ALABAMA

1. ALABAMA

2. Alabama History Project Haley Ennis 4th Grade Mrs. Stacy Hagler

3. Table of Contents Slide 1……………………………………………My Favorite Thing About Alabama Slide 2……………………………………………State of Alabama Slide 3……………………………………………Paleo Indians Slide 4……………………………………………Hank Williams- Famous Alabamian Slide 5……………………………………………State Song Slide 6……………………………………………State Flag Slide 7……………………………………………State Seal Slide 8……………………………………………State Tree Slide 9……………………………………………State Bird Slide 10………………………………………….State Flower Slide 11………………………………………….State Fish Slide 12………………………………………….State Coat Of Arms Slide 13…………………………………………Alabama State Governor Slide 14 ………………………………….........Alabama State President Slides15-18……………………………….…..Alabama Happenings Slide 19-23…………………………………………..Alabama Attractions Slide 24 …………………………………………..About Me

4. My Favorite Thing About Alabama My favorite place in Alabama is Water World! You can do all kinds of things there. They have a picnic area under some trees where you and your family can go to eat lunch. My favorite thing at Water World is the slide. The big slide is way up high. You have to climb all of these steps to get to the top. Once you are at the top you sit down on your inner tube and go down the side and go up the other slide. You go back and forth until you come down the middle to the little pool area. It is a lot of fun. The other slides they have are three slides side by side each other. You walk up there with your pad and pick which one you want to go down. Either 1, 2 , or 3. I like to go on # 3 , it seems to go the fastest when you come out the end where you end up at a little pool area, where a lifeguard is waiting to catch you if you need help. Then they have a huge wave pool. I like to get an inner tube and when the horn sounds for the waves to begin, the water gets real high and it is a lot of fun. They also have a game room by the bathrooms. They have a first aid station if someone gets hurt. They have a kiddie area where little kids can go and play. They have a elephant slide and a turtle slide and a floating alligator. I love to go to Water World with my family every summer. I am glad I live so close by so that we can go all the time. Slide 1

5. ALABAMA Alabama is a state located in the southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Tennessee To the North, Georgia to the East, and Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the South, and Mississippi to The West. Alabama is the 30th –most extensive and the 23rd-most populous of the 50 states. Alabama ranks 2nd in the area of its inland waterways. From the American Civil War until World War II, Alabama, like many Southern states, suffered economic hardship, in part because of continued dependence on agriculture. Despite the growth of major industries and urban centers, white rural interests dominated the state legislature until the 1960s, while urban interests and African Americans were under-represented. Following World War II, Alabama experienced growth as the economy of the state transitioned from agriculture to diversified interests in heavy manufacturing, Mineral extraction, education, and technology. In addition, the establishment or expansion of multiple Military installations, primarily those of the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force, added to state jobs. Alabama is unofficially nicknamed the Yellowhammer State, after the state bird. Alabama is also known as the "Heart of Dixie." The state tree is the Longleaf Pine, the state flower is the Camellia. The capital of Alabama is Montgomery. The largest city by population is Birmingham. The largest city by total land area is Huntsville. The oldest city is Mobile, founded by French colonists. The Heart of Dixie Slide 2

6. Paleo - Indians The first people to set foot in what is now Alabama arrived about 14,000 years ago, archaeologist say. Those settlers , called Paleo-Indians were in a period that runs from about 12,000-8,000 B.C. Besides hunting animals, they gathered nuts, berries, and other plant sources for food. They were nomadic hunter-gathers that moved in small groups in search of food. Paleo Indians were skillful artisans. They made projectile points of chert or flint that could be “flaked” by hitting them with a hard rock or deer antler. Little is known about the culture of the Paleos, archeologists have formulated a few ideas on the lives of Paleo Indians. Archaeologists believe Paleo Indians were nomadic people who were hunters-gatherers. They traveled in tribes of between 20 and 50 people, with their belongings on their back. They often wanted shelter in caves, but occasionally built rough shelters from brush and animal skin. They decided where to camp depending on where the animals, such as mastodons, bison, caribou, and mammoths flocked. When the Paleos first began hunting, they hunted smaller animals. But they are known for inventing arrowheads with stone points that could be thrown by using an atlatl. Tribes of Paleo Indians may have even worked together to herd larger game over a cliff, killing them for food. In addition to the game they trapped or killed, the Paleo Indians also ate seeds, fruits, roots, and possibly even insects. They used animal skin and plants for clothing. Slide 3

7. Famous Alabamian- Hank Williams Born in Mount Olive West, Alabama (near Georgiana) on September 17th, 1923, Hiriam was the second child of Lon and Lillie Williams. Lon, a WWI veteran, was hospitalized during most of Hank's early life, leaving the boy's upbringing to his strong-willed mother. Small and fragile from the beginning (and afflicted with spina bifida), Hank may well have gravitated toward music as an alternative to sports. While living in Georgiana, he befriended Rufus Payne, a black street musician known as "Tee-Tot". Years later, Hank would say that Payne had given him "all the music training I ever had", and most biographers consider Payne the source of the noticeable blues thread running through Hank's music. By 1953, literally worn out at twenty-nine, Hank Williams was gone. But he had given country music much of its standard repertoire, a new definition of stardom and a legend so enduring that he is still the model for countless singers and songwriters. Three of Hank's recordings reached the top of the charts in the year following his death. By 1954, his earthly voice silenced, the fragile young man from Alabama was only a legend. But in his last few torrid years, he had changed country music forever and his musical legacy remains its cornerstone. Slide 4

