Matches in DBpedia 2016-04 for { ?s ?p "This partial list of city nicknames in Alabama compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in Alabama are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to locals, outsiders or their tourism boards. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity. Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community \"ideology or myth\" are also believed to have economic value. Their economic value is difficult to measure, but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by \"branding\" themselves by adopting new slogans.Some unofficial nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency.Alabaster - The City for FamiliesAlbertville - The Fire Hydrant Capital of the WorldAnniston - The Model CityAuburn - The Loveliest Village on the PlainsBayou La Batre - Seafood Capital of AlabamaBessemer - The Marvel CityBirminghamThe Magic CityThe Pittsburgh of the SouthThe Steel CityThe Tragic CityCedar Bluff - Crappie Capital of the WorldDaphne - The Jubilee CityDecaturBallooning Capital of Alabama \"Home of America's First Wave Pool\"The Chicago of the SouthThe River CityWave Pool Capital of the WorldDemopolis - City of the PeopleDothanCondom Capital of the WorldThe Peanut Capital of the WorldDouglas - City of EaglesEufaula - Bass Capital of the WorldFort Payne - Sock Capital of the WorldGadsden - City of Champions]Greenville - The Camellia CityHaleyville - Home of 911Hartselle - The City of Southern HospitalityHueytown - Home of the Alabama GangHuntsvilleThe Rocket CityWatercress Capital of the WorldJacksonville - Gem of the HillsLincoln - The Motorsports CityMadison - Where Progress Meets PreservationMentone - Camping Capital of the WorldMobileThe Azalea CityThe City of Six Flags The Home of Mardi GrasThe Port CityMonroeville - Literary Capital of the WorldMontgomeryCapital of the SouthThe Cradle of the ConfederacyThe GumpMuscle Shoals - The Hit Recording Capital of the World (formerly)Ozark - The Home of Fort RuckerPrattvilleThe Fountain CityThe Preferred CitySelmaButterfly Capital of AlabamaQueen of the Alabama Black BeltSlocomb- The Tomato Capital of the SouthSummerdale - The Sunshine CitySylacauga - The Marble CityTuscaloosa - The Druid CityTuskegee - The Pride of the Swift-Growing SouthUnion Springs - Bird Dog Field Trial Capital of the WorldVestavia Hills - The Jewel CityWetumpka - Rumbling WatersWinfield - City on the Move ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 ↑ 2.0 2.1 ↑ ↑ ↑ 5.0 5.1 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ 16.0 16.1 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ 51.0 51.1 ↑ 52.0 52.1 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑"@en }
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- List_of_city_nicknames_in_Alabama abstract "This partial list of city nicknames in Alabama compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities in Alabama are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to locals, outsiders or their tourism boards. City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity. Nicknames and slogans that successfully create a new community \"ideology or myth\" are also believed to have economic value. Their economic value is difficult to measure, but there are anecdotal reports of cities that have achieved substantial economic benefits by \"branding\" themselves by adopting new slogans.Some unofficial nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide currency.Alabaster - The City for FamiliesAlbertville - The Fire Hydrant Capital of the WorldAnniston - The Model CityAuburn - The Loveliest Village on the PlainsBayou La Batre - Seafood Capital of AlabamaBessemer - The Marvel CityBirminghamThe Magic CityThe Pittsburgh of the SouthThe Steel CityThe Tragic CityCedar Bluff - Crappie Capital of the WorldDaphne - The Jubilee CityDecaturBallooning Capital of Alabama \"Home of America's First Wave Pool\"The Chicago of the SouthThe River CityWave Pool Capital of the WorldDemopolis - City of the PeopleDothanCondom Capital of the WorldThe Peanut Capital of the WorldDouglas - City of EaglesEufaula - Bass Capital of the WorldFort Payne - Sock Capital of the WorldGadsden - City of Champions]Greenville - The Camellia CityHaleyville - Home of 911Hartselle - The City of Southern HospitalityHueytown - Home of the Alabama GangHuntsvilleThe Rocket CityWatercress Capital of the WorldJacksonville - Gem of the HillsLincoln - The Motorsports CityMadison - Where Progress Meets PreservationMentone - Camping Capital of the WorldMobileThe Azalea CityThe City of Six Flags The Home of Mardi GrasThe Port CityMonroeville - Literary Capital of the WorldMontgomeryCapital of the SouthThe Cradle of the ConfederacyThe GumpMuscle Shoals - The Hit Recording Capital of the World (formerly)Ozark - The Home of Fort RuckerPrattvilleThe Fountain CityThe Preferred CitySelmaButterfly Capital of AlabamaQueen of the Alabama Black BeltSlocomb- The Tomato Capital of the SouthSummerdale - The Sunshine CitySylacauga - The Marble CityTuscaloosa - The Druid CityTuskegee - The Pride of the Swift-Growing SouthUnion Springs - Bird Dog Field Trial Capital of the WorldVestavia Hills - The Jewel CityWetumpka - Rumbling WatersWinfield - City on the Move ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 ↑ 2.0 2.1 ↑ ↑ ↑ 5.0 5.1 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ 16.0 16.1 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ 51.0 51.1 ↑ 52.0 52.1 ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑ ↑".