Post by joyce on Feb 24, 2008 9:27:40 GMT -6
Statehood: December 14, 1819, the 22nd state
Capital: Montgomery
Total Area: 30th among states, 135,775 sq km (50,744 sq mi)
Water Area: 3,849 sq km (1,486 sq mi)
Highest Point: Cheaha Mountain, 734 m (2,408 ft)
Total Population: 22nd among states
2000 census - 4,447,100
2004 estimate - 4,530,182
Population Density in 2000: 33 people per sq km (87 per sq mi)
Distribution in 1990: 60% Urban, 40% Rural
Economy:
Gross State Product - $132 billion (2004)
Personal income per Capita - $26,505 (2003)
Largest cities in 2000:
Birmingham: 242,820
Montgomery: 201,568
Mobile: 198,915
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.
Beginning in the 1950s, the United States space flight program at Redstone Arsenal and George C. Marshall Space Flight Center made Huntsville a leading aerospace center.
There are no large natural lakes in Alabama, but the state has several large reservoirs, including Wheeler Lake on the Tennessee River and R. L. Harris Reservoir on the Tallapoosa River.
The United States Army Chemical Corps Museum in Fort McClellan contains over 4,000 chemical warfare artifacts.
Workers in Alabama built the first rocket to put humans on the moon.
The first electric trolley streetcars in the United States began operating in 1866 in Montgomery.
Montgomery was the birthplace and capital of the Confederate States of America.
Located in the Hall of History, in Bessemer, is Hitler’s typewriter.
Alabama is the only state with all major natural resources needed to make iron and steel.
In 1902, Dr. Hill performed the first open heart surgery in the Western Hemisphere, by suturing a stab wound in a young boy’s heart. The surgery occurred in Montgomery.
Alabama Festivals & Fairs
How can I be included in Alabama Festivals and Events? Go Here for Info
February 29 -March 01, 2008
Antiques on the Road Show
Dothan, Alabama
Antique Dealers, Consignment Items, 4 huge Saturday auctions benefiting American Red Cross.
Estimated attendees-1500 334-699-1475
March 05 -March 09, 2008
15th Annual Festival of Flowers
Mobile, Alabama
Gulf Coast's premier garden event; a Southeast Tourism Top 20 event
Estimated attendees-18000 251-639-2050
March 08 -March 09, 2008
Annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee
Selma, Alabama
A festival of music, art and historical remembrance, annual event that commemorates the right to vote.
Estimated attendees-50000 334-418-0800
March 14 -March 16, 2008
56th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival
Fairhope, Alabama
245 Fine Arts & Crafts booths. Life local entertainment. Classic festival food. Juried show. No admission
Estimated attendees-210000 251-621-8222
March 15 -March 16, 2008
NE Alabama Home & Garden Show
Rainsville, Alabama
Vendors offer products for sale, educational info, &displays of suggestive ways to utilize their products
Estimated attendees-7000 256-638-3575
March 15, 2008
Susan G. Komen Benefit
Pell City, Alabama
William Stiles as 70's Elvis, Kenny James as Buddy Holly, Bob Collins as Willie Nelson with full band.
Estimated attendees-400 256-493-7095
April 05, 2008
Semmes Azalea Festival
Semmes, Alabama
The Semmes Azalea Festival is a community event featuring local talent, crafts, plants, and family fun.
Estimated attendees-4000 251-649-3163
April 19, 2008
2nd Annual A View From Earth
Join us at Dreamfield Productions for the 2nd Annual - A View From Earth
Estimated attendees-1500 256-844-8235
April 19 -April 20, 2008
47th Annual Art on the Lake
Guntersville, Alabama
Art and fine crafts festival with games, food and entertainment for the entire family.
Estimated attendees-12000 256-582-4378
April 25 -April 27, 2008
Powai Festival 2008
Mumbai, Alabama
A potpourri of exciting events, tossed and stirred with local masalas
Estimated attendees-50000 981-969-4781
April 26, 2008
Chunnenuggee Fair
Union Springs, Alabama
Chunnenuggee Fair is an arts and crafts fair with live entertainment , food and children's games.
Estimated attendees-1500 334-738-8683
April 26, 2008
Auburn CityFest
Auburn, Alabama
Auburn's largest free outdoor Arts & Crafts Festival! Rain or shine event
Estimated attendees-40000 334-501-2930
April 26, 2008
Wildflower Saturday at Little River
Fort Payne, Alabama
National Park Ranger Larry Beane will guide you through a memorable wildflower experience.
