1. Alabama
the Beautiful

2. State Symbols Yellow Hammer Confederate Flag Southern Longleaf Pine
Camellia

3. State Facts Capital: Statehood: Highest Point: Governor:Robert Bentley
Montgomery
Statehood:
December 14, 1819
22nd state
Highest Point:
Mount Cheaha 2407 feet
Governor:Robert Bentley
State Song: Alabama by Julia Tutwiler
Tennessee
Mississippi
Georgia
Florida

4. Where Are We? *We live in the city of Saraland.
*Saraland is located in Mobile County.
*Mobile County is located in the state of Alabama.
*Mobile County is located in southwestern Alabama.
* Alabama is located in the south eastern region of the United States. (country)
*The United States is located on the continent of North America.

5. Who Lives Near Us? Tennessee borders Alabama to the north
Georgia borders Alabama to the east
Florida borders Alabama to the south
Mississippi borders Alabama to the west

6. Where is the Water?
Mobile Bay separates Mobile and Baldwin counties.
Where is the Gulf of Mexico in relation to Mobile Bay?

7. Products
Cotton
Soy beans
Peanuts

8. Interesting Facts about Alabama
Alabama workers built the first rocket to put humans on the moon.
Huntsville is known as the rocket capital of the World.
In 1995 Heather Whitestone served as the first Miss
America chosen with a disability.
Issued in 2002 the Alabama state quarter is the first Us coin to ever contain Braille. The coin pictures Helen Keller.

9. Famous Alabamians Hank Aaron- baseball player
Insert photo of Hank Aaron
Hank Aaron- baseball player
Helen Keller-educator,author
Zelda Fitzgerald- artist / author
Nat King Cole-singer
Insert book jacket from To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee-author
Hank Williams -singer
Willie Mays- baseball
Heather Whitestone Miss America
Coretta Scott King- civil rights leader
Jim Nabors -Actor

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