Alabama marble is the purest and whitest in the world. It has
been used in buildings such as the Lincoln Memorial in Washington,
D.C NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville built the
first rocket to put humans on the moon The first University of
Alabama vs. Auburn University football game was played on Feb. 22,
1893. These Games between them have be known to be called the Iron
Bowl
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Marble Oil Iron Ore
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The State Mammal of Alabama is the Black Bear. It was the
official mammal in 1996. The State Rock is the marble. It was the
official rock in 1966. It has been used in many of the national
monuments in Washington D.C such as, The Lincoln Memorial. The
State Fish of Alabama is the Largemouth Bass it was the official
freshwater fish in 1975.
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Paul W. Bryant Museum Tuscaloosa, Al of The University of
Alabama. Paul Bear Bryant is known as the best college football
coach that ever lived with a record of wins with 323 career wins
Alabama Adventure Water & Theme park outside of Birmingham,
Al
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Total Area-52,423 square miles Land Area-50,750 square miles
Water Area-1,673 square miles Coast Line- approximately 53 miles
Highest Point- Cheaha Mountain 2,407 feet above sea level Lowest
Point- sea level where the state meets the Gulf of Mexico Mean
Elevation- between highest and lowest point the mean elevation of
the state is 500 feet above sea level Major Rivers- Tombigbee
River, Alabama River, Tennessee River, Chattahoochee River Major
Lakes- Guntersville Lake, Wilson Lake, Lake Martin, West Point
Lake, Lewis Smith Lake Capital- Montgomery
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East Coastal Plain- Covers 2/3 of the state. There is many
varying landscapes such as swamps and pine forests. In the Black
Belt Prairie which is a part of the region is very fertile.
Piedmont Upland- Located in the eastern central section of Alabama
and has low hills, ridges, and sandy valleys. Coal, iron ore,
limestone, and marble are found in the Piedmont Upland along with
Cheaha Mountain the highest point. Cumberland Plateau- Sometimes
called the Appalachian Plateau is northwest to the Appalachian
Ridge and Valley Ridge. It has rolling terrain and flat lands
rising to 1,800 feet above sea level in the northeast. Slopes down
southwest to 500 feet above sea level meeting up with the East
Coastal Plain.
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Robert Bentley
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The Alabama quarter was the 2 nd made state quarter of 2003. It
features Helen Keller with her name in English, and in braille. It
is the first US coin to have braille. It includes long leaf pine
branches and Mongolia's, and a Spirit of Courage Banner This is
Alabamas most recent license plate from 2009
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Harper Lee author of To Kill a Mockingbird was born in
Monroeville, Al Helen Keller author and educator was born in
Tuscumbia, Al Willie Mays one of the best baseball players that
ever lived was born in Fairfield, Al