Alabama State

By: Jose Ibarra-Martinez

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How Alabama became a state

Mississippi Territory
1798

Alabama first entered the united states as the Mississippi territory in 1798, as a small sliver of land. In 1804 the U.S. annexed some land, expanding the Mississippi territory northward by a lot. In 1812 again the U.S. annexed more land giving a small bottom bit to the Mississippi territory and access to the ocean.

The Split
1817

In 1817 the Mississippi territory split in half, the west becoming the State of Mississippi and the right into the Alabama territory. The reason the Mississippi was split into two was because white southerners wanted to see 2 slave states. In 1819 under president James Monroe, alabama became an official state with William Wyatt as its first governor

More info at:

https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/collection/alabama-day/ & https://www.britannica.com/place/Mississippi-state/From-World-War-I-through-the-civil-rights-movement

Brief Alabama History

1819

Alabama becomes a state

1861

Alabama Joins the CSA and Montgomery becomes the CSA's first capital

1880 - 1915

Alabama industrializes and diversifies its economy

1950s - 1964

Civil Rights Movement begins
Alabama's Foundation
Now

1819 - 1861

Alabama's economy starts growing around cotton and slave labour

1800s idk

After the civil war Alabama is put under martial law until the state ratifies the 14th amendment

1915 - 1950s

Racial segregation

1964 - 1965

Civil rights bills passed

Alabama Statistics

Area:

  • 52,423 Square Miles
    • 30th largest state of 50

    Population:

  • 5,024,279 (2020 Census estimate)
    • 24th Most populated State

    Weather:

  • Summer: 93°F, Winter:35.8°F, Rain Average, Mobile: 65.9 in, Huntsville: 57 inches, (A LOT)

    • Climate:

  • Warm and Humid

    • ⚠️Tornado & Hurricane Prone⚠️

    More info at:

    https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/climate/ & https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/state-of-alabama/

    State Parks

    Cathedral Caverns State Park

    Cathedral Cavern looks very cool for a cave, it includes a giant opening and a huge stalagmites (Sharp pointy pillar like rocks from the ground) Looks very cool from the inside, kind of church-like. It was named this because it looks like a Cathedral and I must admit it looks very much like one.

    More info at: https://www.alapark.com/parks/cathedral-caverns-state-park

    Chewacla State Park

    Lake Chewacla looks beautiful and its a great place to go for a swim. There is lake Chewacla and a few creeks. There are also cabins for rental incase you want to stay for a while

    More info at: https://www.alapark.com/parks/chewacla-state-park

    Cheaha State Park

    The oldest park in Alabama. Sure admission isn't free, but its worth it. The views from the peaks look beautiful. During fall the colors make it pop out. There are cabins to stay longer or a shop to buy food or equipment. Its also 30 minutes from multiple historic cities. If you couldn't tell there is a bunch of wilderness.

    More info at: https://www.alapark.com/parks/cheaha-state-park

    Visit more at:

    https://www.alapark.com

    Montgomery Capital City

      Facts & Statistics

    • Population: 199,054
    • Median Income: $49,608
    • Full of historical museum
    • Site of civil Right Protests

      Historical Events

    • First CSA capital
    • Bus Boycott
    • Selma to Montgomery March
    • 1910s Wright Brothers established the first civilian flying school

    More info at:

    https://encyclopediaofalabama.org/article/montgomery/ & https://www.britannica.com/place/Montgomery-Alabama

    Top 5 places to visit in Alabama

    1. USS ALABAMA Battleship Memorial Park

      Remember that trip to San Diego, well they have that too in Alabama plus submarines.
      More at: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g30709-d109107-Reviews-USS_ALABAMA_Battleship_Memorial_Park-Mobile_Alabama.html

    2. Barber Vintage Motorsports Museum

      Motorcycles and Cars, from old to new. The place looks like a giant parking complex. Despite having "Barber" I don't see any haircuts done or salons.
      More at: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g30375-d107359-Reviews-Barber_Vintage_Motorsports_Museum-Birmingham_Alabama.html

    3. Gulf State Park

      A good old classic beach. Nothing more or nothing less, just a nice relaxing beach with cool stylish buildings
      More at: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g30582-d143881-Reviews-Gulf_State_Park-Gulf_Shores_Alabama.html

    4. Montgomery

      Had to include the capital in here. The most important city in all of alabama. Many museums to visit, gravestones of famous people and their memorials. Watch as the history of Alabama unfolds. CENTER OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
      More at: https://tourism.alabama.gov/group-and-international-travel/tour-itineraries/10-top-sites-on-the-u-s-civil-rights-trail/ & https://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g30712-Montgomery_Alabama-Vacations.html

