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Alabama Geography
While the Coastal Plain covers more than half of
the state, the rest is quite mixed as far as terrain
goes. Part of the Cumberland Plateau moves across
the northern border. A little bit of the Piedmont
Plateau creeps into the east-central portion of
Alabama. Swamps, bayous and the like, along with
nice, white-sand beaches are found in the southern
reaches of the state.
All of Alabama's rivers flow south to the Gulf of
Mexico with the exception of the Tennessee River
which enters the state in northern Alabama on its
way to Kentucky and the Mississippi River.
Alabama is famous for its band of soil known as
the "Black Belt." This is a path of rich, black
prairie soil across the middle of the state. It is
here that cotton and peanuts are grown. Much iron is
found in the area known as the "Big Seam." It is
near Birmingham and is one of the largest such
deposits in the southeast portion of the USA.
Alabama Climate & WeatherAlabama has a wonderful climate most of the year
with sunshine and nice temperatures. It is usually
Spring by March with temperatures in the 60’s. Most
summer days are in the 80s with a few hot spells up
into the 90s. Fall usually requires a light sweater
to stay warm. Snow and freezing temperatures are
rare in Alabama.
Alabama Firsts, Facts, and
Trivia
In 1955 a black woman named Rosa Parks refused to
give up her seat on a Montgomery bus to a white
passenger. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a
successful boycott of the city's public
transportation and brought the technique of passive
resistance to national prominence.
Alabama Attractions and Tourism
USS Alabama
- At Mobile’s Battleship
Memorial Park, you don’t have to look very far to
find heroes. From the mighty USS ALABAMA to the
Submarine USS DRUM and 23 combat aircraft, the
spirit of military pride is alive and well. Voyage
through time and revisit an era of adventure and
bravery as you tour the many exhibits.
Alabama History
Agriculture was
practiced by Indians such as the Creeks and Cherokee
in the east, and the Choctaws and Chickasaws in the
west when Spanish explorers arrived. The first known
European contact with what would become Alabama
occurred in 1519 when Alonso Alvarez de Pineda
sailed in Mobile Bay.
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