America The Bold, America The Brave, America The Beautiful: Vol I

By Ronda Sexton

America The Bold, America The Brave, America The Beautiful is a collection of stats, information, and stories dedicated to each state.
The collection includes each state(s) date of admission to the union, origin of the naming of the state, record weather date, trivia facts, and laws passed through out the history of the state.
I hope each reader enjoy all the trivia that I have collected, and help you understand how America is truly a bold, brave, and beautiful country.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Release date: May 13, 2024
• ISBN: 9781304359230

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America The Bold, America The Brave, America The Beautiful

VOL I

Ronda Sexton

Copyright © 2022 Ronda Sexton

All rights reserved

The characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious. Any similarity to real persons, living or dead, is coincidental and not intended by the author.

No part of this book may be reproduced, or stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without express written permission of the publisher.

ISBN: 978-1-304-35923-0

Cover design by: CreArt (AI software)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2018675309

Printed in the United States of America

Contents

Title Page

Copyright

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Resources

 Introduction

America The Bold, America The Brave, America The Beautiful, is a collection of stats, information, and stories dedicated to each state.

The collection includes each state(s) date of admission to the union, origin of the naming of the state, record weather date, trivia facts, and laws passed through out the history of the state.

I hope each reader enjoy all the trivia that I have collected, and help you understand how America is truly a bold, brave, and beautiful country.

Disclaimer:

In regards to dates listed, please keep in mind America replaced the Gregorian Calendar to the Julian Calendar, changing the formula for calculating leap years. The beginning of the legal new year was moved from March 25 to January 2. Finally 11 days were dropped from the month of September 1752.

Also, I cited Wikipedia for most of my amazing facts. The purpose for using the website was merely for easy access to a web page so readers can continue their research on each topic. Please note, all landmass measurement (ie mountain ranges, waterfalls, and other natural formations) are an estimation. Each land mass measurement are subject to change, depending on the location of the surveyor, causing each survey to be off a foot or two.

Illustration are created with CreArt and GenZ Art  (AI software app) unless noted in Reference section.

Dedication

Its hard not to stand in awe and enchantment with the beauty in which nature expresses herself-Steve Maraboli

Alabama

Alabama Stats

Date of Statehood:

Granted date: December 14, 1819

Rank of Admission: Alabama became the 22nd state to join the United States

State Capital:

Montgomery

Adopted date: February 4, 1861

Capitol Building Design Architect(s):

Barachias Holt {Current Building}

State Population:

5,024,279 {US Federal Census 2020}

Rank: 24th most populous in the United States

Land Mass:

52,423 total square miles {135,774.95 square kilometers}

Rank: 30th in Rank of The Largest State(s) in the United States

Lovely Weather of Alabama

Record Highest Temperature:

Date: September 5, 1925

Location: Centerville

Temperature: 112 degree Fahrenheit {44.44 degree Celsius}

Record Lowest Temperature:

Date: January 30, 1966

Location: New Market

Temperature: -27 degree Fahrenheit {-32.78 degree Celsius}

Major Snowfall:

Date: March 13, 1993

Location: Walnut Grove

Amount: 20 inches {50.8 centimeters}  (within a 24 hours timeframe)

Record Precipitation:

Date: July 19-20, 1997

Location: Dauphin Island

Amount: 32.52 inches {82.6 centimeters} (within a 24-hour timeframe)

Major Earthquake:

Date: October 18, 1916

Location: St. Clair County {near Easonville} ​

Magnitude: 5.10 {Richter Scale}

Alabama Pride

State Name Origin:

Alabama derives from the Creek Indian word meaning Thicket Clearers

State Nickname(s):

Yellowhammer State ​

The Heart of Dixie ​

Stars Fell on Alabama

State Slogan:

Yellowhammer State

State Motto:

Audemus jura nostra defendre {We Dare Maintain Our Rights}

Symbols of Alabama

State Bird:

Northern Flicker

Colaptes auratus

Adopted Date: September 6, 1927

State Flag:

Designed by: Francis Corra

Adopted date: February 16, 1895

State Flower:

Camellia

Camellia japonica

Adopted date: August  26, 1959

State Quarter:

Released dated: March 17, 2003 22nd quarter released, honoring all 50 States

Themed: Spirit of Courage

Highlights: Helen Keller Designed by: A statewide competition for Alabama schools to designs for the state quarter was done by the Governor of Alabama in 2001. The design concepts were sent to the United States Mint,  and five candidate designs were sent back to the Governor's office. The final selection of Helen Keller Spirit of Courage was made. 

Engraved by: Norman E. Nemeth

State Song:

Alabama

Written by: Julia S. Tutwiler

Composed by: Edna Gockel Gussen

Adopted date: March 9, 1931

State Tree:

Southern Longleaf Pine

Pinus palustris Miller

Adopted date: May 22, 1997

Alabama Facts

Twenty Interesting facts about Alabama

1. Guntersville Lake, located in northern Alabama, is Alabama's largest lake. The lake covers approximately 69,100 acres {27,963.778 hectares} stretching an estimated 75 miles {120.701 kilometers} between Guntersville Dam and Nickajack Dam. Guntersville Dam separates Guntersville Lake from Wheeler Lake, also located in northern Alabama. Wheeler Lake covers an estimated 68,300 acres {27,640.029 hectares}, making it Alabama's second-largest lake.

2. Located in Clay County is the highest natural elevation in Alabama. Cheaha Mountain has an elevation of approximately 2,413 feet {735.482 meters} above sea level and a prominence of an estimated 1,445 feet {440.436 meters}. 

3. Oak Mountain State Park, located in Pelham {Shelby County}, is Alabama's largest state park {to date}. The park was created with the State Land Act of 1927 covering approximately 940 acres {380.405 hectares}. Currently, the state park covers approximately 9,940 acres {4022.575 hectares} and features a golf course, running and hiking trails, camping, fishing, and beaches.

4. April 27, 2011, a 3-day tornado outbreak struck the Southern, Midwestern, and Northeastern portions of the United States. There were an estimated 207 tornado vortexes reported on April 27, 2011 {the most active of the 3-day outbreak}, with 69 of the tornadoes striking the state of Alabama. Birmingham {Jefferson County} and Tuscaloosa {Tuscaloosa County} were heavily hit, with a total of 65 fatalities. In total, the natural disaster cost Alabama an estimated $2.4 billion {USD} worth of damages.

5. The National Geographic Society donated an estimated 310 acres {125.453 hectares} of land to the United States. The donated land was used to establish the Russell Cave National Monument on May 11, 1961. The Monument consists of Russell Cave, {an estimated 7.2 miles or 11.587 kilometers mapped length cave}. Russell Cave is the third longest mapped cave in Alabama and according to the National Park Services is an archeological site that contains of the most complete records of prehistoric cultures in the southeast. On October 15, 1966, the National Monument was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

6. There is a debate as to where Alabama's geographic center is located. In 1953, Congress approved the Submerged Lands Act, extending land into the Gulf of Mexico, making the geographic center located in Chilton County. However, in 1955, a plaque was erected in Montevallo {Shelby County} stating this is where the geographic center of Alabama is located.

7. The Natchez Trace National Scenic Trail is approximately 444 miles {714.549 kilometers} long and runs through Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi. There are five segments {Potkopinu, Rocky Springs Trail, Yockanookany Trail, Blackland Prairie Trail, and Highland Rim} of the trail with an estimated 60 miles {96.561 kilometers} developed for hiking and horseback riding.

8. Alabama is the only state that has all the major natural resources needed to make