    5. Muscle Shoals

      A city of music where many musicians recorded their hit songs. Here you will multiple studios and great restaurants to eat at.
      More at: https://www.tripadvisor.com/Tourism-g30728-Muscle_Shoals_Alabama-Vacations.html & https://tourism.alabama.gov/group-and-international-travel/tour-itineraries/10-top-sites-on-the-u-s-civil-rights-trail/

    More info at:

    https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attractions-g28922-Activities-oa0-Alabama.html & https://tourism.alabama.gov/group-and-international-travel/tour-itineraries/10-top-sites-on-the-u-s-civil-rights-trail/

    More places to visit
    "my top 3"

    1. Marshall Flight Center

      Marshall flight center is one of nasa's locations focused on engineering and design done for missions including Apollo, Sky Lab, Space Shuttle's propulsion systems, the entire hubble telescope, ISS modules, and more.
      More at: https://www.nasa.gov/marshall/about-marshall-space-flight-center/

    2. McWane Science Center

      A cool and goofy place full of fun science experiments, its not your normal museum or presentation, you get to mess around with stuff. They even have an aquarium, tesla coils, and a shiny metal ball that collects a bunch of electricity making your hair look like a mad scientist! There website is very well made with animations, I might steal some for my self.
      More at: https://mcwane.org/

    3. Talladega super speedway

      Nascar's most giant and greatest track that they have. It's size is 2.66 miles and its home to some of Nascar's most notable achievements.
      More at: https://www.talladegasuperspeedway.com/

    Just all the places I searched up with multiple google searches and picked the best ones

    Industry

    Power Generation

    1. Most of Alabama's power is generated by natural gas. Not cool
    2. A good 1/4th of the state's electricity is nuclear power. Very cool
    3. The state makes more energy than it produces so it often exports to other states via power grid
    More at: https://www.eia.gov/state/print.php

    Industry Manufacturing

    1. A good chunk of Alabama's manufacturing comes from Motor and vehicle parts, chemicals, Aerospace and transportation equipment with Aerospace having the most growth.
    2. Total output in manufacturing is $38.40 billion dollars in 2019 with $15.40 billon being exported in 2020
    3. Altho cotton used to be a huge part of the economy, the 1915 blight forced Alabama to expand and move away from cotton
    More at: https://nam.org/state-manufacturing-data/2021-alabama-manufacturing-facts/

    More info at:

    https://www.britannica.com/place/Alabama-state/Economy and sources state above

    Business & Economy

    Business

    Many companies do business in alabama, even airbus has their headquarters there. Alabama has been ranked 1# in business climate, manufacturing, and overall business in 2018 (Altho I hear delaware is better for business, unless you are Elon Musk) Good tax environment for businesses Great and educated work force
    More at: https://edpa.org/why-alabama/

    Economy

    Agriculture

    Sure Alabama used to be a cotton reliant state but after the boll weevil blight in 1915 alabama has diversified and expanded now making cotton, peanuts, soybeans, and corn

    Industry

    Now Alabama is big on industrial, especially during and after world war II when the state massively industrialized. Marshall flight center being a huge contributor to the economy.

    transportation

    Alabama's transportation helps the local economy move around especially with its big rivers and increase in public transportation.
    More at: https://www.britannica.com/place/Alabama-state/Economy

    More info at sources stated above

    State Items

    State Bird:

    Northern Flicker

    State Tree:

    Southern Longleaf Pine

    Unofficial State Nicknames:

    The Yellowhammer State, The Cotton State, The Heart of Dixie

    State Desert:

    Lane Cakes

    State State BBQ Championship:

    Christmas on the River Cook-off

    State Flower:

    Oak-Leaf Hydrangea

    State Flag

    Current Flag (I found other sources for a past flag but it was wikipedia)

    More info at:

    https://statesymbolsusa.org/states/united-states/alabama

    Top 5 interesting alabama facts

    More info at:

    https://www.thefactsite.com/alabama-facts/

    More interesting facts

    More info at sources stated above.

    Universities

    Other Schools and more

    Summary

    Alabama used to be a cotton and slave reliant state. Even after the civil war there were segregation problems until the civil rights protests.

    Alabama is now a very industrialized state with some amazing things that I was amazed by.

    It's great to start a business in Alabama due to its general environment for businesses

    They also have a great aerospace part or sector (whatever you want to call it) with the first aviation school being founded here and Marshall Flight Center (NASA)

    Most if not all sources are stated in the sources page