Alabama

The Beautiful

Alabama History PowerPointMaggie B.

March 20, 20124th grade

Mrs. Childers

Table of contents1…………………………………...Alabama the Beautiful2………………………………..….title page3……………………………………Table of Contents4…………………………………...My report and picture on favorite thing about Alabama 5……………………………………My report on Alabama with a picture6…………………………………….My report on the Creek Indians with a picture7…………………………………….My report on Helen Keller 8…………………………………….first verse of state song9…………………………………….picture of state flag10…………………………………….picture of state seal11………………….………………..picture of state tree12………………………..………….picture of state bird13…………………………………..picture of state flower14……………………………….…..picture of state fish15……………………………….…..picture of the coat of arms16……………………………….…..picture and information on governor17……………………………….....picture and information on president18…………………………………..Alabama Newspaper Articles19…………………………………..Alabama Newspaper Articles (continued)20……………………………………Alabama Newspaper Articles (continued)21……………………………………..Alabama Newspaper Articles (continued)22…………………………………….Alabama Attractions23…………………………………….All about me!

My favorite thing about Alabama is Blue Springs State Park. I like the cold water and it’s close to where I live, so I can go a lot in the summer. I enjoy playing in the river, and seeing the different animals. I also enjoy going with my mom’s class in the spring and playing volleyball and kick ball. I also like that it has a play ground so close to the pools .the pools are so cold they numb my legs. I go through the tunnel it is hard because I have to swim against the current when I go with moms class we bring water guns and play baseball and through water balloons at echother and I hit a lot of people

My favorite thing about Alabama

Alabama was first found by Hernando De Soto. The Paleo Indians moved into Alabama following herds of animals to hunt, and those animals are now extinct. Alabama was admitted into the union on December 14, 1819. Alabama was the 22nd state admitted, and is also known as The Heart of Dixie. The capitol city of Alabama is Montgomery. The oldest city in Alabama is Mobile, and it was founded by the French Colonists. On January 11, 1861, the state of Alabama withdrew from the union and joined the Confederate States of America. Alabama contributed 120,000 soldiers to the Civil War. The Confederates were defeated and Alabama was restored to the United States in 1868. Birmingham is the largest city in Alabama. The highest point in Alabama is Mount Cheaha. The climate of Alabama is classified as humid subtropical. The average temperature is 64 degrees.

My report on Alabama

Creek Indians

 

My report is on the Creek Indians. They were the largest of the four Alabama Indian tribes. They were located in the eastern part of Alabama and the western part of Georgia.

The real name of the Creek Indians was Muscogee. The English called them the Creek Indians. The Creek council town was named Tuckabatchee. The Creeks are Native American people from the Southeastern United States. The creeks name is traditionally spelled Muskogee.

The Creek Indians were descendants of the Mississippi culture. The Creeks were also the first Native Americans to be “civilized”. The Creek nation had a Civil War in 1812, and most of the Creeks moved to new Indian Territory. The modern Creeks lived mostly in Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia and Florida.

Alabama Creek Indians

My report is on Helen Keller. She was born on June 27, 1880, and died on June 1, 1968. In 1882, Helen got sick. After she became ill, she lost her hearing, her sight and her speech. She found a teacher in 1997 and her name was Anne Sullivan. Anne helped her to learn to communicate. Helen went to college and she graduated in 1904. Helen received many honors for her accomplishments. Helen loved to play tricks on her family. She had two sisters and two step brothers. Helen’s dad, Artur H. Keller, served in the army. Her favorite saying was “keep you face to the sunshine and you cannot see the shadow.” Because of her, and her struggles, Alabama has a school named for her, The Helen Keller School for the Deaf and Blind.

Helen Keller

Alabama State Song

Alabama State Flag

Crimson St. Andrew's cross on a white field, patterned after the Confederate Battle Flag, and adopted in 1895. The bars forming the cross must not be less than six inches broad and must extend diagonally across the flag from side to side.

Alabama State Seal

Alabama State Tree

Long-Leaf Pine

Alabama State Bird

North Flicker Yellowhammer

Camellia

Alabama State Flower

Alabama State Fish

Largemouth bass

Alabama Coat of Arms

Alabama Governor, Robert Bentley

Robert Bentley was elected governor in November 2010,he promised to put Alabamians back to work when Alabama’s economy was struggling, he gained the attention of voters when he promised that he could not accept the salary as governor until Alabama could reach its full employment

Dr.Bently had served two terms in the house ofRepresentatives that is representing his Tuscaloosa district .Currently, he is a member of the Economic Development and Commerce Commission and chairs the Appalachian Regional Commission. Even after he has been in office for one year, he still does not accept a salary. Since he became the governor, he has brought 10,960 jobs for the future of Alabama.

Our 44th president is Barak H. Obama. Barak was born in Hawaii to an American mom and Kenyan dad. He moved to Chicago and attended law school. He was the first African-American president of the Harvard Law Review. As a senator for Illinois he passed an ethics reform, cut taxes and helped people get health care. On November 4, 2008, he was elected President of the United States. He and his wife have two daughters, Malia and Sasha.

President of US, Barak Obama

Newspaper ArticlesTUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- A group of University of Alabama engineering students are putting the finishing touches on their boat for a regional concrete canoe competition this weekend.

The event, which is part of the 2012 American Society of Civil Engineers Southeast Student Conference at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, challenges students to design and race canoes made from concrete, aggregates and foam. The winning team will move on to 25th annual ASCE National Concrete Canoe Competition in Reno, Nev. in June.

