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Birmingham, AL, United States

Born in the cauldrons of its steel mills and reborn from the depths of the Great Depression and the struggle for Civil Rights, this one-time industrial giant is growing strong once again, this time as a medical and technological center.
 

For visitors that have a little time to spend in Birmingham, there are many interesting and fun tours to take. For the most part, an automobile is the best means of transportation, as parking is not the problem that it can be in other... [ more ]

Birmingham's history is not at all typical of other great cities of the southern United States. That is the case because, at the time of the region's defining event—the Civil War—Birmingham didn't even exist. The area that is now Birmingham was... [ more ]
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