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American Green Tree Frog,
Georgia's state amphibian

Georgia /ˈɔːrə/ is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. Named after King George II of Great Britain, Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788. It declared its secession from the Union on January 21, 1861, and was one of the original seven Confederate states. It was the last state to be restored to the Union, on July 15, 1870.

Georgia is the 24th most extensive and the 8th most populous of the 50 United States. From 2007 to 2008, 14 of Georgia's counties ranked among the nation's 100 fastest-growing, second only to Texas. Georgia is known as the Peach State and the Empire State of the South. Atlanta is the state's capital and its most populous city.

Georgia is bordered on the south by Florida; on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and South Carolina; on the west by Alabama; and on the north by Tennessee and North Carolina. The northern part of the state is in the Blue Ridge Mountains, a mountain range in the vast Appalachian Mountains system. The central piedmont extends from the foothills to the fall line, where the rivers cascade down in elevation to the continental coastal plain of the southern part of the state. The highest point in Georgia is Brasstown Bald, 4,784 feet (1,458 m); the lowest point is the Atlantic Ocean.

Georgia is the most extensive state east of the Mississippi River in terms of land area, although it is the fourth most extensive (after Michigan, Florida, and Wisconsin) in total area, a term which includes expanses of water which are part of state territory.

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Coca-Cola is a carbonated soft drink sold in stores, restaurants, and vending machines in more than 200 countries. It is produced by The Coca-Cola Company of Atlanta, Georgia, and is often referred to simply as Coke. Originally intended as a patent medicine when it was invented in the late 19th century by John Pemberton, Coca-Cola was bought out by businessman Asa Griggs Candler, whose marketing tactics led Coke to its dominance of the world soft-drink market throughout the 20th century. The bottlers, who hold territorially exclusive contracts with the company, produce finished product in cans and bottles from the concentrate in combination with filtered water and sweeteners. The bottlers then sell, distribute and merchandise Coca-Cola to retail stores and vending machines. The Coca-Cola Company also sells concentrate for soda fountains to major restaurants and food service distributors. The Coca-Cola Company has, on occasion, introduced other cola drinks under the Coke brand name. The most common of these is Diet Coke, with others including Caffeine-Free Coca-Cola, Diet Coke Caffeine-Free, Coca-Cola Cherry, Coca-Cola Zero, Coca-Cola Vanilla, and special versions with lemon, lime or coffee.

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Augusta University is a public academic health center with its main campus located in Augusta, Georgia, United States. It is one of the four public research universities in the University System of Georgia (USG). Augusta University comprises nine colleges and schools.

State facts

  • Nickname: Peach State
  • Capital and largest city: Atlanta
  • Governor: Brian Kemp (R)
  • Lieutenant Governor: Burt Jones (R)
  • Total area: 153,909 km2 (59,425 sq mi)
  • Population (2021 estimate): 10,799,566
  • Date admitted to the Union: January 2, 1788
  • Senators: Jon Ossoff (D), Raphael Warnock (D)

State symbols:

  • State amphibian: American green tree frog (Hyla cinerea)
  • State bird: Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum)
  • State flower: Cherokee Rose (Rosa laevigata)
  • State marine Mammal: North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis)
  • Butterfly: Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus)
  • Fruit: Peach
  • Insect: Honeybee
  • Prepared Food: Grits
  • Fish: Largemouth Bass
  • Crop: Peanut
  • Tree: Southern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana)
  • Vegetable: Vidalia onion
  • Reptile: Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus)
  • Game Bird: Bobwhite Quail
  • Seashell: Knobbed Whelk
  • Gem: Quartz
  • Fossil: Shark Tooth
  • Mineral: Staurolite
  • Agriculture: Poultry
  • Art Museum: Georgia Museum of Art in Athens
  • Atlas: The Atlas of Georgia
  • Ballet: Atlanta Ballet
  • Beef Barbecue Championship Cook-off: The Hawkinsville Civitan Club’s “Shoot the Bull” barbecue championship
  • Center for Character Education: Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum
  • Folk Dance Square Dance
  • Folk Festival: Georgia Folk Festival
  • Folk Life Play: “Swamp Gravy”
  • Frontier and Southern Indian Interpretive Center: The Funk Heritage/Bennett Center at Reinhardt University, Waleska
  • Historic Drama: “The Reach of Song” presented on the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds near Hiawassee
  • Musical Theatre: Peach State Summer Theatre
  • Peanut Monument: Turner County on the west side of Interstate Highway 75 within the limits of the city of Ashburn
  • Pork Barbecue Championship Cook-off: The Dooly County Chamber of Commerce’s “Slosheye Trail Big Pig Jig
  • Railroad Museum: The Central of Georgia Railroad Shops Complex, Savannah
  • Songs: "Georgia on My Mind"

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Jimmy Carter (born October 1, 1924) is an American politician who served as the 39th President of the United States (1977–1981) and was the recipient of the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize, the only U.S. President to have received the Prize after leaving office. He took office during a period of international stagflation, which persisted throughout his term. The end of his presidential tenure was marked by the 1979–1981 Iran hostage crisis, the 1979 energy crisis, the Three Mile Island nuclear accident, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan (at the end of 1979), 1980 Summer Olympics boycott by the United States of the Moscow Olympics and the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. He survived a primary challenge against Ted Kennedy for the Democratic Party nomination in the 1980 election, but lost the election to Republican candidate Ronald Reagan. After leaving office, Carter and his wife Rosalynn founded the Carter Center in 1982, a nongovernmental, not-for-profit organization that works to advance human rights. He has traveled extensively to conduct peace negotiations, observe elections, and advance disease prevention and eradication in developing nations.

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  • April 4, 1977 - Southern Airways Flight 242, a Douglas DC-9-31, enters a severe thunderstorm which breaks the plane's windshield; the aircraft's engines ingest so much water and hail that they both flame out. The plane glides to a crash landing on a rural highway in Georgia, killing 62 out of 85 people aboard including rhythm and blues singer Annette Snell and eight people on the ground; all 22 survivors are injured.
  • April 5, 1991 - Former Senator John Tower and 22 others are killed in an airplane crash in Brunswick, Georgia, United States.
  • April 12, 1862 - American Civil War Andrew's Raid - Union volunteers steal a Confederate locomotive, setting off The Great Locomotive Chase, famously involving the use of The General steam locomotive, which still exists in the 21st century.
  • April 12, 1965 - Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium opens.
  • April 13, 1919 - Eugene V. Debs enters prison at the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary in Atlanta, Georgia for speaking out against the draft during World War I.

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  • ...that, by the end of the 20th century, the Peachtree Presbyterian megachurch had the largest Presbyterian congregation of any church in the United States?


  • ...that the U.S. military's Tybee hydrogen bomb, missing off the coast of the state of Georgia since 1958, may recently have been discovered?


  • ...that over 400 species of birds have been recorded in the American state of Georgia?


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The Lapham-Patterson House is a historic site in Thomasville, Georgia. The house, built between 1884-85 as a winter cottage for businessman C.W. Lapham of Chicago, is a significant example of Victorian architecture. It has a number of architectural details, such as fishscale shingles, an intricately designed porch, long-leaf pine inlaid floors, and a double-flue chimney. Inside, the house was well-appointed with a gas lighting system, hot and cold running water, indoor plumbing, and modern closets. Its most significant feature is its completely intentional lack of symmetry. None of the windows, doors, or closets are square. The house is a Georgia Historic Site and is also a National Historic Landmark, which also puts it on the National Register of Historic Places.

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