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Sweet Home Alabama (film)
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Sweet Home Alabama
Theatrical release poster
Directed by
Andy Tennant
Produced by
Neal H. Moritz
Screenplay by
C. Jay Cox
Story by
Douglas J. Eboch
Starring
Reese Witherspoon
Josh Lucas
Patrick Dempsey
Ethan Embry
Mary Kay Place
Fred Ward
Candice Bergen
Jean Smart
Music by
George Fenton
Cinematography
Andrew Dunn
Edited by
Troy Takaki
Tracey Wadmore-Smith
Production
company
Touchstone Pictures
Original Film
Distributed by
Buena Vista Pictures
Release date
September 27, 2002 (2002-09-27)
Running time
109 minutes
Country
United States
Language
English
Budget
$30 million[1]
Box office
$180.6 million[1]
Sweet Home Alabama is a 2002 American romantic comedy film directed by Andy Tennant, starring Reese Witherspoon, Josh Lucas, Patrick Dempsey and Candice Bergen. The film was released by Touchstone Pictures on September 27, 2002.
Contents
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1 Plot
2 Cast
3 Production
3.1 Filming
4 Release
4.1 Critical response
4.2 Box office performance
4.3 Accolades
5 Soundtrack
6 References
7 External links
8 See also
Plot[edit]
The film opens on a stormy Alabama beach with two children, Melanie Smooter and Jake Perry. Jake has brought Melanie out to show her the glass sculptures that result when sand is struck by lightning. They discuss their future together, with Jake asserting they will be married one day.
In the present day, Melanie has changed her last name to Carmichael, a rich local family, to hide her poor Southern roots. She is a successful up-and-coming fashion designer in New York City. After becoming engaged to Andrew, Melanie goes home alone to Alabama to tell her parents. In reality she is going to procure a divorce from her estranged husband Jake. Andrew's mother, the Mayor of New York, expresses doubt that Melanie is good enough for her son, whom she is grooming to eventually run for President of the United States.
In Alabama, Melanie asks Jake why he has returned the divorce papers unsigned for the last seven years, but he orders her out of his house, eventually calling the sheriff (another childhood friend) to intervene. When Melanie's father brings her home from the station she announces her engagement.
Hoping to spur Jake to sign the papers, Melanie empties out his checking account, after learning that her name is still on it. Jake says he will sign the papers in the morning, lamenting "nobody finds their soulmate when they're ten years old". Following Jake to a local bar, Melanie gets drunk and embarrasses herself in front of her childhood friends, expressing disgust at their lifestyle, confessing that Jake got her pregnant, hence why she married him, and outing a mutual friend, Bobby Ray Bailey. When Melanie wakes up the next morning, the divorce papers are lying on her bed, finally signed by Jake.
Melanie visits the Carmichael plantation to apologize to Bobby Ray, where she is cornered by a private detective sent to dig up dirt for the mayor. Realizing her predicament, Bobby Ray pretends to be her cousin, backing up her pretense that this is her childhood home. Melanie soon reconciles with her other friends, and learns that Jake followed her to New York City to win her back—intimidated by the size of Manhattan, he returned home determined to make something of himself first. Jake finds Melanie in a graveyard upset over their old dog, and they have a heart to heart about their wedding, the loss of their baby due to miscarriage, and Melanie leaving for a new life. Melanie now realizes why Jake never signed the divorce papers.
Andrew arrives at the Carmichael Plantation to surprise Melanie. Jake takes him to a Civil War reenactment, where Melanie is with her father. On the way, knowing who Andrew is, Jake regales him with the story of "Felony" Melanie Smooter, a young girl who once tied dynamite to a cat's tail and then was arrested after it ran into the bank. When Andrew sees Melanie at the battlefield, she tells him Jake is her former husband. When her father introduces himself as Earl Smooter, Andrew realizes that Melanie has lied to him about who she really is and leaves. Andrew soon appears at Melanie's parents' house, having gotten over the shock and admitting he still wants to marry her, here in Alabama.
Once Melanie's friends from New York arrive, they browse at a glazier whose wares they all have admired in New York, only to realize it is Jake.
Melanie's lawyer interrupts the wedding ceremony, bringing the divorce papers that Melanie herself has missed signing. Melanie hesitates, realizing her love for Jake. She wishes Andrew luck in finding a good woman. Andrew, distressed but showing no ill-feelings, wishes her well in return. His mother explodes, berating Andrew for risking his promising political career and verbally attacking Melanie. She then insults the town and Melanie's mother, for which Melanie punches her in the jaw, to the cheers of the crowd.
