Essay on Point Clear, Alabama

The Chesapeake Bay is a 200-mile-long estuary extending from Norfolk, VA to Havre de grace Maryland. On average this bay contains about 68 trillion liters of water. This bay is the largest estuary in North America. It inhabits more than 3,000 species of plants, animals, and fish. “Since the early twentieth century, the Chesapeake Bay has experienced serious environmental degradation. Problems include large reductions in sea grass, reduced amounts of finfish and shellfish (especially oysters and crab), seasonal depletions in dissolved oxygen, and increases in sedimentation.” (Atkins & Anderson, 2003) These changes are brought on by pollution (Eutrophication and Toxic Contamination), development, deforestation, and agriculture. And according

The challenge faced by writers reviewing Gatlinburg is basically trying to choose the most outstanding attractions--among so many. There are so many destinations for so many different ages, groups and preferences, that visitors may have a hard time selecting their top choices as they book their return trip as soon as possible.

Battle of Mobile Bay was in Mobile, Alabama on August 5, 1864. Mobile became an important Confederate Port on the Gulf of Mexico during the fall of New Orleans, Louisiana in April 1862. Battle runners were carrying critical supplies from Havana, Cuba into Mobile, meanwhile Union General Ulysses S. Grant made the capture of the port a top priority.The Yankee feet quickly knocked out the smaller Confederate ships, but for the Tennessee, they fought a brutal battle against unsure odds.

Nestled in the Smoky Mountains, Gatlinburg has become an area that East Tennessee State University students go to visit. Gatlinburg offers something for many; however, the city has some growing pains such as traffic and limited space. Thus, the city of Gatlinburg offers many things that a traveler could need and want, provided that he or she is willing to overlook the city’s rapid growth.

A “camp” where laws were left standing at the vast wooden gate, a “camp” where the instinct to survive was the only proposal in the minds of the P.O.W’s; Georgia’s very own Andersonville was the most horrible Confederate Prisoner

Every year the Reid family has a reunion, and we get to see all the cousins, aunts, uncles, great aunts, second cousins and so on. I have lots of family members that are from the Carolinas, and I really enjoy getting to see them all once a year. When I thought about the prompt of how geography relates to my life, I kept coming back to my Southern roots and what being Southern meant to me in the context of geopolitics.

What was the Battle of Fort Sumter? Fort Sumter was an island battle in the civil war (1861-1865). The fort was built in 1829. It’s located in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina. Fort Sumter was unfinished until U.S. Major Robert Anderson moved his men into the fort in 1860.

“Originally published in 2006, Mississippi Politics quickly became the definitive work on the state’s political history, campaigns, legislative battles, and litigation, as well as how Mississippi shaped and was shaped by national and regional trends.” While the second edition of the book still shows Mississippi’s gradual change from a blue state to a red state, it also examines the aftermath of Haley Barbour’s re-election campaign in 2007 along with the 2008 presidential elections. The one thing that I found most interesting about this book has nothing to do with its contents but everything to do with the two authors Jere Nash and Andy Taggart. Jere Nash is a well known Democrat who has held many political positions including chief of

The battle of Fort Sumter took place in South Carolina near Charleston, April 12-14,186,. The fort was located in the middle of the harbor . This was the starting battle on the war. In the beginning Confederate batteries opened fire on the fort, and continued for 34 hours. The Union couldn't keep up, until on Saturday April 13 they surrendered the fort. During the war there were no deaths from either side, although during the surrender there was an explosion that caused 2 union deaths. Following the battle, there was a widespread support from both the North and South for further military action. Lincoln immediately called for 75,000 volunteers. The Civil War had

The city of Greenwood, Mississippi was founded in 1830 by John Williams also known as Williams Landing. In 1844 Greenwood was initially named after Choctaw Chief Greenwood Leflore. Greenwood, Mississippi is also known as the heart of the Mississippi Delta. The city of Greenwood is well known for being rich in vegetation and wildlife. Greenwood has also been known for having lots of cotton and is known for being the cotton market. Being known for cotton, Greenwood was named “The Cotton Capital of the World. Prior to the Civil War Greenwood shipped cotton throughout New Orleans, Louisiana, Memphis, Tennessee, and St. Louis, Missouri.

Upon the conclusion of the Civil War, the United States was tasked with rebuilding a fragmented country. The reconstruction of the southern states posed the greatest challenge, for these states were left in the worst condition due to the majority of the war having been fought in their territory. More daunting than the reconstruction of infrastructure in these war ravaged states, was the reconstruction of their governments and the underlying duty these governments would have to protect the rights of newly emancipated slaves. The task of reconstruction was unique in each state, with states where slavery was more prominent posing the greatest resistance to change. Mississippi is one such state, whose history during reconstruction reflects the difficult task of weeding out the deep roots of racism in the south.

Get ready to live on boats! The coast is almost gone. Despite Louisiana’s Gulf Coast being such a critical piece to its survival, economy, and culture, the coast is disappearing at alarming rates. The state loses, on average, 25,000 acres per year, which is equal to one football field every 15 minutes. As a result of human actions on Louisiana’s coast, it is disappearing at massive rates and there’s no way for the coast to naturally replenish like it could previously.

In Designing Dixie, Hillyer shows how southern boosters, competing with the western frontier for northern investment, recast the image of the South from a rural

New Orleans is located in Southeastern Louisiana. The last recording of the population in New Orleans was in 2013. The population was 378,715. But before that, the population was at 495,080. The massive decrease in population just one effect of the devastating flood that occurred in 2005.

Stories of Scottsboro. By James E. Goodman. (New York: Vintage Books. c.1994. pp. 274. $16.00)