51. Piedmont

The Georgia Piedmont lies between the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Upper Coastal Plain. It is part of...

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52. Georgia's Historic Capitals

The gold-covered capitol dome in the Atlanta skyline signifies that the city is home to Georgia's state...

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53. Fall Line

The fall line is a geological boundary about twenty miles wide that runs across Georgia northeastward...

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54. County Unit System

The county unit system was established in 1917 when the Georgia legislature, overwhelmingly dominated...

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55. Chickamauga, Battle of

The Battle of Chickamauga, the biggest battle ever fought in Georgia, took place on September 18-20,...

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56. Boll Weevil

The boll weevil greatly affected Georgia's long history of cotton production between 1915, when the insect...

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57. Cotton

From the late eighteenth to the mid-twentieth century, there was no more important single factor in Georgia's...

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58. Jones, Bobby (1902-1971)

The greatest amateur golfer ever, Bobby Jones dominated his sport in the 1920s. In the eight seasons...

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59. Textile Industry

The rise of the textile industry in Georgia was a significant historical development with a profound...

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60. Watson, Thomas E. (1856-1922)

Thomas E. Watson is perhaps best known to Georgians today by his imposing statue near the steps of the...

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