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'''Alabama''' is a state of the southeast United States. It was admitted as the 22nd state in 1819. Alabama was first explored by the Spanish, and the southern section was claimed by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase (1803). Montgomery is the capital and Birmingham the largest city. Population: 4,550,000.
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[[Category:Society/Ethnicity/The_Americas]]'''Alabama''' is a state of the southeast [[Nation Located In::Directory:United States of America|United States]]. It was admitted as the 22nd state in [[Year Admitted:=1819|1819]]. Alabama was first explored by the Spanish, and the southern section was claimed by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase (1803). Montgomery is the capital and Birmingham the largest city. Population: [[Population:=4,550,000|4,550,000]].
    
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== History ==
 
== History ==
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[[Image:Talladega hills.jpg|thumb|200px|Talladega hills]]
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Agriculture was practiced by Indians such as the Creeks and Cherokee in the east, and the Choctaws and Chickasaws in the west when Spanish explorers arrived. The first known European contact with what would become Alabama occurred in 1519 when Alonso Alvarez de Pineda sailed in Mobile Bay.  Cabeza de Vaca (and possibly Pánfilo de Narvaez) visited Alabama in 1528, and the Spanish did not really explore the area for another two decades, when Hernando de Soto led an expedition into the region about 1540.
 
Agriculture was practiced by Indians such as the Creeks and Cherokee in the east, and the Choctaws and Chickasaws in the west when Spanish explorers arrived. The first known European contact with what would become Alabama occurred in 1519 when Alonso Alvarez de Pineda sailed in Mobile Bay.  Cabeza de Vaca (and possibly Pánfilo de Narvaez) visited Alabama in 1528, and the Spanish did not really explore the area for another two decades, when Hernando de Soto led an expedition into the region about 1540.
 
Conflict between the Spanish and local Indian tribes, as well as French and English explorers, kept the Spanish from establishing a colony. The first permanent European settlers in Alabama were French. The LeMoyne brothers, Pierre LeMoyne, Sieur d'Iberville, and Jean Baptiste LeMoyne, Sieur de Bienville, sailed into Mobile Bay in 1699, and in 1702 the French were established at Fort Louis de la Mobile, the first permanent European presence, near present day Mobile.
 
Conflict between the Spanish and local Indian tribes, as well as French and English explorers, kept the Spanish from establishing a colony. The first permanent European settlers in Alabama were French. The LeMoyne brothers, Pierre LeMoyne, Sieur d'Iberville, and Jean Baptiste LeMoyne, Sieur de Bienville, sailed into Mobile Bay in 1699, and in 1702 the French were established at Fort Louis de la Mobile, the first permanent European presence, near present day Mobile.
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World War II led to expansion of the state's agricultural and industrial production, and installation of several military training sites, including Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville —which launched the United States into the space age.
 
World War II led to expansion of the state's agricultural and industrial production, and installation of several military training sites, including Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville —which launched the United States into the space age.
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During the 1950s and 1960s, agriculture and industry became more diversified, requiring fewer agricultural workers who were forced to seek employment in urban areas outside the state. Alabama faced serious racial questions during the time period.  When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus, the 381-day bus boycott brought the Civil Rights movement to the front page of newspapers across the country.
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During the 1950s and 1960s, agriculture and industry became more diversified, requiring fewer agricultural workers who were forced to seek [[employment]] in urban areas outside the state. Alabama faced serious racial questions during the time period.  When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus, the 381-day bus boycott brought the Civil Rights movement to the front page of newspapers across the country.
    
In 1954 the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision ruling racial segregation in public elementary and secondary schools unconstitutional, and the decision was followed by an intensification of racial tension (see integration). Alabama has witnessed many civil-rights protests, including a year-long black boycott of public buses in Montgomery in 1955–56 to protest segregated seating and a Freedom March from Montgomery to Selma led by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1965.
 
