Alabama |
The State of Alabama is located in the southeast USA, in the southern end of a mountain ridge Appalachian mountains, at coast of Gulf of Mexico. Alabama - one of the basic southern states of the USA. Throughout 450 years over staff flew, replacing each other, set of flags: Spain, France, the Great Britain and, at last - the Star-Spangled Banner of the USA replaced during Civil war on a flag of Confederation, and after war - again taken the lawful place at top of the Capitol of capital of staff.
The Spanish conquistadors were the first Europeans in this territory. The first settlement at gulf Мобайл (Mobile Bay) has been based by Frenchmen in 1701-02, later there were English settlements in northern areas. France has conceded all area of England after war in 1763, but the southern part remained with gulf Мобайл in hands of Spaniards till 1813 In 1814 general Andrew Jackson has suppressed resistance of Indians shout (Creek) and has moved them to Oklahoma.
Alabama - this staff - twenty second under the account - was a part on December, 14th, 1814 of the USA. And the capital of Alabama, a city of Montgomery, was in 1861 as well capital of Confederation of southern states. Some cities of Alabama store till now spirit both imperceptible charm and advantage of the Old American South - the earths of aristocrats-planters and boundless cotton fields.
The river Alabama has named this staff. Alabama this river named the native Indians living on its coast. From Indians the first Europeans investigating these earths have heard her name. The name "Alabama" is a combination of two words from language of American Indian native tribe Чокто (Choctaw): plants (alba) and the collector (amo) from what followed, that Indians Чокто named these words and the fertile earth of a valley of the river giving a life to all plants. And the people living on coast of the generous river, Indians Чокто called "people Алибамон" (Alibamon).
The State of Alabama also for fun name Yellowhammer State because in days of Civil war soldiers of army of Confederation from the State of Alabama sewed the yellow patches similar to wings of birdie Yellowhammer which is one of staff symbols on the uniform.
The clap is the major culture of agriculture of staff. But, on a level with it, in Alabama grow up corn and a soya; make nut oil and many grain crops. Are engaged деревообработкой and cattle breeding.
On the earths of Alabama where black slaves before worked, manually collecting a clap, now - thanks to the Program of Hydro-electric Industrialization of agriculture begun still in 1930 by organisation Tennessee Valley Authority - the modern technics, under control of highly skilled experts works.
In the same 30 industrial boom has captured also central, and also southwest areas of staff, including the largest city of Alabama - Birmingham. Now this city is industrial capital of metallurgy and staff mechanical engineering.
Sights of Alabama
- The white house of confederation "
- The house where was born Helen Keller
- Statue of the god of the Volcano in Birmingham
- V.Karvera's George's museum in University Taskegi territory
- The Alabama space and rocket centre in Huntsville
- Alabama Shakespearean festival in Montgomery
- Beaches at coast of Gulf of Mexico
- Monument in Моундвилле
- Museum of trailblazers in Troy
- In Russell's cave around Bridgeport, the centre ancient American Indian "курганной cultures" (Russell Cave National Monument), it is possible to track history of its settling by the person from 10 000 BC till 1650 AD