Melanie, in her wedding gown in the rain, finds Jake planting metal rods in the beach to draw lighting to create more sand sculptures. She tells him they are still married, and asks why he didn't tell her he came to New York. They repeat the conversation from when they were children about why they want to be married. As Jake and Melanie kiss, sheriff Wade "arrests" them and takes them to the bar owned by Jake's mother, where their friends and family are waiting. The pair finally get their long-awaited first dance as husband and wife, to the tune of Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama." A mid-credits sequence shows that they have a daughter. Melanie continues to thrive as a designer and Jake opens a "Deep South Glass" franchise in New York. A newspaper clipping announces the wedding of Andrew and a girl name Erin Vanderbilt.
Cast[edit]
Reese Witherspoon as Melanie Smooter / Melanie Carmichael. She grew up in Pigeon Creek, Alabama and moved to New York City to follow her dreams. Now a noted fashion designer, she was engaged to the wealthy Andrew Hennings.
Dakota Fanning as Young Melanie
Josh Lucas as Jake Perry. Perry is married to Melanie who has been his best friend since childhood. He lives in Pigeon Creek, Alabama.
Thomas Curtis as Young Jake
Patrick Dempsey as Andrew Hennings. The son of New York City Mayor Kate Hennings, he is engaged to Melanie.
Ethan Embry as Bobby Ray Bailey, one of Melanie's childhood friends. He is outed by Melanie and is a good friend to Jake.
Mary Kay Place as Pearl Smooter, mother of Melanie. She is happily married to Earl Smooter.
Fred Ward as Earl Smooter, Melanie's father. He enjoys participating in re-enactments of the Civil War.
Candice Bergen as Mayor Kate Hennings. The mother of Andrew, she is wary of his relationship with Melanie.
Jean Smart as Stella Kay Perry, the mother of Jake, Melanie's husband. She owns "Stella's", a local tavern.
Melanie Lynskey as Lurlynn, who lives in Pigeon Creek and is a childhood acquaintance of Melanie.
Courtney Gains as Sheriff Wade, a childhood friend of Melanie.
Mary Lynn Rajskub as Dorothea, Wade's wife.
Rhona Mitra as Tabatha Wadmore-Smith, one of Melanie's best friends from New York.
Susannah Halling as the official leader of the Redneck Dancing Association.
Nathan Lee Graham as Frederick Montana, Melanie’s friend and mentor from New York. He is a fashion designer and friendly competitor.
Kevin Sussman as Barry Lowenstein, assistant to Mayor Kate Hennings.
Sean Bridgers as Eldon
Production[edit]
Filming[edit]
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Although centered in a fictional version of the town of Pigeon Creek, near a fictional version of Greenville, Alabama, the film was mostly shot in Georgia. The Carmichael Plantation, which Melanie tells the reporter is her childhood home, is the Oak Hill Berry Museum, a historic landmark in Georgia which is on the campus of Berry College in Rome, Georgia.
The streets and storefronts of Crawfordville, Georgia were used as the backdrop for the Catfish Festival and other downtown scenes. The coonhound cemetery was on Moore Street in Crawfordville, and the bar was located at Heavy's Barbecue near the town. Glass that forms when lightning hits sand, as in the film, is called fulgurite.
Jake's glassblowing shop was filmed at an old mill, named Starr's Mill, in Fayette County, Georgia. Wynn's Pond in Sharpsburg, Georgia is the location where Jake lands his plane. The historic homes shown at Melanie's return to Pigeon Creek were shot in Eufaula, Alabama.
The movie title and theme song lyrics are from the "Sweet Home Alabama" song by Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd, that first appeared in 1974 on their second album, Second Helping.[2]
Release[edit]
Critical response[edit]
This film received mostly mixed reviews from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, 38% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 157 reviews.[3]
Roger Ebert, critic for the Chicago Sun Times, awarded it three-out-of-four stars, commenting, "It is a fantasy, a sweet, light-hearted fairy tale with Reese Witherspoon at its center. She is as lovable as Doris Day would have been in this role... So I enjoyed Witherspoon and the local color, but I am so very tired of the underlying premise."[4]
Andrew Sarris, critic for the New York Observer, said that the movie "Would be an unendurable viewing experience for this ultra-provincial New Yorker if 26-year-old Reese Witherspoon were not on hand to inject her pure fantasy character, Melanie Carmichael, with a massive infusion of old-fashioned Hollywood magic."[5]
Box office performance[edit]
The film grossed over US$35 million in its first weekend. By the end of its run in the United States, Sweet Home Alabama grossed over US$130 million, and another US$53,399,006 internationally. With a reported budget of US$30 million, it was a box office hit, despite the mixed reviews.[1]
Accolades[edit]
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The film won the following awards:
2003 BMI Film Music Award — George Fenton
2003 Teen Choice Award for Choice Comedy Movie
2003 Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Liplock — Reese Witherspoon; Josh Lucas
2003 Teen Choice Award for Choice Comedy Movie Actress — Reese Witherspoon (Nominated)
2003 Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain — Candice Bergen (Nominated)
2003 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Film – Wide Release (Nominated)
2003 Golden Trailer Award for Best Romance (Nominated)
2003 Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hair Stylist Guild Award for Best Contemporary Hair Styling – Feature — Anne Morgan (Nominated)
2003 MTV Movie Award for Best Female Performance — Reese Witherspoon (Nominated)
Soundtrack[edit]
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Sweet Home Alabama (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack), the film soundtrack, includes thirteen songs by different artists.
