81. University of Georgia

The University of Georgia (UGA) is the oldest, largest, and most comprehensive educational institution...

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82. Railroads

Georgia's first railroad tracks were laid in the mid-1830s on routes leading from Athens, Augusta, Macon...

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83. Young, Andrew (b. 1932)

Andrew Young's lifelong work as a politician, human rights activist, and businessman has been in great...

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84. Augusta

Augusta is Georgia's second oldest and second largest city and is the seat of Richmond County. Nature...

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85. Reconstruction in Georgia

As a defeated Confederate state, Georgia underwent Reconstruction from 1865, when the Civil War (1861-65)...

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86. Upper Coastal Plain

The Upper Coastal Plain of Georgia is bounded on the north by the fall line and extends south to Florida...

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87. Mississippian Period: Overview

The Mississippian Period in the midwestern and southeastern United States, which lasted from about A.D....

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88. Constitutional Conventions

Constitutional conventions are a distinctly American political innovation, first appearing during the...

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89. Birds

Birds, more than any other vertebrate (an animal with a backbone), dominate Georgia's landscapes. The...

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90. Gregg v. Georgia (1976)

The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Gregg v. Georgia ?which involved a prosecution for a double murder...

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