Stately Knowledge: Alabama: Just the Facts
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Just the Facts:
Capital: Montgomery
Population: 4,447,100
Governor: Don Seigelman (D, to January 2003)
Entered the Union: December 14, 1819
As the: 22nd state
Motto: Audemus Jura Nostra Defendere (We Dare Defend Our Rights)
Nickname: The Heart of Dixie, The Cotton State, The Yellowhammer State
Flower: Camellia
Bird: Yellowhammer
Song: "Alabama"
Sports Teams: None
Origin of Name: May come from Choctaw word meaning "thicket-clearers" or "vegetation-gatherers"
Major Industries: Paper, Chemicals, and Rubber and Plastics
Historical Sites: Montgomery, founding site of the Confederate States of America in 1861, and later the site of the Montgomery bus boycotts in the 1950s and 1960s; Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in downtown Montgomery, where Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., served as minister; the Tuskegee Institute, founded by Booker T. Washington in 1881
Points of Interest: Ivy Green, the birthplace of Helen Keller in Tuscambia; the Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville; and the White House of the Confederacy in Montgomery
Bordering States: Alabama borders Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, and Tennessee.
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Encyclopedias and Almanacs
Follow these links to read articles about Alabama from Encyclopedias and Almanacs:
Encarta Concise Encyclopedia
Columbia Encyclopedia
Information Please Almanac
Other Helpful Links:
AlaWeb, The Official Website for the State of Alabama (http://alaweb.asc.edu/)
Learn about the State of Alabama by linking to the Governor's and other government sites.
Alabama Emblems and Symbols
Look here for information about all kinds of emblems, symbols and honors relating to the State of Alabama.
Alabama Information Sources (http://www.alabamainfo.com)
Here you'll find links to a variety of other websites about Alabama.
Alabama Archives Webpage for KIDS! (http://www.archives.state.al.us/kidspage/kids.html)
Learn neat stuff about the State of Alabama through games and links to other sites.
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Apr 11, 2002
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