No.
Title
Writer(s)
Length
1. "Sweet Home Alabama" Gary Rossington, Ronnie Van Zant, Edward King 3:43
2. "Mine All Mine" Kristyn Osborn, Hollie Poole 3:55
3. "Falling Down" Avril Lavigne, David Alspach, Lauren Christy, Graham Edwards 3:54
4. "Gonna Make You Love Me" Ryan Adams 2:36
5. "To Think I Used to Love You (DJ Homicide Remix)" Uncle Kracker 3:26
6. "Keep Your Hands to Yourself" Daniel J. Baird 3:06
7. "Bring On the Day" Amy Powers, Jeffrey C.J. Vanston 4:33
8. "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" Hank Williams 2:55
9. "You Got Me" Jason Chain 3:44
10. "Now That I Know" Eric Bazilian, Shannon McNally 4:44
11. "Marry Me" Dolly Parton 3:15
12. "Weekend Song" Matt Cantor, Pete Chill, Aston Harvey, Tenor Fly 3:58
13. "Felony Melanie - Sweet Home Alabama Suite (Score)" 5:02
References[edit]
^ Jump up to: a b c "Sweet Home Alabama (2002)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
Jump up ^ "Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd Songfacts". Songfacts.com. Retrieved 2016-07-03.
Jump up ^ "Sweet Home Alabama". Rotten Tomatoes. Flixter. Retrieved September 19, 2009.
Jump up ^ Ebert, Roger. "Sweet Home Alabama". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
Jump up ^ "Critic Reviews for Sweet Home Alabama". Rottten Tomatoes. Flixster, Inc. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
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Wabash River
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Wabash River
Map of the Wabash River catchment with the Wabash River highlighted.
Country
US
Physical characteristics
Main source
Near Fort Recovery in Mercer County, Ohio
River mouth
Ohio River near Shawneetown, Illinois
Length
503 mi (810 km)
Discharge
Average rate:
35,350 cu ft/s (1,001 m3/s) for mouth[1]
Basin features
Basin size
39,950 sq mi (103,500 km2)
The Wabash River /ˈwɔːbæʃ/ (French: Ouabache) is a 503-mile-long (810 km)[2] river in the Midwestern United States that flows southwest from near the Indiana border in northwest Ohio, across northern and central Indiana to southern Illinois, where it forms the Illinois-Indiana border before draining into the Ohio River, of which it is the largest northern tributary. From the dam near Huntington, Indiana, to its terminus at the Ohio River, the Wabash flows freely for 411 miles (661 km). Its watershed drains most of Indiana.
The Wabash is the state river of Indiana, and subject of the state song "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away" by Paul Dresser. Two counties (in Indiana and Illinois), eight townships in Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio; one Illinois precinct, one city, one town, two colleges, one high school, one canal, one former class I railroad, several bridges and avenues are all named for the river itself while four US Navy warships are either named for the river or the numerous battles that took place on or near it.
Contents
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1 History
2 Course
3 Photos
4 Major tributaries
5 Cities and towns along the Wabash
5.1 Illinois
5.2 Indiana
5.3 Ohio
6 Fauna
7 See also
8 Further reading
9 References
10 External links
History[edit]
As the Laurentide ice sheet began to retreat from present day Northern Indiana and Northwest Ohio between 14,000 and 15,000 years ago, it receded into three distinct lobes. The eastern or Erie Lobe sat atop and behind the Fort Wayne Moraine. Meltwater from the glacier fed into two ice-marginal streams, which became the St. Joseph and St. Marys Rivers. Their combined discharge was probably the primary source of water for the proglacial Wabash River system.[3]
As the Erie Lobe of the glacier continued to retreat its meltwater was temporarily trapped between the ice front to the east and the Fort Wayne Moraine to the west, and formed proglacial Lake Maumee, the ancestor of modern Lake Erie. Around 11,000 years ago the waters of Lake Maumee became deep enough that it breached a "sag" or weak spot in the Fort Wayne Moraine. This caused a catastrophic draining of the lake which in turn scoured a 1 to 2 mi (1.6 to 3.2 km) wide valley known as the Wabash-Erie Channel or "sluiceway". The Little (Wabash) River flows through this channel and U.S. 24 traverses it between Fort Wayne and Huntington. The valley is the largest topographical feature in Allen County, Indiana.[3]
When the ice melted completely from the region, new outlets for Lake Maumee's water opened up at elevations lower than the Wabash-Erie Channel. While the St. Joseph and St. Marys Rivers continued to flow through the channel, Lake Maumee no longer did. Now a low-lying, probably marshy bit of terrain lay in between.