In 1954 the U.S. Supreme Court handed down a decision ruling racial segregation in public elementary and secondary schools unconstitutional, and the decision was followed by an intensification of racial tension (see integration). Alabama has witnessed many civil-rights protests, including a year-long black boycott of public buses in Montgomery in 1955–56 to protest segregated seating and a Freedom March from Montgomery to Selma led by Martin Luther King Jr. in 1965.
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== Trivia ==
 
== Trivia ==
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* Alabama introduced the Mardi Gras to the western world. The celebration is held on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent begins.
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* Alabama workers built the first rocket to put humans on the moon.
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* The world's first Electric Trolley System was introduced in Montgomery in 1886.
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* Alabama is the only state with all major natural resources needed to make iron and steel. It is also the largest supplier of cast-iron and steel pipe products.
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* Montgomery is the capital and the birthplace of the Confederate States of America.
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* The Confederate flag was designed and first flown in Alabama in 1861.
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* Alabama became the 22nd state on December 14, 1819.
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* The town of Enterprise houses the Boll Weevil Monument to acknowledge the role this destructive insect played in encouraging farmers to grow crops other than cotton.
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* Baseball player Henry Louis (Hank) Aaron was born in Mobile in 1934.
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* Boxer Joe Louis was born in Lexington in 1914. He died in 1981.
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* "Alabama" is the official state song.
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* Baseball player Willie Howard Mays was born in Westfield in 1931.
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* A skeleton of a pre-historic man was found in Russell Cave.
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* At 2,405 feet Cheaha Mountain is Alabama's highest point above sea level. 
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* Huntsville is known as the rocket capital of the World.
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* The Alabama Department of Archives is the oldest state-funded archival agency in the nation.
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* The musical singing group Alabama has a Fan Club and Museum in Fort Payne.
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* In 1902 Dr. Luther Leonidas 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.
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* To help fund education Alabama instituted its state sales tax in 1937.
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* Schools established in Mobile include Washington Academy (founded in 1811) and Huntsville Green Academy (founded in 1812).
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* Between 1817 and 1819 Old Saint Stephens was the first territorial capital of Alabama.
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* In 1956 the Army Ballistic Missile Agency was established at Huntsville's Redstone Arsenal.
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* Governor George C. Wallace served four terms in office.
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* In 1995 Heather Whitestone serves as first Miss America chosen with a disability.
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* Alabama's geographic center is located in Chilton a community located 12 miles southwest of Clanton. 
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* The word Alabama means tribal town in the Creek Indian language.
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* The United States Army Chemical Corps Museum in Fort McClellan contains over 4000 chemical warfare artifacts.
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* Hitler's typewriter survived from his mountain retreat and is exhibited at the Hall of History in Bessemer.
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* Blount County was created on February 7, 1818 and is older than the state. 
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* Winston County is often called the Free State of Winston. It gained the name during the Civil War.
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* Mobile is named after the Mauvilla Indians.
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* Peter Bryce is recognized as the state's first psychiatrist. He was born in 1834 and died in 1892.
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* The Alabama State Flag was authorized by the Alabama legislature on  February 16, 1895.
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* Hematite is Alabama's official state mineral and is known as oxide of iron (Fe2O3).
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* The Monarch butterfly (Danaus pleipuss) is the state's official insect.
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* The star blue quartz is the state's official gemstone.
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* The Florence Renaissance Faire is the Alabama's official fair.
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* The pecan is the Alabama's official nut.
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* People from Alabama are called Alabamians.
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* On January 11, 1861 Alabama becomes the fourth state to secede from the Union.
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* On January 28, 1846 Montgomery was selected as capital of Alabama.
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* Tallulah Bankhead entertained as a star of stage, screen, and radio during the 1930s-1950s. She was born in Huntsville in 1902 and died in 1968.
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* Singer and entertainer Nathaniel Adams (Nat King) Cole was known as the man with the velvet voice. He was born in Montgomery in 1919 and died in 1965.
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* Alabama resident Sequoyah devised the phonetic, written alphabet of the Cherokee language. 
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* The Birmingham Airport opened in 1931. At the time of the opening a Birmingham to Los Angeles flight took 19 hours. 
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* Alabama's mean elevation is 500 feet at its lowest elevation point.
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* Audemus jura nostra defendere is the official state motto. Translated it means "we dare defend our rights." 
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* Washington County is the oldest county in Alabama. 
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* General Andrew Jackson defeated the Creek Indians in 1814. Following the event the Native Americans ceded  nearly half the present state land to the United States.
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* At the Battle of Mobile Bay Admiral David Farragut issued his famous command, "Damn the torpedoes, full speed  ahead." The event occurred on August 5, 1864.
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== Alabama Local Legacies ==
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* [[AfricaTown, USA]]
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* [[America's Junior Miss]]
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* [[Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge]]
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* [[Cheaha Mountain State Park]]
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* [[Chilton County Peach Festival]]
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* [[City of Irondale: 8th Whistlestop Festival and Street Dance]]
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* [[DeSoto Caverns Park, Childersburg, Alabama]]
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* [[Dogwood Festival]]
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* [[International Motorsports Hall of Fame & Museum]]
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* [[Ivy Green (Helen Keller's Birthplace)]]
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* [[Kentuck Festival of Arts]]
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* [[Mardi Gras in Mobile]]
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* [[National Peanut Festival]]
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* [[Old Mobile]]
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* [[Pioneer Day in Clarke County]]
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* [[Poarch Creek Indians]]
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* [[Pond Spring and Wheeler Home]]
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* [[Roanoke, Alabama: Home of the Ella Smith Doll]]
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* [[Rocket City Legacies (Marshall Space Center)]]
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* [[St. Stephens]]
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* [[Tennessee Valley Old Time Fiddlers Convention]]
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* [[To Kill a Mockingbird and Old Monroe County Courthouse]]
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* [[University of Montevallo's College Night]]
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* [[USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park]]
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* [[Vulcan]]
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* [[W.C. Handy Music Festival]]
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* [[Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve]]
          
