71. Susie King Taylor (1848-1912)

Susie Baker King Taylor was the first African American to teach openly in a school for former slaves...

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72. Lower Coastal Plain and Coastal Islands

Georgia's Lower Coastal Plain, an environmental region of the Coastal Plain Province, contains some of...

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73. Atlanta Race Riot of 1906

During the Atlanta race riot that occurred September 22-24, 1906, white mobs killed dozens of blacks,...

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74. Nathanael Greene (1742-1786)

Nathanael (sometimes spelled "Nathaniel") Greene was one of the most respected generals of the Revolutionary...

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75. Progressive Era

The Progressive Era refers to a period of varied reforms that took place throughout the United States...

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76. Rebecca Latimer Felton (1835-1930)

Rebecca Latimer Felton, who died in 1930 at the age of ninety-four, lived a life that was as full as...

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77. Natural History of the Okefenokee Swamp

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

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78. Franklin D. Roosevelt in Georgia

Between 1924 and 1945 Franklin D. Roosevelt visited Warm Springs and Georgia forty-one times. In the...

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79. Reptiles and Amphibians

The richest biodiversity of reptile and amphibian species (herpetofauna) in the United States is concentrated...

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80. Slavery in Antebellum Georgia

When the Georgia Trustees first envisioned their colonial experiment in the early 1730s, they sought...

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