It is not known for certain when, but at some point in the distant past the St. Joseph and St. Marys Rivers jumped their banks and flooded the marshy ground of the Fort Wayne Outlet. The discharge of this unusual flood was enough to cut across the outlet and come into contact with the headwaters of the Maumee River. Once this happened, the flood waters rushed to the east into the Maumee River, and their erosive force was enough that the new channel cut across the Fort Wayne Outlet into the Maumee River was at a lower elevation than that of the sluiceway. This meant that when the flood waters receded, the sluiceway was permanently abandoned by the two rivers. As a result of capturing them both, the Maumee was converted from a minor creek to a large river. Once again, river waters flowed through the Fort Wayne Outlet, but now they flowed eastward, toward Lake Erie, instead of westward.[3] Following this event, the branch of the Wabash River that originates along the Wabash Moraine near Bluffton became the system's main course and source.
A scene along the Wabash River, sketched in 1778 by Lt Governor Henry Hamilton en route to recapture Vincennes, Indiana
For part of its course the Wabash follows the path of the pre-glacial Teays River.
The name "Wabash" is an English spelling of the French name for the river, "Ouabache". French traders named the river after the Miami-Illinois word for the river, waapaahšiiki, meaning "it shines white", "pure white", or "water over white stones".[4] The Miami name reflected the clarity of the river in Huntington County, Indiana where the river bottom is limestone.[5]
The Wabash was first mapped by French explorers to the Mississippi, including the sections now known as the Ohio River.[4] Although the Wabash is today considered a tributary of the Ohio, the Ohio was considered a tributary of the Wabash until the mid-18th century. This is because the French traders traveled north and south from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico via the Wabash; it served as a vital trade route for North American-French trade.[6]
The United States has fought five battles on or near the river: the Battle of Vincennes (1779), St. Clair's Defeat (1791), the Attack on Fort Recovery (1794), the Battle of Tippecanoe (1811), and the Siege of Fort Harrison (1812). Different conflicts have been referred to as the "Battle of the Wabash". A 329-acre (133 ha) remnant of the old-growth forests that once bordered the Wabash can be found at Beall Woods State Park, near Mount Carmel, Illinois. In the 19th century, the Wabash and Erie Canal, one of the longest canals in the world, was built along much the river. Portions are still accessible in modern times, but most of the abandoned canal no longer exists.
The Wabash River between Terre Haute and the Ohio River was navigable by large ships during much of the 19th century, and was a regular stop for steamships. By the late 19th century, erosion due to farming and runoff made the Wabash impassable to such ships. Dredging could have resolved the problem, but was not undertaken because railroads had become the preferred form of transport. The 200 mile stretch south of Terre Haute includes several inoperable swing bridges.[7]
The river has shifted course several times along the Indiana and Illinois border, creating cutoffs where parts of the river are entirely in either Indiana or Illinois. However, both states generally regard the middle of the river as the state border.[7]
For nine years in the 1920s, the Grand Rapids Hotel and resort was situated in Wabash County, Illinois, near the Grand Rapids Dam on the Wabash River. The owner was Frederick Hinde Zimmerman. The hotel drew its clientele from all over the United States.
Course[edit]
Forks of the Wabash at Huntington
The former location of the Wabash River running by the former location of the original Fort Recovery. The reproduction can be seen in the background, but it is not the original fort.
