By: Meridith Allison
State Symbols
Yellow Hammer
Flag
Camellia
Southern Longleaf Pine
State Facts
Capital:
Montgomery
Tennessee
Statehood:
December 14, 1819 22nd state
Mississippi
Highest Point:
Mount Cheaha 2407 feet
Georgia Florida
Governor:Bob Riley State Song: Alabama by
Julia Tutwiler
Products
Cotton Soy beans Peanuts
http://www.50states.com/alabama.htm
Interesting Facts about Alabama
• Alabama workers built the first rocket to put humans on the moon. Huntsville is known as the rocket capital of the World.
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In 1995 Heather Whitestone served as the first Miss America chosen with a disability.
Issued in 2002 the Alabama state quarter is the first Us coin to ever contain Braille. The coin pictures Helen Keller.
Insert photo of Hank Aaron
Famous Alabamians
Helen Keller-educator,author Zelda Fitzgerald- artist / author Nat King Cole-singer
Harper Lee-author
Insert book jacket from To Kill a Mockingbird
Hank Aaron- baseball player
Hank Williams -singer
Willie Mays- baseball Heather Whitestone -1995 Miss America
Coretta Scott King- civil rights leader Jim Nabors -Actor
Sources
www.50states.com www.touralabama.org