Estimated attendees-300 256-782-5697
April 26, 2008
Southern Crossroads Best Buckin BBQ
Athens, Alabama
BBQ Cookoff open to professional and shade tree cookers.
Estimated attendees-2000 256-278-9089
April 26, 2008
Spring Festival
Mt Laurel, Alabama
Spring Festival Fun For The Whole Family & Furry Friends!
Estimated attendees-3000 205-408-8696
April 26, 2008
Auburn CityFest 2008
Auburn, Alabama
Alabama's largest free out door festival!
Estimated attendees-40000 334-501-2930
April 26, 2008
Chunnenuggee Fair
Union Springs, Alabama
Juried Arts and Crafts Fair. Food, Fun, Fabulous Entertainment, Arts, Crafts, Jewelry, Purses
Estimated attendees-5000 334-738-8683
April 26 -April 27, 2008
TroyFest
Troy, Alabama
Fine Art & Crafts
Estimated attendees-10000 334-674-2455
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park - On the morning of 27 March 1814, General Andrew Jackson and an army of 3,300 men consisting of Tennessee militia, United States regulars and both Cherokee and Lower Creek allies attacked Chief Menawa and 1,000 Upper Creek or Red Stick warriors fortified in the "horseshoe" bend of the Tallapoosa River. In a peace treaty signed after the battle, both the Upper and Lower Creeks were forced to give the United States nearly 20 million acres of land in what is today Alabama and Georgia. The victory here brought Andrew Jackson national attention and helped him to be elected the seventh President of the United States in 1828. This 2,040-acre park preserves the site of the battle.
www.nps.gov/hobe/
Little River Canyon National Preserve - Little River flows for most of its length atop Lookout Mountain in northeast Alabama. The river and canyon systems are spectacular Appalachian Plateau landscapes any season of the year. Forested uplands, waterfalls, canyon rims and bluffs, stream riffles and pools, boulders, and sandstone cliffs offer settings for a variety of recreational activities. Natural resources and cultural heritage come together to tell the story of the Preserve, a special place in the Southern Appalachians.
www.nps.gov/liri/
Russell Cave National Monument - Russell Cave National Monument is an archeological treasure containing evidence as to how prehistoric Indians lived in the Southeast for almost 10,000 years. Virtually, no other place in the region holds such a rich record offering clues to how prehistoric Indians fed, clothed and protected themselves.
www.nps.gov/ruca/
Capital: Montgomery
Total Area: 30th among states, 135,775 sq km (50,744 sq mi)
Water Area: 3,849 sq km (1,486 sq mi)
Highest Point: Cheaha Mountain, 734 m (2,408 ft)
Total Population: 22nd among states
2000 census - 4,447,100
2004 estimate - 4,530,182
Population Density in 2000: 33 people per sq km (87 per sq mi)
Distribution in 1990: 60% Urban, 40% Rural
Economy:
Gross State Product - $132 billion (2004)
Personal income per Capita - $26,505 (2003)
Largest cities in 2000:
Birmingham: 242,820
Montgomery: 201,568
Mobile: 198,915
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.
Beginning in the 1950s, the United States space flight program at Redstone Arsenal and George C. Marshall Space Flight Center made Huntsville a leading aerospace center.
There are no large natural lakes in Alabama, but the state has several large reservoirs, including Wheeler Lake on the Tennessee River and R. L. Harris Reservoir on the Tallapoosa River.
The United States Army Chemical Corps Museum in Fort McClellan contains over 4,000 chemical warfare artifacts.
Workers in Alabama built the first rocket to put humans on the moon.
The first electric trolley streetcars in the United States began operating in 1866 in Montgomery.
Montgomery was the birthplace and capital of the Confederate States of America.
Located in the Hall of History, in Bessemer, is Hitler’s typewriter.
Alabama is the only state with all major natural resources needed to make iron and steel.
In 1902, Dr. Hill performed the first open heart surgery in the Western Hemisphere, by suturing a stab wound in a young boy’s heart. The surgery occurred in Montgomery.
Alabama Festivals & Fairs
How can I be included in Alabama Festivals and Events? Go Here for Info
February 29 -March 01, 2008
Antiques on the Road Show
Dothan, Alabama
Antique Dealers, Consignment Items, 4 huge Saturday auctions benefiting American Red Cross.
Estimated attendees-1500 334-699-1475
March 05 -March 09, 2008
15th Annual Festival of Flowers
Mobile, Alabama
Gulf Coast's premier garden event; a Southeast Tourism Top 20 event
Estimated attendees-18000 251-639-2050
March 08 -March 09, 2008
Annual Bridge Crossing Jubilee
Selma, Alabama
A festival of music, art and historical remembrance, annual event that commemorates the right to vote.
