham and Connor would get the civil rights movement back on track after the problems it had experienced.
Birmingham appeared to be descending into chaos when King called for a one-day halt to the protests.
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 King Encyclopedia
The 1963 campaign in Birmingham, Alabama, the largest industrial city in the South, generated national publicity and federal action due to the particularly violent response of segregationists.
The momentum generated by the Birmingham struggle culminated on 28 August 1963 when the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom attracted more than 200,000 demonstrators to the Lincoln Memorial.
The Birmingham Campaign and the March on Washington paved the way for the passage of the most significant civil rights legislation of the 1960s: the Civil Rights Act (1964) and the Voting Rights Act (1965).
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 Woodlawn (Birmingham, Alabama) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-31)
In 1891 the State of Alabama granted a municipal corporation to the "City of Woodlawn," the name chosen by its first citizens to honor the Wood family, who remained active in civic affairs.
In 1910 the City of Woodlawn was annexed into Birmingham, but maintained a strong community spirit that was bound up with the Wood family, who had turned their estate into a public park (now "Willow Wood Park"), complete with spring-fed swimming pool.
Within the city of Birmingham, greater Woodlawn is characterized as one of 23 "Communities" that participate in the "Community Participation Program" that was drawn up to encourage local political activism and community development.
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 Birmingham Apartments
Birmingham, the state of Alabama's most populous city with nearly 850,000 residents in the greater metropolitan area, offers up big-city living complete with skyscrapers, fabulous restaurants, diverse employment opportunities and a huge variety of apartments for rent.
Birmingham's economy is diversified among many industries, and the city is a progressive center for medical research, banking, music, technology, art, engineering and higher education.
Birmingham's largest employers are the University of Alabama at Birmingham, BellSouth, Baptist Medical Centers and Bruno's Inc. Other major employers include the magazine Southern Living, the country's most successful regional publication; and the headquarters of Saks Inc., the nation's fourth-largest department store chain.
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 Birmingham travel guide - Wikitravel
Birmingham [1] is the largest city in the state of Alabama in the South of the United States of America.
Although the state of Alabama has a reputation of being very rural, this is not true for the Birmingham metro area.
Birmingham is served by Amtrak's Crescent train, which runs daily and serves New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham and New Orleans (and vice-versa).
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 BHM - Birmingham International Airport
Birmingham International Airport is Alabama's largest airport serving the Greater Birmingham area and surrounding Southeastern cities.
Offering more than 160 arrivals and departures daily to major cities throughout the United States, Birmingham International presently ranks in the country's top 75 airports in terms of passengers served annually, and is expected to serve more than 3 million travelers this year.
Conveniently located only 4.5 miles from Birmingham's vibrant downtown business district, Birmingham International Airport is adjacent to four major U.S. Interstates and serves as the premier gateway to Alabama.
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 Top 20 Encyclopedia
Although Birmingham was never home to large scale racial violence (Mass racial violence in the United States) such as has occurred in other cities as recently as 1992, common modern knowledge of the city is dominated by the 1963 bombing.
Birmingham and Hoover are the primary cities in the Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman Metropolitan Area, consisting of the Birmingham-Hoover metropolitan statistical area and the Cullman micropolitan area that include 8 counties in Central Alabama: Bibb, Blount, Chilton, Cullman, Jefferson, St.
Birmingham is served by three Interstates, Interstate 20, Interstate 65, and Interstate 59, and a southern beltway Interstate 459 and the Elton B. Stephens (Red Mountain) Expressway (U.S. Highway 31 and U.S. Highway 280).
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 Birmingham, Alabama
It was established on June 1, 1871, as the anticipated intersection of the North & South and Alabama & Chattanooga railroads.
One of Birmingham's most famous landmarks is Vulcan, the 55-foot cast iron statue that symbolized Birmingham's steel industry at the St. Louis World's Fair of 1904.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham began as an extension their School of Medicine until it's relocation from Tuscaloosa to Birmingham in 1945.
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 Birmingham Photographer, Birmingham, Alabama Photography, AL Photographers Showcase
Marks Brides - Birmingham Alabama Wedding Photographer - We believe that a bride with a small budget has just as much of a heart and love for her wedding as a bride with a large budget.
Based in Birmingham, Alabama, Final Cut Creations is a small production company focused on delivering high-quality imagery and sound for all kinds of media.
Birmingham, Alabama based Photographer specializing in lifestyle and portrait photography for advertising, editorial, commercial and personal clients.
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 Birmingham Alabama Lofts - Your Source for Online Lofts
Lofts in Birmingham, AL - Our Birmingham Alabama lofts are located in the downtown, Southside and Homewood areas of Birmingham.
Downtown and central Birmingham boast the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham Museum of Art, Birmingham Zoo, Kelly Ingram Park, Legion Field, McWane Center, University of Alabama at Birmingham, and UAB Hospital in addition to great hotels and restaurants.
If you are the owner of downtown Birmingham lofts or are considering developing lofts in downtown Birmingham, please contact Carey P. Gilbert to learn about our residential leasing and management services.
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 Birmingham Alabama Magazine Online
The Flavor of Cocina Superior in Birmingham, AL.
Flemings Steakhouse & Wine Bar in Birmingham Alabama is stylish, contemporary dining is the...
A Birmingham favorite of those who like to treat the entire family.
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 Birmingham Alabama Hotels - Discount Birmingham Alabama Hotel Reservations
Birmingham Alabama Hotels and discount Birmingham Alabama hotel reservations, brought to you by Travel Wizards, offers a wide variety of lodging and hotel options for the vacationer coming to Birmingham Alabama.
Our lodging directory of Hotels in Birmingham Alabama compliments of Travel Wizards, provides a great way to find hotels, accommodations, and hotels rooms in any one of the city's regions and areas.
Birmingham Alabama, AL hotels offers great hotel and lodging selections.
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 Birmingham, Alabama
Birmingham Alabama has some of the best Southern Breakfast and Restaurants in the South.
Find breakfast spots in and around Greater Birmingham, Alabama.
Breakfast to go phone numbers in 205 area code for Birmingham, Alabama.
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 Birmingham Alabama Hotels - Huge Birmingham Alabama Hotel Discounts
Find lodging in some of Birmingham Alabama's great areas such as Greater Birmingham or East of Birmingham.
Birmingham Alabama Hotels - Use this guide to search for hotels in and around the city of Birmingham Alabama.
The directory provides information for the various areas within the Birmingham Alabama metropolitan area and include Greater Birmingham, East Of Birmingham, West Of Birmingham, Check out great hotels in Birmingham Alabama such as Hilton Birmingham Perimeter Hotel 8 Perimeter Park So., Birmingham Residence Inn Hotel 3 Greenhill Parkway, La Quinta Inn Stes.
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 Mortgage Birmingham Alabama -- Alabama Home Mortgage Lending, Inc.
Alabama Home Mortgage Lending is pleased to extend to you the same professional and courteous service on-line as you would receive in our office.
Alabama Home Mortgage Lending is a licensed mortgage broker for all types of mortgage loans in the state of Alabama.
AHML is a long time affiliate of the Alabama Mortgage Brokers Association, Mortgage Banking Association, Better Business Bureau, and The Birmingham Board of Realtors.
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