Between the start of the river and Fort Recovery, the current is swift and the water remains very shallow and follows a poorly defined channel. The depth and low bridge clearances make the section nearly impassable by boat except in the most ideal conditions.[8] At mile seven and mile nine, two tributaries give the river a significant boost in volume and at mile eleven the river flows past Fort Recovery.[9] Two more tributaries add to the river's volume between Fort Recovery and Macedon at mile eighteen, making the river navigable for the remainder of its course. The river continues to flow northward passing the community of Wabash at mile twenty-three and then cutting sharply west, crossing into Indiana at mile twenty-eight.[10]
Upon entering Indiana, there are many sharp turns in the river that frequently lead to log jams that can block the river. Because of the many turns in the river, the state created several separate canal channels to shorten the journey between the state line and Fort Wayne as part of the Wabash and Erie Canal project during the 1830s. The subsequent abandonment of the canals allowed the river to shift courses several times resulting in the formation of many cut-offs and coves with no outlet, giving the river a maze-like quality in the first seventeen-mile (27 km) stretch as it enters Indiana.[11]
At mile forty-five, the river becomes straighter with few sharp bends. An additional seventeen tributaries raise the depth of the river considerably making it navigable for larger vessels.[12] At mile fifty-nine, the river passes through Ouabache State Park where it begins to widen and become more shallow. The white limestone river bottom can sometimes be seen in the area, whereas it is not visible due to pollution elsewhere downstream.[12] As the river exits the park and flows towards the city of Bluffton near mile sixty-six, it widens further, becoming more shallow; only a narrow channel is navigable by larger vessels. The river remains shallow and somewhat rocky with minor rapids until mile seventy-one near the community of Murray.[13] There the river becomes calm and deeper until mile eighty-one due to the dam and levee at the town of Markle. The lock that was formerly at the site is abandoned and a narrow washout is the only means to bypass the dam. In the rocky washout the river level drops four feet, making it one of the most dangerous points on the river. Boaters are advised exit the river and reembark on the other side of the dam rather than traverse the washout.[14]
At mile eighty-nine, the large Huntington Dam blocks the river. Built by the Army Corps of Engineers to make a reservoir, the dam creates the J. Edward Roush Lake. The lake is surrounded by park land and recreation areas and is about five miles (8 km) in length and a mile wide at its widest point. The mile-long stretch after the Huntington Dam is rarely navigable. No lock connects the two sections of the river, and the water is often very shallow. A second smaller dam at mile ninety-one presents a dangerous hazard, leading the section between it and the Huntington Dam to be closed to boaters.[15]
Sunset Point at Delphi, where Deer Creek joins the Wabash
At mile ninety-three the river is joined by its first major tributary, the Little River. The city of Huntington sits at the confluence of the two rivers. The tributary dramatically increases the volume of water in the Wabash at this point, and because of the dams on the Wabash, it often carries more water than the Wabash.[16] Additional minor tributaries raise the water level between Huntington and the city of Wabash. As the river passes Wabash and moved towards Peru, it splits creating a series of islands; sandbars are common in the stretch. The river joins back into a single channel at Peru, and flows through one of its most gentle stretches until reaching Logansport where the river again splits into multiple channels with islands dividing them. Some of the channels are narrow and rocky, while the larger channels are navigable.[17] Between Logansport and Delphi, at mile 176, is one of the few remaining stretches of the Wabash and Erie canal. It can be accessed at Delphi. Just past Delphi, the Wabash's second major tributary, the Tippecanoe River, joins the river. The confluence of the two rivers is part of Prophetstown State Park, the site of the 1811 Battle of Tippecanoe. The joining of the Tippecanoe raises the level of the Wabash dramatically. At this point, most large power boats can easily navigate the river at cruising speed.[17]
The river passes the city of Lafayette at mile 210 and gradually begins to end its westward flow, beginning a wide turn to the south. At mile 241, at the city of Covington, the river begins flowing due south.[17] The river is deep at this point, but there are several gravel bars between Covington and Terre Haute. Terre Haute, beginning at mile 300, is among the largest cities in Indiana.[18] Although navigable by large ships in the past, the remainder of the river becomes shallow in places due to erosion and silt. The river gradually widens moving south. It borders Illinois beginning at mile 316, and serves as a state boundary line with Indiana for the remainder of its course.[7]
At Darwin, a farmer's cooperative operates the Wabash's only ferry service. It is used to take heavy farm equipment across the river.[19] South of Darwin, beginning at mile 410 a large bluff gradually rises, eventually towering two-hundred feet over the river.[20] The area is one of the most remote through with the river, and it generally open land. The area becomes populous again as it nears the city of Vincennes at mile 441. Founded by the French about 1720, Vincennes is the oldest settlement in Indiana, and among the oldest in the American Midwest. The city is sited on a strategic bend in the river which allowed it to control river traffic.[21] Four miles west, as the river turns southward, the river's second largest tributary, the Embarras River joins.
Past Vincennes, the Wabash is joined by its largest tributary, the White River at Mount Carmel, Illinois, significantly increasing its size, to over 750 feet wide. Roughly a mile downstream, near the Gibson Generating Station, another large tributary, the Patoka River also joins. During low water, there are rapids at the confluence, caused by an old canal lock that was abandoned after flooding. Further downstream, the river zig-zags, creating the "tail" of Gibson County, a panhandle between the river and Posey County. From the tail southward there are several cut-offs from the river, resulting in several natural exclaves between Indiana and Illinois, the largest of which is at Grayville. A flood caused the river to change course, disconnecting a two-mile (3 km) long stretch of the river and creating a lake entirely on the Illinois side. Between these exclaves is the historic town of New Harmony, a settlement created by utopians during the 1810s.[22] where it is joined by the Black River on the Indiana side.