8. Alabama State Song Slide 5

9. Alabama State Flag Slide 6

10. Alabama State Seal Slide 7

11. Alabama State Tree Slide 8

12. Alabama State Bird Yellowhammer Slide 9

13. Alabama State Flower Slide 10

14. Alabama State Fish Slide11

15. Alabama Coat of Arms Slide 12

16. Alabama State Governor - Dr. Robert Bentley Dr. Robert Bentley was elected Governor of Alabama in November 2010, promising to "put Alabamians back to work." With Alabama's struggling economy, he gained voters attention when he promised he would not accept a salary as Governor until Alabama reaches full employment. Prior to becoming Governor, Dr. Bentley served two terms in the Alabama House of Representatives representing his Tuscaloosa district. He founded a number of small businesses, the most successful being Alabama Dermatology Associates. As President of Alabama Dermatology Associates, Dr. Bentley managed the practices growth into one of the largest dermatology practices in the Southeast. Early in his career, after graduating from the University of Alabama School of Medicine, he was commissioned Captain in the United States Air Force and later Hospital Commander. Upon completion of his military service he completed his residency in Dermatology at UAB. Governor Bentley currently chairs the Appalachian Regional Commission and is a member of the Economic Development and Commerce Commission with the National Governors Association. After one year in office, Governor Bentley still does not accept a salary - and still works to put Alabamians back to work. And it seems to be working. For the month of November, Alabama had the second largest decline in unemployment in the United States. At 8.7 percent, Alabama's unemployment rate dropped for the third month in a row. And even more new jobs are coming to Alabama. During his first year in office, Governor Bentley’s administration participated in 128 jobs announcements across the state bringing at total of 10,960 future jobs for Alabamians. Slide 13

17. President of the United States Barack Obama II; born August 4,1961 in Honolulu, Hawii. Obama is the 44th and current president of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United states senator from illinous. From january 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election. Obama continues to enact policy changes in response to the issues helath care and economic crisis. Obama's father, BarackObama, Sr., was born of Luo ethnicity in Nyanza Province, Kenya. The elder Obama grew up herding goats in Africa, eventually earning a scholarship that allowed him to leave Kenya and pursue his dreams of college in Hawaii. While studying at the University of Hawaii in Manoa, Obama, Sr. met fellow student, Ann Dunham. They married on February 2, 1961. Barack was born six months later. He wasraised in a religious household," joined the Trinity United Church of Christ. . Slide 14

18. Alabama State Happenings LaTya McCall, a senior at Dothan High School, will help Wiregrass residents enjoy the beauty of Dothan’s historic Garden District as she reigns over the 48th Azalea Dogwood Festival. McCall and her court will lead visitors on the seven-mile drive through the Garden District Sunday afternoon before greeting guests on the lawn of the home of Brent and Elizabeth Cook, 115 Girard Avenue. By: Elaine Brackin (Dothan Eagle) Published: March 14, 2012 __________________________________________________________________________________________ Picture a life without air conditioning, without a supermarket or even a neighborhood convenience store. Visualize an existence where the food on the table was grown in a nearby garden, the clothes were handmade and where mules pulled the plows. That is a stark contrast to the modern, at-your-fingertips style of living of today. But, that is how families survived on a Wiregrass farmstead in the 1890s. Landmark Park will come alive with activity Saturday, March 17, when it hosts its 29th annual Spring Farm Day. Included in the day’s activities will be the Alabama State Horse and Mule Plowing Contest on Crowley Field. By: Elaine Brackin (Dothan Eagle) Published: March 13, 2012 Slide 15

19. Alabama State Happenings Continued “Feeding the hungry from the heart” is more than just a slogan for the staff of the Wiregrass Area United Way Food Bank. It is a mission they work daily to fulfill. In the cold months of winter, it is a mission that takes on even more importance, especially for the 1,600 senior citizens who are enrolled in the Brown Bag Program. To date, the campaign has brought in 8,000 pounds of food, which is 2,000 pounds shy of the event’s goal. “ “There are 240 agencies, including the Brown Bag Program, that purchase food from the Food Bank,” Gonzalez said. “Within a two-week span, every one of the agencies will have come to the Food Bank. On average, 17 come per day, and 70,000 pounds of food goes to these agencies from the Food Bank each week.” Although the Brown Bag Program has reached its cap of 1,600 participants, Henderson says the program, which she runs with the help of 200 volunteers, is always in need of sponsors. She says $60 will sponsor an eligible senior for a year. The program provides food to its participants the third week of each month to help seniors have enough to eat for the remainder of the month. The Food Bank has 17 distribution sites located in the six counties – Houston, Henry, Dale, Coffee, Geneva, Barbour – that it serves. By: Elaine Brackin (Dothan Eagle) Published: February 17, 2012 Shirley Henderson, assistant director of the Wiregrass Area United Way Food Bank and coordinator of the Brown Bag Program, stands with a sampling of the cans of soup that have been donated through the Food Bank’s “Souper Bowl” collection program. Slide16

