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Workers' Compensation Act
The Workers' Compensation Act in Georgia provides immediate medical and income benefits for injured workers,...

World Carpets
World Carpets, which merged with Mohawk Industries in 1998, is one of the largest tufted carpet companies...

World War I in Georgia
Georgia played a significant role during America's participation in World War I (1917-18). The state...

World War II in Georgia
Southern states were critical to the war effort during World War II (1941-45) and none more so than Georgia....

Wormsloe Plantation
The oldest of Georgia's tidewater estates, Wormsloe has remained in the hands of the same family since...

Worth County
Worth County, spanning 570 square miles, was created from Dooly and Irwin counties by an act of the ...

Ambrose Wright (1826-1872)
Ambrose Wright was a leading political figure in the mid-nineteenth century who distinguished himself...

James Wright (1716-1785)
James Wright was the third and last royal governor of Georgia, serving from 1760 to 1782, with a brief...

Wrightsborough
The original charter of the colony of Georgia encouraged the settlement of Quakers, or members of the...

Whitlow Wyatt (1907-1999)
John Whitlow Wyatt, a native of Kensington, in Walker County, was one of the best pitchers in the National...

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