At mile 460, the river again splits into several channels. The area features sandy beaches and the largest islands in the river, some a mile in length. The Little Wabash River, the second-largest left tributary, joins at mile 482 on the Illinois side, near New Haven, Illinois. At mile 491 the Wabash drains into the Ohio River near Hovey Lake.[23]
Photos[edit]
Wabash River historical marker in Mercer County just south of Fort Recovery.
Wabash River in Limberlost Recreation Area, south of Berne, Indiana.
The Wabash River at Lafayette, Indiana, showing the Myers Pedestrian Bridge, and the Amtrak station. The river flows from left to right (north to south). This stretch is notable for large, sandy deposits.
Natural-colour satellite image of the Wabash-Ohio confluence. Hovey Lake is to the left between the bend in the Ohio River.
Lincoln Memorial Bridge over the Wabash River near the George Rogers Clark National Historical Park
Major tributaries[edit]
The Wabash River at Covington, Indiana
The major tributaries of the Wabash River include:
Salamonie River (Indiana)
Little River (Indiana)
Mississinewa River (Indiana)
Eel River (Indiana)
Tippecanoe River (Indiana)
Sugar Creek (Indiana)
White River (Indiana)
Patoka River (Indiana)
Vermilion River (Illinois and Indiana)
Embarras River (Illinois)
Little Wabash River (Illinois)
Wildcat Creek (Indiana)
Cities and towns along the Wabash[edit]
Illinois[edit]
Grayville
Hutsonville
Maunie
Mount Carmel
St. Francisville
Indiana[edit]
Andrews
Attica
Bluffton
Clinton
Covington
Delphi
Huntington
Lafayette
Lagro
The Wabash River at Williamsport, Indiana.
Logansport
Markle
Merom
Montezuma
Newport
New Harmony
Perrysville
Peru
Terre Haute
Vincennes
Wabash
West Lafayette
Williamsport
Ohio[edit]
Fort Recovery
Fauna[edit]
A small island and water fowl wildlife refuge in the Wabash near Mount Carmel, Illinois
The Wabash River supports an abundant and diverse wildlife population. At least 150 species of birds have been sighted around the river. The waterfowl are most dependent on the river. Black-crowned and Yellow-crowned night heron, and merlin inhabit the area. Several species of shorebirds build nest on or near the banks of the river. The river is home to many species of fish including species of bass, sunfish, crappie, catfish, carp, and others. Aquatic reptiles including snakes and turtles also occur in the river. A number of amphibians occur throughout the river's watershed including the American bullfrog and the eastern newt. Crayfish are also common throughout the river.
See also[edit]
Indiana portal
List of longest rivers of the United States (by main stem)
Islands of the Midwest
List of Illinois rivers
List of Indiana rivers
List of rivers of Ohio
Wabash and Erie Canal
Wabash Valley Seismic Zone
Watersheds of Illinois
Grand Rapids Dam
Grand Rapids Hotel
Charles T. Hinde
Thomas S. Hinde
Further reading[edit]
Arthur Benke & Colbert Cushing, "Rivers of North America". Elsevier Academic Press, 2005 ISBN 0-12-088253-1
Rhodes, Captain Rick, "The Ohio River --In American History and Voyaging on Today's River" has a section on the Wabash River, 2007, ISBN 978-0-9665866-3-3
Hay, Jerry M, "Wabash River Guidebook" 2010, ISBN 978-1-60585-215-7
Nolan, John Matthew, "2,543 Days: A History of the Hotel at Grand Rapids Dam on the Wabash River" 2011, ISBN 978-1-257-04152-7
References[edit]
Notes
Jump up ^ Benke, Arthur C.; Cushing, Colbert E. (6 September 2011). "Rivers of North America". Elsevier. Retrieved 4 April 2018 – via Google Books.
Jump up ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 13, 2011
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Bibliography
Bright, William Native American Placenames of the United States. 2004. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press
Derleth, August (1968). Vincennes: Portal to The West. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, Inc. LCCN 68020537.
Law, Judge Colonial History of Vincennes 1858. Harvey, Mason & Co.
Hay, Jerry M (2008). Wabash River guide book. Indiana Waterways. ISBN 1-60585-215-5.
McCormick, Mike (November 2005). Terre Haute: Queen City of the Wabash. Arcadia. ISBN 0-7385-2406-9.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Wabash River.