20. Alabama State Happenings Continued Goody’s is back in Montgomery. The family clothing retailer will have a grand opening for its new store Thursday morning in the Colonial Promenade shopping center at Vaughn Road and East Boulevard. The 17,000-square-foot facility is less than a mile from the location that closed near Home Depot in 2009, but the new store is under different ownership. Officials will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 8:45 a.m. Mix 103 will broadcast from the event, and Miss Alabama Katherine Webb is scheduled to appear. Organizers also plan a $250 gift card giveaway, and the first 150 visitors will get a free canvas tote. The Texas-based company has more than 800 stores across 40 states. Slide 17

21. Alabama Happenings Graham Neeley is having the time of his life — a young man who wants to be a historian and couldn’t have found a better training ground. At the moment, he’s a college graduate with a job that doesn’t pay more than expenses, but he doesn’t mind since it’s the experience that counts and, in that regard, he’s reaping special dividends. “I’m talking to people from every walk of life in the Black Belt,” he said as he munched on a slice of pizza Sunday afternoon. “It’s been great, and I can’t wait to get started every day.” Since he began last fall, Neeley has interviewed about 50 people including artists, authors, farmers, civil rights veterans, white-collar workers and musicians. His card describes him as an “Oral History Interviewer” under the VISTA program and his base of operations is at the University of West Alabama in Livingston. It doesn’t take much to do what he does. Anybody can turn on a tape recorder and ask questions. Not everybody knows just what to ask, however. He does and isn’t reluctant to draw his subjects out as they sit down for a chat somewhere in Alabama’s Black Belt Heritage Area, which encompasses 19 counties Slide 18

22. Alabama Attractions Natural Bridge of Alabama Natural Bridge is located in Northwest Alabama on Highway 278 in Winston County between Double Springs and Hamilton. Natural Bridge was formed by an underwater river over 200 million years ago. Creek Indians originally lived in this area. Both Southern and Northern Civil War troops used trails in the area. There are soldiers graves nearby. Natural Bridge is a Double Span Bridge made of Sandstone and Iron Ore. It is the longest natural Bridge east of the Rockies. It has 27 varieties of fern. It also has hemlocks dating back to the Ice Age. The park was opened in 1954. The sandstone arch spans 148 feet long and 60 feet high over scenic natural areas of the forest. Slide 19

23. Alabama Attractions Blue Springs State Park Fed by a crystal-clear underground spring, the park's spring pool is the center of attention in this 103-acre park in southeast Alabama. Facilities include modern and primitive campgrounds, picnic shelters, tables, grills, comfort stations, and playground. Blue Springs State Park is named for the natural spring in the park that pumps 3,600 gallons of water per minute.  The temperature of the water is 68 degrees year round.  The spring is crystal clear with a sandy bottom and swimming is allowed at your own risk, no lifeguard is on duty. Slide 20

24. Alabama Attractions McClelland’s Critters Zoo McClelland’s Critters Zoo is located in Banks, Al on 70 wooded acres.  You will see on the tree lined drive coming in, goats, miniature horses, and emus to the right, to the left raccoons, macaque, monkeys, and birds.  As you get out and wonder around, “Mr. Mike” will take you on a guided tour of what McClelland’s Critters Zoo has to offer.  This is an educated tour, perfect for schools, senior citizens groups, scouts, socials, and church groups. Slide 21

25. Alabama Attractions National Peanut Festival Approximately half of the peanuts grown in the United States are grown within a 100-mile radius of Dothan, Alabama. The National Peanut Festival (NPF) -- the nation's largest peanut festival -- is held each fall to honor peanut growers and to celebrate the harvest season.                                               The fairgrounds are located on Highway 231 South -- just three miles south of the Ross Clark Circle.  The festivities include numerous fun-filled family events, such as amusement rides, animal acts, agricultural displays, live musicconcerts, beauty pageants, arts & crafts displays, contests, food, a two-hour parade, of course, tons of peanuts! Come join us! Slide 22

26. Alabama Attractions Landmark Park There's an adventure waiting for you and your family, just on the outskirts of Dothan, at Landmark Park. A 135-acre park built to preserve the natural and cultural heritage of southeast Alabama's Wiregrass Region. Landmark Park is more than just a place to look. It is a place to participate and experience. Slide 23

27. All About Me! My name is Haley Marie Ennis. I have one brother and two sisters. One thing interesting about me is I have a twin sister! I am the oldest only by 21 minutes! HA! My birthday is November 7th 2001. I am ten years old and I was born in Tuscaloosa Alabama (Roll Tide)! My favorite color is blue. I love to play soccer and jump on my trampoline, but my most favorite is going swimming. My favorite food is Mexican and my favorite dessert is peanut butter pie and dirt cake that my mom makes. I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I love spending time with my family. I have brown hair and blue eyes. My most favorite thing to do with my family is have movie night and go out to eat together. I am so glad I have a loving family! Slide 24

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