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All About Alabama

All About Alabama. What is the capital of Alabama?. Montgomery. What is Alabama’s state flower?. Camellia. What is Alabama’s state bird?. Yellowhammer. What is Alabama’s Nickname?. “Yellowhammer State” and “Heart of Dixie”. Who is the governor of Alabama?. Robert Bentley.

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All About Alabama

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  1. All About Alabama

  2. What is the capital of Alabama? • Montgomery

  3. What is Alabama’s state flower? • Camellia

  4. What is Alabama’s state bird? • Yellowhammer

  5. What is Alabama’s Nickname? • “Yellowhammer State” and “Heart of Dixie”

  6. Who is the governor of Alabama? • Robert Bentley

  7. What is Alabama’s state tree? • Longleaf Pine

  8. What are Alabama’s Natural Resources? • Coal • Iron Ore • Timber

  9. What are Alabama’s agricultural products? • Poultry and Eggs • Cattle • Peanuts • Cotton • Grains

  10. Alabama Industries • Steel Production • Automotive Manufacturing

  11. What states border Alabama? • North – Tennessee • South – Florida • West – Mississippi • East - Georgia

  12. What are the two main rivers in Alabama? • Alabama River and Tombigbee River

  13. Alabama’s State Motto • “We Dare Maintain Our Rights” • The idea for Alabama's state motto came from Marie Bankhead Owen of the Alabama Department of Archives and History while searching for a phrase to be put on the state coat of arms (completed in 1923). • The motto was inspired by a poem by the 18th-century author Sir William Jones which includes the stanza, "What constitutes a state? . . . Men who their duties know, but know their rights, and knowing, dare maintain."

  14. Alabama’s Motto – Usually written in Latin

  15. Alabama’s State Song… • “Alabama”

  16. Famous People From Alabama • Harper Lee • Famous author, wrote To Kill a Mockingbird

  17. Famous People From Alabama • Willie Mays • Famous Baseball Player • Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979 • He ended his career with 660 home runs

  18. Famous People From Alabama • Rosa Parks • “Mother of the Modern Day Civil Rights Movement” • Refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man, was arrested, and it later started the Montgomery Bus Boycott

  19. Famous People From Alabama • Helen Keller • First deaf/blind person to earn a college degree

  20. Famous People From Alabama • Hank Williams • Famous singer, songwriter, and musician

  21. Famous People From Alabama • Heather Leigh Whitestone McCallum • First deaf Miss America title holder, having lost most of her hearing at the age of 18 months

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