A very thorough access point guide to the Wabash River
The Wabash River Heritage Corridor Commission
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wabash River
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Drew Seeley
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Drew Seeley
Seeley during the High School Musical: The Concert tour
Born
Andrew Michael Edgar Seeley
(1982-04-30) April 30, 1982 (age 36)
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Occupation
Singer-songwriter, actor, dancer
Years active
1999–present
Spouse(s)
Amy Paffrath
(m. 2013)
Musical career
Genres
Dance-pop, R&B
Labels
TweenPower Entertainment
Associated acts
Belinda
Website
drewseeley.com
Andrew Michael Edgar "Drew" Seeley[1] (born April 30, 1982) is a Canadian-American actor, singer and dancer. He has recorded many songs for the Walt Disney Company. He danced as a child in Ontario until he was about preteen age and then moved to Florida. Seeley is married to actress/comedian Amy Paffrath.[2]
Contents
1 Early life
2 Career
2.1 2005–2010: Breakthrough films and debut album
2.2 2011–present: The Resolution, films and television
3 Filmography
3.1 Film
3.2 Television
3.3 Web
4 Stage
5 Discography
6 Awards and nominations
7 References
8 External links
Early life[edit]
Seeley grew up in Toronto and fell in love with performing. He was once part of a boy band called NewGround. He was cast in Hal Prince's revival of Showboat and stayed with the production for a year. In 2005, Seeley started working with Ray Cham, an established producer and together they wrote "Get'cha Head in the Game", a song that was a nominee in the Creative Arts Primetime Emmy category, Best Original Music and Lyrics. In 2009, Seeley tried his hand at Broadway, taking on the role of Prince Eric in The Little Mermaid. Seeley is represented by the William Morris Agency and TalentWorks.[3]
Career[edit]
2005–2010: Breakthrough films and debut album[edit]
Drew Seeley performing with Vanessa Hudgens.
In 2005, Seeley began working with established producer Ray Cham and together they wrote "Get'cha Head in the Game" for Disney's quadruple platinum High School Musical soundtrack. His voice had been blended with Zac Efron's voice for the character of Troy Bolton in High School Musical.[4] This garnered them an Emmy nomination in the Best Original Music and Lyrics category. In addition, Seeley filled in for Efron (who was shooting Hairspray) on the North America and Latin America tours of High School Musical: The Concert, playing in 60,000 seat arenas and he can be heard on both soundtracks and High School Musical on Stage!.
Seeley's association with Disney continued and he can be heard as a featured artist on several Disney soundtracks/compilation albums including Disneymania 5, Disneymania 6, Disney Channel Holiday, Radio Disney Jams, Vol. 9, and Byou. Drew's duet with Spanish-born Mexican singer Belinda "Dance with Me", from the platinum Cheetah Girls 2 soundtrack, was played on the Disney Channel and on Radio Disney. Drew appeared in Belinda's video of "Ni Freud ni tu mamá". Drew also made a guest appearance on the current Chipmunks CD Undeniable, singing an updated take on "Shake Your Groove Thing" with Alvin and the gang.
Seeley appeared in the Hallmark Channel Movie Claire opposite Valerie Bertinelli, and in the film Fly Kidz, which he co-wrote and produced the soundtrack. He also wrote and performed music for the Disney Channel Original Movie Jump In! starring Corbin Bleu and Keke Palmer. Seeley starred opposite Selena Gomez and Jane Lynch in Another Cinderella Story, playing the pop star Joey Parker.[5] Drew wrote and performed four songs in the film, and shot music videos for both versions of his hit song, "New Classic". Seeley also appeared in Disney Channel Original Movie Stuck In the Suburbs as a hotel employee.
In the summer of 2009 he starred as Prince Eric in the Disney Broadway Musical The Little Mermaid,[6] and had a leading role in the horror movie The Shortcut. In June 2010, Seeley starred in the Hallmark Channel television movie Freshman Father.[7] Drew has recently been touring the US as "Bob Gaudio" in Jersey Boys.[8]
2011–present: The Resolution, films and television[edit]
Seeley's album The Resolution was released on April 5, 2011. In support of the album, Drew went on a national tour where he performed his own original music. He also sang a song for the Disney Channel original series Shake It Up. A duet with Adam Hicks, "Dance for Life," premiered in the episode "Vatalihoosit It Up", backed by a routine performed by dance crew the Jabbawockeez. "Dance for Life" was featured on the soundtrack for the show, Shake It Up: Break It Down. Seeley's song "It's Always Been You" was used as the theme of A Princess For Christmas, a 2011 Hallmark Channel movie.[9]
On June 12, 2011, Seeley was reported to have joined the CW's hit teen drama series 90210, but Entertainment Weekly later reported that he dropped the role due to his conflict schedule. In March 2012 I Kissed a Vampire was released, in which Seeley stars alongside Lucas Grabeel and Adrian Slade.[10] In June 2012, he co-starred in the Lifetime movie, "Talhotblond", posing as young "Tommy". Seeley has also released music videos for his song "Beautiful", and most recently "Into The Fire". Drew recorded a song for the third Shake It Up soundtrack Shake It Up: I Love Dance, called "I Do". It only featured on Walmart Exclusive editions as a bonus track. The song was also featured in the Shake It Up season 3 episode, "I Do It Up".
