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Bhamwiki, part of the "Project to Document the Birmingham District", is an encyclopedic resource for anyone curious about Birmingham, Alabama and the region around it. We aim for accuracy, objectivity, and accessibility as we work steadily to expand our coverage.

Bhamwiki has more than 6,000 individual entries to explore. To get inside, just try clicking any of the blue links on this page and continuing on from there. You can also click on "random page" to the left, use the search box to look for something in particular, or start at the top.

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In the news

• August 22: Alabama Theatre savior Cecil Whitmire died.
• August 18: Rickwood Field celebrated its 100th anniversary with a ceremony and demonstration game.
• August 11: Birmingham-Southern College president David Pollick resigned his position.
• August 9: Roy Wood, Jr finished third on NBC's "Last Comic Standing" competition.

New articles

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Featured images

Ottokar Čadek

Leaving Birmingham

WTTO

Majestic Cross

Did you know?

• ...that Barry Beckett produced two Bob Dylan albums?
• ...that Birmingham has over 3000 parking meters?
• ...that the Country Club of Birmingham introduced the game of golf to Birmingham?
• ...that the Ritz Theatre was the largest cinema in Birmingham for 16 months?

Status

Today is Thursday September 2, 2010. Bhamwiki has been running since March 15, 2006. The project currently has 297 registered user accounts and contains approximately 7,262 articles. See Bhamwiki:Milestones for more information on the growth of the site. You can also follow along on twitter.

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