Greater Birmingham Convention & Visitors Bureau
2200 Ninth Avenue North
Birmingham, Alabama 35203-1100
Toll-Free: (800) 458-8085
Phone: (205) 458-8000
Fax: (205) 458-8086
According to Wikipedia.org, "Birmingham is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alabama and is the county seat of Jefferson County. The population of the city is 242,820 as of the 2000 census, but has declined to 229,424 according to the 2006 estimate.[1] The Birmingham-Hoover Metropolitan Area, as of the 2006 census estimates, has a population of 1,100,019. It is also the largest city in the Birmingham-Hoover-Cullman Combined Statistical Area, colloquially known as Greater Birmingham, which contains roughly one quarter of the population in Alabama.
"Birmingham was founded in 1871, just after the U.S. Civil War, as an industrial enterprise. It was named after Birmingham, the major industrial city of England. Through the middle of the 20th century, Birmingham was the primary industrial center of the Southern United States. The astonishing pace of Birmingham's growth through the turn of the century earned it the nicknames "The Magic City" and "The Pittsburgh of the South". Much like Pittsburgh in the north, Birmingham's major industries centered around iron and steel production.
"Over the course of the 20th century, the city's economy diversified. Though the manufacturing industry maintains a strong presence in Birmingham, other industries such as banking, insurance, medicine, publishing, and biotechnology have risen in stature. Birmingham has been recognized as the top city for income growth in the United States with nearly a one-hundred percent increase in per capita income since 1990.
"Today, Birmingham ranks as one of the most important business centers in the Southeastern United States and is also one of the largest banking centers in the U.S. In addition, the Birmingham area serves as headquarters to one Fortune 500 company: Regions Financial. Five Fortune 1000 companies are headquartered in Birmingham. In recent years Birmingham has been named by various groups as one of the best U.S. cities in which to live and raise a family."
Camping:
Northgate RV Travel Park
1757 Hwy. 31 N.
Athens, AL 35613
Phone:(256) 232-8800
E-Mail:northgaterv@bellsouth.net
Cherokee Campground
2800 Hwy. 93
Helena, AL 35080
Phone:(205)428-8339
E-mail:braxenterprises@aol.com
Fishing:
Fishing Alabama • Reed's Guide Service • Reed Montgomery
205-787-5133 • Birmingham, Alabama • E-mail
RV-CAMPING-ALABAMA
http://www.rv-camping-alabama.com/staticpages/index.php/birmingham_alabama_rv_camping