In 2013, Seeley began filming his role in a new film, Elixir, which was renamed to Lovestruck: The Musical on ABC Family, where Seeley played the role of "Young Ryan". He played opposite Chelsea Kane (Young Harper), Jane Seymour (Harper), Sara Paxton (Mirabella), Tom Wopat (Ryan), and Alexander DiPersia (Marco). He is featured singing his rendition of Usher’s "DJ’s Got Us Fallin’ in Love". In conjunction with the new movie, Seeley co-wrote and performed "Here & Now," the theme song to ABC Family’s spring promotional campaign. The song was featured on Seeley’s dance-pop EP released in April 2013.[11]
Filmography[edit]
Film[edit]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1999 Camp Tanglefoot: It All Adds Up Tommy (voice)
2004 Stuck in the Suburbs David the hotel clerk
2005 Complete Guide to Guys Stearns
2006 Christopher Brennan Saves the World Tom Hartwell Short film
2006 The Modern Unicorn's Guide to Love and Magic Matt Short film
2006 High School Musical Troy (Singing) Direct to video
2008 Another Cinderella Story Joey Parker Direct to video
2009 The Shortcut Derek
2012 The Madame Partier Short film
2012 I Kissed a Vampire Trey Sylvania
2012 Pitch Perfect Male Voice #5
2013 Get the Girl Back Sonny Short film
2014 LA Bound: 7 Things Nobody Tells You About Moving to LA Parking Guy 1 Short film
2014 Second Time Around Sean Short film
2015 Yellow Day The Good Man
2016 Union Bound Confederate Sharpshooter
2016 Chalk It Up Todd
TBA Do Over Sean King
Television[edit]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2000 Guiding Light Andrew 3 episodes
2002 Dawson's Creek Male Episode: "The Importance of Not Being Too Earnest"
2003–04 One Tree Hill Johnny "Vegas" Norris 2 episodes
2004 Stuck in the Suburbs Front Desk Clerk (David) Television film
2005 Locusts Willy Television film
2005 Campus Confidential Logan Television film
2006 High School Musical singing voice of Troy Bolton Television film
2007 Claire Bobby Mills Television film
2008 The Suite Life of Zack & Cody David/Jeffery Episode: "Romancing the Phone"
2010 Freshman Father John Patton Television film
2010 The Closer Boyd Martin Episode: "Jump the Gun"
2010–11 Glory Daze Jason Wilson Main role
2012 Tallhotblond Tommy Television film
2013 Lovestruck: The Musical Ryan Hutton/Angus Television film
2013 Non-Stop Ronnie Television film
Web[edit]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2009 I Kissed a Vampire Trey Sylvania Main role
2012 Trend This! Himself Episode: "The Dance"
2013 The Flip Side Andy 2 episodes
2013 Minute Motivations Andy Episode: "Holiday Special"
2014 The Interrogationists Jason Vance Episode: "The Husband"
2014 His & Hers Jason Episode: "All Your Friends Are Men"
2014 CoffeeHouse Brandon Sherwood Episode: "Pilot"
2014–present Max & Wrigley Making Friends Voice; Main role
Stage[edit]
Year
Title
Role
Notes
2009–10 The Little Mermaid: On Broadway[12] Prince Eric
2011 Celebrity Improv Mashup[13] Various Stand-up comedy
2014 Jersey Boys[14] Bob Gaudio
Discography[edit]
Main article: Drew Seeley discography
Studio albums
~DS~ (2006)
The Resolution (2011)
Downtime (2018)
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year
Award ceremony
Category/Work
Nominee(s)
Result
2006 Creative Arts Primetime Emmys Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics
for "Get'cha Head in the Game" from High School Musical Ray Cham, Greg Cham and Drew Seeley Nominated
References[edit]
Jump up ^ http://www.playbill.com/news/article/playbill.coms-cue-a-drew-seeley-161897
Jump up ^ "during a performance of the sketch comedy show Top Story! Weekly". TV.com. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
Jump up ^ "Contact". DrewSeeley.net. Retrieved 2009-06-20.
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Jump up ^ "One Freshman is Earning his Degree in Daddy. Emmy Nominee and 'High School Musical' Singer Drew Seeley, Golden Globe Nominee Annie Potts and Four-Time Emmy Winner KimZimmer Co-Star in Freshman Father. A Hallmark Channel Original Movie Premiering June 5" (Press release). Hallmark Channel. April 6, 2010. Archived from the original on November 21, 2011. Retrieved 2010-05-13.
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