Alabama Magic

Abstract

This essay explores the idea that Alabama magic is the mode by which we perceive the state's natural beauty. It comes from the joining of limestone and water, both of which are abundantly present in Alabama. This magic was born of a time when ocean covered the state, and it remains to this day. While the quarry industry has made limestone common in our day to day lives, we almost always strip it of its connection to water, thus stripping it of of its magic.