Georgia history

You Found It! An original 1861 Georgia Slave Map

Here are some totally interesting and fun facts you probably didn't know about Georgia.

The statue was erected on the top of Sololaki hill in 1958, the year Tbilisi celebrated its 1500th anniversary. designed the twenty-metre aluminium figure of a woman in Georgian national dress.

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Searching for fun and interesting facts on Georgia. Here are 20 must know facts about the great state of Georgia.

In case you haven't heard this Georgia tale before, get ready for one of the greatest locomotive chases in United States history.

We have you covered for your next weekend springtime adventure. These charming river towns in Georgia are the perfect road trip.

Georgians are kindred spirits to the English thanks to a shared patron saint. Visit Original Travel to find out about Georgia Holidays.

Since 1733, when James E. Oglethorpe sailed up the Savannah River and established Savannah, the first town, Georgia has evolved into one of America's greatest states. The 1996 Olympics were held in Atlanta, the state capitol and also the unofficial capitol of the modern South. The Peach State has produced such notables as Martin Luther King, Jimmy Carter, Bobby Jones, Ty Cobb, Jackie Robinson, and Henry Aaron. Artist Lynn Morgan created a colorful overview of Georgia and its many…

"Didgori Battle" monument located in Didgori, Georgia. The giant swords represent the battle that took place here in 1121 that marked the end of the Georgian-Seljuk wars and the beginning of the Georgian Golden Age as they reconquered Tbilisi.

Georgia is the largest of the U.S. states east of the Mississippi River and the youngest of the 13 former English colonies (joined the US on January 2, 1788), is known as the Peach State or the Empire State of the South. Georgia was founded in 1732, when its boundaries were even larger. It included much of the current states of Alabama and Mississippi and had the greatest number of plantations of any state in the South. The state's landscape varies greatly since it ranges from the…

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Georgian Flag flying outside cathedral, mshketa Georgia

In the last couple of years I've had a number of friends visit the country of Georgia. They'd come back and the comments were always the same - it's amazing, the people are lovely, the nature is stunning, the prices are wonderful And yet, every time I searched for images, even on NatGeo and other outlets, I only saw the same three or four locations photographed. So, with a head full of misconceptions and a certain amount of trepidation II set out to drive and wander western Georgia…

Empire State of the South CAPITAL: Atlanta AREA: 58,876 sq. mill. POPULATION: 3,943,116. MOTTO: Wisdom, Justice, Moderation. FLOWER: Cherokee Rose. BIRD: Brown Thrasher. TREE: Live Oak. Fourth of the Original 13 States. Dexter Press DT-28257-B CAPA-019331

Georgia was the last of the thirteen original colonies, fifty years after the other twelve.