Estimated attendees-50000 334-418-0800
March 14 -March 16, 2008
56th Annual Arts & Crafts Festival
Fairhope, Alabama
245 Fine Arts & Crafts booths. Life local entertainment. Classic festival food. Juried show. No admission
Estimated attendees-210000 251-621-8222
March 15 -March 16, 2008
NE Alabama Home & Garden Show
Rainsville, Alabama
Vendors offer products for sale, educational info, &displays of suggestive ways to utilize their products
Estimated attendees-7000 256-638-3575
March 15, 2008
Susan G. Komen Benefit
Pell City, Alabama
William Stiles as 70's Elvis, Kenny James as Buddy Holly, Bob Collins as Willie Nelson with full band.
Estimated attendees-400 256-493-7095
April 05, 2008
Semmes Azalea Festival
Semmes, Alabama
The Semmes Azalea Festival is a community event featuring local talent, crafts, plants, and family fun.
Estimated attendees-4000 251-649-3163
April 19, 2008
2nd Annual A View From Earth
Join us at Dreamfield Productions for the 2nd Annual - A View From Earth
Estimated attendees-1500 256-844-8235
April 19 -April 20, 2008
47th Annual Art on the Lake
Guntersville, Alabama
Art and fine crafts festival with games, food and entertainment for the entire family.
Estimated attendees-12000 256-582-4378
April 25 -April 27, 2008
Powai Festival 2008
Mumbai, Alabama
A potpourri of exciting events, tossed and stirred with local masalas
Estimated attendees-50000 981-969-4781
April 26, 2008
Chunnenuggee Fair
Union Springs, Alabama
Chunnenuggee Fair is an arts and crafts fair with live entertainment , food and children's games.
Estimated attendees-1500 334-738-8683
April 26, 2008
Auburn CityFest
Auburn, Alabama
Auburn's largest free outdoor Arts & Crafts Festival! Rain or shine event
Estimated attendees-40000 334-501-2930
April 26, 2008
Wildflower Saturday at Little River
Fort Payne, Alabama
National Park Ranger Larry Beane will guide you through a memorable wildflower experience.
Estimated attendees-300 256-782-5697
April 26, 2008
Southern Crossroads Best Buckin BBQ
Athens, Alabama
BBQ Cookoff open to professional and shade tree cookers.
Estimated attendees-2000 256-278-9089
April 26, 2008
Spring Festival
Mt Laurel, Alabama
Spring Festival Fun For The Whole Family & Furry Friends!
Estimated attendees-3000 205-408-8696
April 26, 2008
Auburn CityFest 2008
Auburn, Alabama
Alabama's largest free out door festival!
Estimated attendees-40000 334-501-2930
April 26, 2008
Chunnenuggee Fair
Union Springs, Alabama
Juried Arts and Crafts Fair. Food, Fun, Fabulous Entertainment, Arts, Crafts, Jewelry, Purses
Estimated attendees-5000 334-738-8683
April 26 -April 27, 2008
TroyFest
Troy, Alabama
Fine Art & Crafts
Estimated attendees-10000 334-674-2455
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park - On the morning of 27 March 1814, General Andrew Jackson and an army of 3,300 men consisting of Tennessee militia, United States regulars and both Cherokee and Lower Creek allies attacked Chief Menawa and 1,000 Upper Creek or Red Stick warriors fortified in the "horseshoe" bend of the Tallapoosa River. In a peace treaty signed after the battle, both the Upper and Lower Creeks were forced to give the United States nearly 20 million acres of land in what is today Alabama and Georgia. The victory here brought Andrew Jackson national attention and helped him to be elected the seventh President of the United States in 1828. This 2,040-acre park preserves the site of the battle.
www.nps.gov/hobe/
Little River Canyon National Preserve - Little River flows for most of its length atop Lookout Mountain in northeast Alabama. The river and canyon systems are spectacular Appalachian Plateau landscapes any season of the year. Forested uplands, waterfalls, canyon rims and bluffs, stream riffles and pools, boulders, and sandstone cliffs offer settings for a variety of recreational activities. Natural resources and cultural heritage come together to tell the story of the Preserve, a special place in the Southern Appalachians.
www.nps.gov/liri/
Russell Cave National Monument - Russell Cave National Monument is an archeological treasure containing evidence as to how prehistoric Indians lived in the Southeast for almost 10,000 years. Virtually, no other place in the region holds such a rich record offering clues to how prehistoric Indians fed, clothed and protected themselves.
www.nps.gov/ruca/