== External links ==
 
== External links ==
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*[http://alabama.gov/ Alabama.gov] - Official Web site of the state of Alabama offers information about state and local government, business, education, employment, health care, tourism, and more.
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'''ADAH: Alabama Moments '''
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http://www.alabamamoments.state.al.us/Contents.html
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High school-level resource on various events, places, and people related to the history of Alabama, created by Alabama Department of Archives and History. Includes summaries, primary sources, bibliography, activities, and maps. Curriculum-correlated.
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'''Alabama - Fact Sheet - American FactFinder'''
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http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/ACSSAFFFacts?_event=Search&geo_id=&_geoContext=&_street=&_county=&_cityTown=&_state=04000US01
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The U.S. Census Bureau provides easy access to statistical tables and thematic maps for the state of Alabama.
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'''Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel'''
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http://www.touralabama.org/
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Web site of the Alabama Bureau of Tourism and Travel features a clickable map leading to detailed information on attractions, accommodations, activities, and events in four different regions. Includes a trip planner, maps, and a photo gallery.
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'''Alabama Department of Archives and History'''
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http://www.archives.state.al.us/
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An excellent resource on Alabama, this official Web site offers an illustrated history outline, genealogical information, military and other government records, and links to related Web resources.
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'''Alabama State Parks'''
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http://www.alapark.com/
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Official Web site of Alabama State Parks provides links to parks throughout the state with detailed information about accommodations, recreation, attractions, and events at each site. Includes maps and photos.
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'''All US Newspapers / Sort by Title'''
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http://www.newspapers.com/usa_news.htm
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Newspapers.com (based in Madison, Wis.) provides links to the Web sites of newspapers in the United States, organized by state. Also includes searchable sets of links to college newspapers and TV/radio stations.
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'''America's Byways - Alabama'''
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http://www.byways.org/explore/states/AL/
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Part of Federal Highway Administration's Web site promoting all-American roads and state-designated scenic byways, this section offers road maps, quick facts, and slide shows for the points of interest along the roads and highways of Alabama.
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'''Constitution of Alabama - 1901'''
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http://www.legislature.state.al.us/CodeOfAlabama/Constitution/1901/main.htm
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Complete text of the present constitution of the State of Alabama, which became effective on Nov. 28, 1901. Provided by the Alabama legislature.
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'''DataFinder - Population Reference Bureau'''
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http://www.prb.org/datafind/prjprbdata/wcprbdata7.asp?DW=DF&SL=&SA=2
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The Population Reference Bureau's "DataFinder" provides information on more than 250 social, economic, and demographic variables (from ethnicity and disability to housing and commuting) for each of the 50 U.S. states and the District of Col
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'''EdWeb -- Alabama Department of Education'''
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http://www.alsde.edu/
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Alabama state education department provides an overview of the agency and information on educational facilities, school districts, programs, and other related resources.
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'''FindLaw: State Resources'''
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http://www.findlaw.com/11stategov/
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A comprehensive, searchable legal database that provides access to all U.S. state/territory government agencies, statutes, codes, and a host of additional state government resources. From FindLaw, a legal research tool.
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'''Historical United States Census Data Browser'''
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http://fisher.lib.Virginia.EDU/census/
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Rich source of electronically browsable historical U.S. census data from 1790 to 1960. Categorized by state and county. Provided by the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research.
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'''LII: Statutes'''
