“Alabama“ is the official state song of Alabama. The words were written by educator and reformer Julia Tutwiler, and the music was composed by Edna Gockel Gussen. The legislature adopted it as the state song in 1931, and it is still performed at school events, ceremonies and civic occasions across the state [1][2]. This article
"Alabama" is the official state song, with words by Julia Tutwiler and music by Edna Gockel Gussen.
Agriculture in Alaska is small but distinctive: about 500 farms cover roughly 830,000 acres, mostly in the Matanuska Valley northeast of Anchorage. Long summer days produce record-sized vegetables, but a short growing season and generally poor soils limit production.[1] A farm in the Matanuska Valley, Alaska. Photo: National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
A small farming sector centred on the Matanuska Valley.
The Ahtna are an Athabascan people of the Copper River region of southern Alaska, in a homeland they call Atna Nenn’. The name comes from the local name for the Copper River. About 1,427 people are counted, all in Alaska, and about 80 are believed to speak the Ahtna language. Their closest linguistic relatives are
The Ahtna are an Athabascan people of Alaska’s Copper River region, with about 1,427 members.
Alabama barbecue is a tradition of pork and chicken cooked slowly in pits over hickory, oak or pecan, served with sauces that vary from region to region [1][2]. It became popular in the early nineteenth century with roots in Native American cooking, and Golden Rule Bar-B-Q, founded in 1891, is described as the oldest continuously
Alabama barbecue is a regional tradition of pit-smoked pork and chicken with varied sauces, including the famous white sauce of Decatur.
Alabama civics is the study of how the state’s offices and institutions work and how residents take part in them. This overview summarizes the executive, legislative and judicial branches and the state constitution, and points to the detailed entries on each part.[1][2][3] Executive Governor, lieutenant governor and other elected officers Legislature 35 senators and 105
Alabama civics explains how the state’s offices, legislature, courts and constitution work together.
Alabama cuisine belongs to the broader food culture of the American South, which blends African, European and Native American traditions [1]. Encyclopedia of Alabama uses the word “foodways” for “all of the cultural and historical meanings that surround food itself,” a view that treats recipes, occasions and stories about food as part of one tradition
Alabama cuisine is part of southern food culture, blending Native American, European and African traditions with strong regional variations.
The Alabama Great Seal and coat of arms are two related official emblems of the state. The Great Seal is stamped on official documents to show they are genuine, while the coat of arms is a heraldic design used on buildings, publications and ceremonial items. The coat of arms also carries the state motto, Audemus
The Alabama Great Seal and coat of arms are official emblems used to authenticate state documents and represent the state.
Alabama Olympians are athletes who were born in Alabama or trained there and competed in the Olympic Games. The Encyclopedia of Alabama lists, among others, Jesse Owens, Carl Lewis, Rowdy Gaines, Jennifer Chandler, Willie Davenport, Otis Davis, Alice Coachman, Mia Hamm, Vonetta Flowers, Harvey Glance, Evander Holyfield, Margaret Hoelzer and Deontay Wilder, and notes that
Alabama Olympians are athletes born or trained in Alabama who competed in the Olympic Games, including Jesse Owens, Otis Davis, Vonetta Flowers and Evander Holyfield.
Alabama state animals are the creatures the legislature has named as official emblems of the state. The list includes a mammal (the American black bear), a horse (the racking horse), a reptile (the Alabama red-bellied turtle), an amphibian (the Red Hills salamander), insects (the monarch butterfly and the queen honeybee), a crustacean (the brown shrimp),
Alabama's official state animals include the black bear, racking horse, Alabama red-bellied turtle, monarch butterfly and largemouth bass.
Alabama state cultural and heritage designations are the crafts, performances, festivals and places that the legislature has recognized as official symbols of the state’s traditions. They include the Pine-Burr quilt (1997), square dance as the state folk dance (1981), The Miracle Worker as the state outdoor drama (1991), the Alabama Renaissance Faire (1988), the Demopolis
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Alabama's cultural designations include the Pine-Burr quilt, square dance, The Miracle Worker outdoor drama, the Alabama Renaissance Faire and Landmark Park.