Source: Wikipedia, image: wikimedia.org, The world’s largest sculpture is made up of the figures of Stonewall Jackson, Jefferson Davis, and Robert E. Lee, stationed on the face of the Stone Mountain, Georgia.

Sports in Georgia include professional teams in nearly all major sports, Olympic Games contenders and medalists, collegiate teams in major and small-school conferences and associations, and active amateur teams and individual sports. Historic Saint Marys Georgia is the second oldest city in the nation. [111] Since 1972, seven hundred film and television projects have been filmed on location in Georgia.



Stone Mountain is a quartz monzonite dome monadnock and the site of Stone Mountain Park near Stone Mountain, Georgia. Following support from the national Democratic Party for the civil rights movement and especially civil rights legislation of 1964 and 1965, most African-American voters, as well as other minority voters, have largely supported the Democratic Party in Georgia. The annual Masters Golf Tournament is played at the Augusta National in Augusta every first week of April. The State of Georgia's first constitution was ratified in February 1777. [25], The most popular freshwater game fish are trout, bream, bass, and catfish, all but the last of which are produced in state hatcheries for restocking. Georgia is the only state with current Sole Commissioner counties. Slavery, the Civil War, and Reconstruction, https://www.britannica.com/place/Georgia-state, CRW Flags - Flag of Georgia, United States, JewishEncyclopedia.com - Georgia, United States, Official Site of the State of Georgia, United States, Georgia - Children's Encyclopedia (Ages 8-11), Georgia - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up).

It was stolen in the Andrews Railroad Raid in 1862 and later depicted in The Great Locomotive Chase, a popular movie. St. George is believed to be the patron saint of Georgia, and thus the name might have been coined by Christian reformers in the Middle Ages. These bounds were decided in the 1797 Treaty of Beaufort, and tested in the U.S. Supreme Court in the two Georgia v. South Carolina cases in 1923 and 1989. The state also has two nuclear power facilities, Plant Hatch and Plant Vogtle, which contribute almost one fourth of Georgia's electricity generation, and an additional two nuclear power plants are under construction[when?] [54][55], As of 2010[update], 87.35% (7,666,663) of Georgia residents age 5 and older spoke English at home as a primary language, while 7.42% (651,583) spoke Spanish, 0.51% (44,702) Korean, 0.44% (38,244) Vietnamese, 0.42% (36,679) French, 0.38% (33,009) Chinese (which includes Mandarin), and German, which was spoken as a main language by 0.29% (23,351) of the population over the age of  5. [112] Georgia overtook California in 2016 as the state location with the most feature films produced. Georgia was the 10th state to ratify the Articles of Confederation on July 24, 1778,[13] and was the 4th state to ratify the United States Constitution on January 2, 1788. 10. Besides, Georgia was the last of the original thirteen English colonies. The Jewish community in Georgia is one of the oldest communities in the world. From the coast to the fall line, sand and sandy loam predominate, gray near the coast and increasingly red with higher elevations. Georgia has seven official natural wonders: Amicalola Falls, the Okefenokee Swamp, Providence Canyon, Radium Springs, Stone Mountain, Tallulah Gorge and Warm Springs. Omissions? In November 2009, Kia started production in Georgia at the first U.S. Kia Motors plant, Kia Motors Manufacturing Georgia in West Point. Georgian script used to be three different languages throughout its existence – Nuskhuri, Asomtaruli, and Mkhedruli. For instance, the Ridge and Valley, which lies in the northwest corner of the state, includes limestone, sandstone, shale, and other sedimentary rocks, which have yielded construction-grade limestone, barite, ocher, and small amounts of coal. In the Piedmont and Appalachian regions these traits continue, with an increasing amount of clay in the soils. Below the mountains the Piedmont extends to the fall line of the rivers—the east-to-west line of Augusta, Milledgeville, Macon, and Columbus. The Atlanta Motor Speedway hosts the Dixie 500 NASCAR Cup Series stock car race and Road Atlanta the Petit Le Mans endurance sports car race. The term of office for senators and representatives is two years. The Varsity here is the biggest drive-in restaurant in the world. [106] Solar generated energy is becoming more in use with solar energy generators currently installed ranking Georgia 15th in the country in installed solar capacity. Source: yahoo.com, image: wikimedia.org, In May 1886, John Pemberton, a Confederate Colonel, formulated Coca-Cola at a drugstore in Columbus, Georgia. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. [36] Georgia has banned sanctuary cities. The Cherokee rose is the official state flower, the live oak the official tree; and the brown thrasher the official bird. Atlanta is mentioned in a number of these artists' tracks, such as Usher's "A-Town Down" reference in his 2004 hit "Yeah!"
[9], Georgia is defined by a diversity of landscapes, flora, and fauna. England, Spain, Liberty, Georgia, Confederate States of America, and the United States.

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The Weather Channel also has its headquarters in Atlanta. Excise taxes are levied on alcohol, tobacco, and motor fuel. [87] However, after the United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in Obergefell v. Hodges, all Georgia counties came into full compliance, recognizing the rights of same-sex couples to marry in the state. For the TV series, see, Map of the United States with Georgia highlighted, It has been suggested that this section be, Largest cities or towns in Georgia (U.S. state). In 1942 Jekyll Island was a private resort sold to the state by the owners, a group of millionaires. State judicial authority rests with the state Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, which have statewide authority. The British colony of Georgia was founded by James Oglethorpe on February 12, 1733.

[7] From 1802 to 1804, western Georgia was split to form the Mississippi Territory, which later was admitted as the U.S. states of Alabama and Mississippi. The degree to which some of the wounds of this history have been healed in Georgia is most strikingly exemplified in contemporary Atlanta.