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Alabama

By:Brianna

Introduction

Did you know Alabama was a state?Well it is ,In fact it became a state in 1819on December 1! The state of Alabama is a wonderful place. A friend of mind says"It's a wonderful place for summer vacations, So when I hear that I think I want to look more into the state. So now I want you to learn with me about Alabama. The population of Alabama is 4,779,736. Do you know what was the 22nd state in the United States? We'll it is Alabama! The state capital is

• Montgomery. Also, it's largest city is Birmingham. Equally

important, It's major cities are, Jasper, Florence, Oxford and many others. It's number of counties are 67. The surrounding states are Florida,miss,Georgia, Tennessee!

Physical Desription

Now am going to tell you about some more facts of Alabama.It's area is 52,423 square miles.That's a huge

• number. Alabama's large rivers are Tombigbee River,

Alabama River, Tennessee River and Chattahoochee River. Also it's large lakes are Guntersville Lake, Wilson Lake, Martin Lake, West Point Lake, Lewis smith Lake. It's highest point is Cheetah Mountain at 2,407ft. The National parks are Blue spring, Desoto, Gulf, Monte scino, Oak Mountain, Which is the largest National park and Horseshoe Bend National Military park.

State Symbols and Emblems

Now am going to tell you about some things of

• Alabama. Alabama's name came from the American

Indian tribe in fact it's meaning is " I open the thicket". Equally important ,Alabama's flag was adopted in the year of 1895. The state nick names are Herat of Dixie, Cotton state and Yellow hammer state. The states bird is the Yellowhammer. The state mammal is the Racing

• horse. The state insect is the Monarch butterfly. State

flower Camellia and the states tree is Southern long leaf pine.

State History

There are three big events in the states history. One of them are that it became the 22nd state on December 1, 1819.Also In the year of 1868 Alabama was readmitted to the .u.s. ( theUnited States ).In addition to that in 1901 the current state constitution was adopted.

Jobs and Resources

Here in this paragraph am going to tell you about some jobs in the state of Alabama. Some jobs and resources you want to know are construction and engineering company based in Montgomery. In fact, the head quarters of Alfa insurance company is also in my state. Also water power ( hydroelectricity) coal- burning plants have produce 70 percent of the states electricity.

Famous People

Now let's talk about some famous people in Alabama's history! One person is Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. Also they both have been famous for the part that they played in the civil rights movement. Also Henry Hank who was a singer in Alabama's life history.

Places to Go

Now last but not leas let me talk to you about some places you might want to see! Some of them are caves, caverns and canyons. There is a Russell cave and Huntsville witch is a old tiny place so you might see some nice things.

Conclusion

I hope you liked my expository about

• Alabama. I hope you see what a beautiful place

Alabama is. So when you visit let me know right away!