The 16-student Alabama team began designing the boat in August 2011, choosing to call it "April's Fury" to recognize tornado recovery and rebuilding efforts in Tuscaloosa.

Chandler Watkins, a senior civil engineering major, said floating concrete could stand as a metaphor for the recovery process in the city.

"Concrete is such a big part of rebuilding and the structure, yet it's kind of ironic that it floats on water," Watkins said. "You wouldn't think it would, but it can. You wouldn't expect the people to come back, but everyone came together and started rebuilding instantly."

View full sizeApril's Fury, the University of Alabama's concrete canoe, during the staining process. (Photo submitted by Chandler Watkins)

April's Fury has been stained to look like a top layer is being ripped off the surface of the canoe, revealing a houndstooth pattern below it.

The teams will be judged in four areas. Earlier this month, the team submitted a technical paper. Judges will also take into account the canoe's design and an oral presentation. Then comes the paddling in the men's sprint, women's sprint, men's endurance, women's endurance and co-ed endurance races.

Watkins said members have been practicing rowing in a fiberglass vessel that matches the dimensions of the canoe they will debut this weekend.

The UA team will take on universities from around the Southeast and the state, including UAH's concrete canoe team, which has won nationals five times.

MOBILE, Alabama -- AT&T Pioneers Corporate Volunteer Program has donated about 200 Red Oak saplings to the Dauphin Island community, town leaders said.

The trees are being donated to areas throughout Alabama that have been impacted by tornadoes and hurricanes. Residents are asked that the trees be planted in honor of a friend or loved one in the military, living or deceased.

The town of Dauphin Island is pleased to offer the 2-3 foot saplings today to property owners for planting on the barrier Island.

The tree give-away is planned today at Dauphin Island Town Hall, a city worker said, and will be distributed on a first-come-first-served basis.

Residents are asked to help themselves to the saplings as they will remain at Town Hall until all are gone. 

Newspaper Articles (continued)

Unseasonably warm weather is putting Alabama at risk of wildfire, State Forester Linda Casey said in a statement this afternoon. And, due to staffing cuts, the Alabama Forestry Commission would have fewer people to stop wildfires once they start, she added.Casey urged everyone to use caution when burning outdoors because any fire can quickly spread out of control.In the past 30 days, there have been 246 wildfires burning over 4,059 acres across the state. About 100 of those acres were in Jefferson and Shelby counties."We urge everyone to use extreme caution with all debris burning and outdoor fires, including campfires," said Casey. "The situation is particularly critical in areas of the state where timber downed from tornadoes is still on the ground."Alabama state law requires people to obtain a burn permit before burning any woodland, grassland, field, or wood debris that is greater than one quarter acre or that it within 25 feet of flammable material.You should also be sure to clear the ground down to soil around the area to be burned and you should have enough tools, equipment, and manpower to safely control your fire. Once the fire is started, stay with it until the fire is completely out.To obtain a burn permit, call 1-800-242-2504.

View full size(The Huntsville Times/Robin Conn)John Helton tries to cleanup around his destroyed his mobile home at Ruth Trailer Park in Arab, Alabama, Thursday April 28, 2011.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- An insurance industry supported nonprofit has released a checklist for manufactured homeowners to help guage how vulnerable their homes might be to wind damage.

The Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety, based in Tampa, Fla., issued the 18-point checklist to encourage manufactured homeowners to check such things as their homes' proximity to trees and power lines, the condition of exterior trim, and the kind of anchor attachment used to secure the home to the ground.

"Residents of manufactured homes seem to be disproportionately affected by tornadoes and other types of windstorms," said Julie Rochman, IBHS president and CEO. "However there are steps that can be taken to improve the chances that such home will be standing after storms with high wind speed and strong gusts past through an area."

View full sizeManufactured Housing checklist. (Printable, downloadable PDF/Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety)

The institute's press release noted that two-thirds of the 34 people killed in the March 2 tornadoes in Kentucky and Indiana died in mobile homes.

While manufactured homes can be strengthened against wind, most experts agree that they are no match for tornadoes and recommend leaving the home to find a safe shelter in advance of severe weather that may produce tornadoes.

Newspaper Articles (continued)

MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Alabama Department of Public Safety officials are hoping to survive the more than 10 percent budget cuts for most state agencies by cutting spending and through attrition.

DPS Director Hugh McCall said he hopes the department can avoid layoffs of state troopers and other employees.

McCall said the budget cuts might mean longer lines for people gettingdriver's licenses or other services from the department. He urged people to be patient as they wait in line for these services.

McCall said department officials would continue to monitor expenditures and seek ways to use what money is available "as efficiently and effectively as possible."

Gov. Robert Bentley announced Friday that funding to agencies from the General Fund would be cut by more than 10 percent because of revenue shortages.

Newspaper Articles (continued)

Col. Hugh B. McCall said he hopes troopers and other Department Public Safety agency

workers will keep their jobs as the agency

makes a mandated 10 percent budget cut.

Alabama Attractions

DeSoto Caverns

Panning for Gold

Birmingham Zoo

Little River Canyon National

Preserve

Gulf Coast Beaches

US Space and Rocket Center,

All about me! Maggie Lea B. I am 9 years old and I live with my mom and dad and my brother, Will. I think Alabama is a great state to live. In the fall, I get to go to the Peanut Festival and ride rides. I enjoy playing in Blue Springs cold water, riding my golf cart, swimming at the beach and being with my family. One of my favorite things to do is cheer for my Rebels!