51. Carter, Jimmy (b. 1924)

Jimmy Carter, the only Georgian elected president of the United States, held the office for one term,...

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52. Appalachian Plateau Geologic Province

Located in the northwest corner of Georgia, Sand, Lookout, and Pigeon mountains belong to the geologic...

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53. Governor

The office of governor can trace its ancestry to Georgia's founding as a British colony in 1733. Although...

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54. Wright, James (1716-1785)

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

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55. Okefenokee Swamp, Natural History of

The largest swamp in North America, the Okefenokee Swamp covers roughly 700 square miles and is located...

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56. Georgia History: Overview

In many ways Georgia's history is integrally linked to that of the rest of the South and the rest of...

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57. Georgia General Assembly

A form of representative government has existed in Georgia since January 1751. Its modern embodiment,...

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58. Craft, William and Ellen (1824-1900; 1826-1891)

William and Ellen Craft were slaves from Macon who gained celebrity after a daring, novel, and very public...

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59. UGA Football

As of the 2005 season the University of Georgia (UGA) football program has won five national championships,...

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60. Caves

The study and exploration of caves, known as speleology, has revealed 513 caves in Georgia, and more...

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