{"data":{"id":"us-al/ala.-code-41-2-1","jurisdiction":"us-al","citation":"Ala. Code § 41-2-1","heading":"General Description.","body":"The boundaries of this state are established and declared to be as follows: Beginning at the point where the thirty-first degree of north latitude crosses the Perdido River; thence east to the western boundary line of the State of Georgia; thence along said line, to the southern boundary line of the State of Tennessee; thence west along the southern boundary line of the State of Tennessee, crossing the Tennessee River, and on to the second intersection of said river by said line; thence up said river to the mouth of Big Bear Creek; thence by a direct line to the northwest corner of Washington County, in this state, as originally formed; thence southerly along the line of the State of Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico; thence eastwardly, including all islands within six leagues of the shore, to the Perdido River; and thence up the said river to the beginning.","path":["Title 41 State Government.","Chapter 2 Boundaries of State."],"source_url":"https://alison.legislature.state.al.us/code-of-alabama?section=41-2-1","current_through":"Act 2026-611","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T14:01:51Z","sha256":"329e7f8bd6ad410dd19be0378177bd6fdf550e0e76458d89391a733d00714255","source_id":"us-al","stale":false,"prev":"us-al/ala.-code-41-1-94","next":"us-al/ala.-code-41-2-2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}