Moving to Alabama is a huge undertaking, and can overwhelm you quickly if you are not impeccably organized. Finding the right company to handle all of your things, and to get you where you need to go on time, might seem impossible. It can take months to research and find a company that will do what you need them to without skipping important steps or damaging your things. It doesn’t matter if you are relocating across the state or across the country, choosing the right movers and services is vital to your move.
Here you will only find the highest quality movers. Our quick quote form will get you multiple quotes from different companies within minutes. There is no need to worry about your things, because all of our companies in Alabama are licensed, bonded, and insured as some of the best companies in the country.
Your relocation to Alabama will take time, so it is important that you get started right away. Why not fill out our short form today so that you can get the process underway?
Important Facts about Alabama:
Finding great moving quotes has never been easier. Learn more with our guide to interstate movers and more.
Alabama is often called the ‘Heart of Dixie’ due to its location in the country. The southeast was often known as Dixie, or the Deep South.
Although Alabama’s capital is Montgomery, the largest city is actually Birmingham, located north of Montgomery. Birmingham was founded after the Civil War, in 1871, and was named after Birmingham in England. The city rapidly grew in industrial importance and population, earning the nickname ‘The Pittsburgh of the South’.
Just over half of Alabama is relatively flat with plains descending towards the Gulf of Mexico, but the state’s northern part is mountainous, rising to the Appalachian Mountains and Alabama’s highest peak, Mount Cheaha, at nearly 2,405 ft (733 m).
Alabama has a number of National Parks and Historic Sites. Of geographic interest is the Wetumpka Crater, just north of Montgomery, where a 1,000 foot wide meteorite hit about 80 million years ago. There is also the longest natural rock bridge east of the Rockies, located just south of Haleyville.
After the Civil War, Alabama’s economy suffered but in recent decades the state has turned this around and is important for a number of industries now – agriculture, iron and steel products, aerospace and electronic products and since 1993, automotive manufacturing. Alabama is now second only to Detroit in terms of automobile output and is set to overtake Detroit by 2009.
Alabama’s Constitution was written into law in 1901 and is the world’s longest! It has over 770 amendments and 310,000 words making it forty times longer than the U.S. Constitution.
Relocating to Alabama can be lots of fun. Anywhere in the state that you move to is sure to have aspects that will really appeal to each member of your family. Moving day is coming, and now that you are educated about your destination, you can really get excited about it!
Alabama Information Resources:
Official website of Alabama
Alabama Tourism and Travel
Alabama History
Alabama Quick Facts from the US Census Bureau
Alabama Public Health
