Georgia

By Rostin Tammen

3-27-09

Facts About Georgia

1. The capital is Atlanta which happens to be the largest city in Georgia.

2. The Abbreviation for Georgia is GA

4. There are at least 11 colleges

5. Georgia was “admitted to union” on January 2, 1788

It can be known as the Peach State The total area is 59,441 square mile 57,919 square miles of that are land 1,522 Square miles of it are water The highest point there is at 4,784 feet

Fun Facts

The average lifetime for a person from 1979-1981 was 72.22

The movie “Smoky and the Bandit” was filmed partially in it

State Motto

The State Motto is – Wisdom, Justice, and Moderation

It was adopted in 1799

State Song

The State song is “Georgia on My Mind”

Largest Town/Cities in Georgia

Population of April of 2000

Atlanta - 416,474Augusta – 199,775Columbus - 186,291Savannah - 131,510Athens - 101,489Macon - 97,255

Atlanta

It is the capital of Georgia (obviously) It has 41 public golf courses, 54 public parks, And 32 streets with the name “Peachtree” The tallest building in the Southeast, the

“Nations Bank Plaza,” 55 stories tall (1,023 feet) The tallest hotel in the western hemisphere, the

“Westin Peachtree Plaza,” 73 stories

Columbus

It is the Third biggest city in Georgia The headquarters for Aflac and Synovus are

located in Columbus Columbus is the home for the U.S. sniper

training school It was founded in 1828 It was nicknamed “The Lowell of the South”

Athens

It’s the fifth biggest city.

You can find an Athens in 14 other states

Macon

It was founded in 1823 on the banks of the Ocmulgee River

During the cold months, the low is usually around 20 F and the high is around 66 F

During the warm months, the low is around 80 F and the high is around 100 F

Population

66%

30%

3%0%0%1% Caucasion

Africanamerican

Asian

American Indian,Alaskan Native

NativeHawaiian/otherPacific islanderrest of them

Population

Total population-9,544,750 Caucasian population-6,261,356 African American population-2,863,425 American Indian, Alaskan Native population-

28,634 Asian population-267,253 Native Hawaiian and/or Other Pacific Islander-

around 9,544 There are more there, just to many to list

Places to Visit

Atlanta. I think anyone who visits a state should at least see the capital.

Columbus. I like it because it is full of historic and entertaining attractions. (Don’t be confused with Columbus Ohio)

Savannah. It has to be one of the prettiest places there. It is right up along the river.

Helen. It is a very scenic town.

Colleges in Georgia

This is a list of some of the Colleges.1. University of Phoenix2. America InterContinenal University3. Sanford Brown Institute4. The Art Institute of Atlanta5. Argosy University6. Brown Mackie College7. South University8. Strayer University9. Everest institute10.Bauder College11.Westwood College

Georgia Sports Teams

Armstrong Atlantic St Pirates – Atlanta Columbus St Cougars – Columbus Georgia Bulldogs – Athens Georgia Southern Eagles – Statesboro Georgia Southwestern St Hurricanes – Americus Georgia St – Atlanta Georgia Tech Ramblin Wreck – Atlanta

Famous People born in Georgia

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The DeForest Kelley, aka, Bones Ray Charles Little Richard Otis Redding Jimmy Carter

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

(1929-1958) You know who he is

DeForest Kelly

(1920-1999) He was best known from “Star Trek” as

Bones

Steve Stearns

He was my science teacher last year

Hunting

Here are some different pricesAlligator - $50.00Deer – $9.00Turkey - $9.00Bear - $9.00

Bibliography

http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/13000.html population facts

http://college.us.com/?location=1_10&cmd=search&online=1&partner=1007&kid=GOG0000665407 colleges

www.netstate.com/states/alma/ga_alma.htm facts about georgia

http://www.who2.com/state_georgia.html Famous People

http://www.50states.com/sports/georgia.htm Georgia sports teams

Bibliography

http://www.hometownusa.com/ga/Columbus.html facts on Columbus

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=aflac&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi aflac picture

http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=Helen%20Georgia&um=1&ie=UTF-8&sa=N&tab=wi picture of Helen

Bibliography

http://www.atlantahostel.com/area.htm facts on Atlanta http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://

www.tecnoparco.org/Portals/18/peach.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.tecnoparco.org/Default.aspx%3Ftabid%3D1269&usg=__ivPADnt3_RCIExyG8BweAdUXLmg=&h=800&w=800&sz=172&hl=en&start=3&tbnid=z8Dn-06XySquhM:&tbnh=143&tbnw=143&prev=/images%3Fq%3DPeach%26gbv%3D2%26hl%3Den peach picture