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http://www.law.cornell.edu/statutes.html#state
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Well-organized (by state and by topic) index of links to information on and texts of U.S. state codes, constitutions, statutes, judicial opinions, and other state legal resources. From the Legal Information Institute of Cornell Law School.
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'''NACo - About Counties - Find a County'''
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http://www.naco.org/Template.cfm?Section=Find_a_County&Template=/cffiles/counties/usamap.cfm
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The National Association of Counties provides "The History of County Government" and a variety of data on each county in each U.S. state: elected officials, cities and towns, census results, and more. Data are arranged by state via a clickable map.
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'''Natchez Trace Parkway Homepage'''
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http://www.nps.gov/natr/
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A page devoted to the Natchez Trace Parkway from the U.S. National Park Service, offering general information, important facts and figures, and park regulations for visitors.
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'''National Park Service - Experience Your America'''
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http://www.nps.gov/
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U.S. National Park Service Web site provides descriptions of parks, monuments, and preserves, along with other information useful to those preparing to visit. Information on individual parks is accessible by state/territory, activity, or topic.
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'''National Register of Historical Places'''
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http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/
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Web site of the National Register of Historic Places provides information on some 80,000 sites and structures, arranged by state and county. Data include area of significance, architect, style, period, function, associated historic person(s), and more.
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'''NewsVoyager'''
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http://www.newspaperlinks.com/voyager.cfm
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Web sites of U.S. daily and weekly newspapers (arranged by state and city within state), media groups, and leading newspapers worldwide (by region). Offered by the Newspaper Association of America.
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'''Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: Alabama'''
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http://censtats.census.gov/data/AL/04001.pdf
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Statistical profile of the state of Alabama based on the latest census data. Includes demographic, social, economic, and housing characteristics. Provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. In PDF format (requires Acrobat Reader).
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'''Project Vote Smart - American Government, Elections, Candidates and Voting'''
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http://www.vote-smart.org/
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Project Vote Smart, a volunteer organization, provides a database of information on U.S. political candidates (at all levels) and issues, with links to many other political/social sources. Can be searched by ZIP Code or browsed by state ("My State").
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'''State and Local Government on the Net: Alabama'''
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http://www.statelocalgov.net/state-al.htm
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Directory of official state, county, and city government Web sites for Alabama. Maintained by Piper Resources, an Internet publishing firm.
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'''Stateline.org'''
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http://www.stateline.org/
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The Web site of the Pew Center on the States, University of Richmond, focuses on politics at the state level, providing current and archived news items, background information and statistics on prominent issues, and profiles of the individual states.
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'''The Alabama Cities Index'''
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http://www.alabamainfo.com/cities/
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An alphabetically organized list of home pages of most of Alabama's cities.
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'''The Alabama Historical Commission'''
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http://www.preserveala.org/
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The Alabama Historical Commission offers a virtual historical tour of the state capitol in Montgomery as well as brief information on other historic sites and preservation programs.
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[[Category:States of the United States]]
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[[State_Name:=Alabama]]
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[[Country_Name:=United States]]
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[[State_Code:=AL]]
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[[Country_Code:=US]]
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