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The Great Seal of the State of Alabama

The Great Seal of Alabama (1868-1939)

The Great Seal of the State of Alabama is the state seal of the U.S. state of Alabama. It was designed in 1817 by William Wyatt Bibb, the governor of the Alabama Territory and the subsequent first governor of the state. When Alabama became a state in 1819, the state legislature adopted the design as the official state seal. The seal prominently features a map showing one of the state's most valuable resources—its major rivers. Bibb's design served as the official seal until 1868, when it was replaced by a controversial design featuring an eagle holding in its beak a banner that read "Here We Rest." The legislature and Governor Frank M. Dixon restored Bibb's original design in 1939, and it has remained unchanged since.

[edit] See also

Alabama portal

[edit] External links

"Alabama Great Seal for Kids". http://www.archives.state.al.us/kids_emblems/st_grseal.html. Retrieved 2006-01-09.
"Alabama Great Seal". http://www.archives.state.al.us/emblems/great_sl.html. Retrieved 2006-06-10.
The former "here we rest" seal

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