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Researched by Michelle U.
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Research Summary
Alabama is one of the southern and eastern states. The population
was 4,447,100 in the year 2000. The state capitol is Montgomery.
Some of the other cities are Birmingham, Mobile, Gadsden, Dothan, Huntsville,
and many more. Alabama borders Mississippi to the west, Georgia to
the east, Tennessee to the north, and Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to
the south. Did you know Alabama grows cotton? It wasn’t
named "The Cotton State" for nothing! Actually Alabama has three
nicknames: "The Cotton State," "Heart of the Dixie," and "The Yellowhammer
State."
Here are some interesting state facts about Alabama. The Bible is the
state book. The state tree is the southern pine. The state
nut is the pecan. The state flower is the camellia. The state reptile
is the red-bellied turtle. The state horse is the racking horse.
The state saltwater fish is the tarpon. Did you know that Alabama has black
bears? It does! Did you know Alabama has a state shell? It is the
Scaphella Junoizia Jhonstoreae. The fossil is the bassiosouras cetoids.
The state soil is the Bama soil series. The state gemstone
is the blue star quartz. Hamitite is the state mineral. In
Alabama there is a state quilt, the Pine Burt quilt. The state bird
is the yellowhammer. As you can see, Alabama has many state facts.
Some famous or important people grew up in Alabama. Martin Luther King Jr., a man of equal rights is one. Helen Keller was blind and deaf ever since the age of 11/2. Hank Aaron and Willie Mays, both baseball stars were famous. Nat King Cole was a famous singer. Booker T. Washington was a scientist and inventor. Rosa Parks was brave and refused to give up her bus seat to a white person because she was black, although she was arrested. Hank Williams and George Wallace were others. Alabama has many famous \ important people.
Now for the history of Alabama. Alabama became a state on December 4,1819. It was the 22nd state. Did you know the name "Alabama" came from a tribe of Indians? The Indians’ home was Russell Cave. Did you know Alabama won an important civil war battle? In Alabama "King Cotton" ruled farm economy for many years. It was the biggest and most important crop. Alabama’s scientists invented the first rocket ship to go to the moon! That is the history of Alabama.
Some popular Alabama hobbies are swimming, surfing, and fishing. Birding is another hobby. They also like water-skiing and parasailing. Scuba diving is also a popular hobby in Alabama because it touches the sea. So you can see, they like out-door hobbies.
Did you know navigable rivers flow through almost every part of Alabama?
The Mobile River and its tributaries flow south to the Gulf of Mexico.
They form the most important river system in Alabama.
Some things that have changed in the recent years are they took the
confederate flag off the capitol building, and they made a no smoking law.
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