Portal:Georgia (U.S. state)

The Georgia (U.S. state) Portal Seal of Georgia Georgia /ˈdʒɔːrdʒə/ (listen) is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. Named after King George II of Great Britain, Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788. It declared its secession from the Union on January 21, 1861, and was one of the original seven Confederate states. It was the last state to be restored to the Union, on July 15, 1870. Georgia is the 24th most extensive and the 9th most populous of the 50 United States. From 2007 to 2008, 14 of Georgia's counties ranked among the nation's 100 fastest-growing, second only to Texas. Georgia is known as the Peach State and the Empire State of the South. Atlanta is the state's capital and its most populous city. Georgia is bordered on the south by Florida; on the east by the Atlantic Ocean and South Carolina; on the west by Alabama; and on the north by Tennessee and North Carolina. The northern part of the state is in the Blue Ridge Mountains, a mountain range in the vast Appalachian Mountains system. The central piedmont extends from the foothills to the fall line, where the rivers cascade down in elevation to the continental coastal plain of the southern part of the state. The highest point in Georgia is Brasstown Bald, 4,784 feet (1,458 m); the lowest point is the Atlantic Ocean. Georgia is the most extensive state east of the Mississippi River in terms of land area, although it is the fourth most extensive (after Michigan, Florida, and Wisconsin) in total area, a term which includes expanses of water which are part of state territory. More about Georgia... Selected article - In December 1946, Eugene Talmadge, the governor-elect of Georgia, died. The state constitution did not specify who would assume the governorship in such a situation. The situation became known as the Three Governors controversy. There were three men who made claims to the governorship: Herman Talmadge, who had run his father's successful campaign for governor. The lieutenant governor-elect, Melvin E. Thompson, said that he should be sworn in as governor in Eugene Talmadge's place, upon his swearing-in as lieutenant governor. Ellis Arnall, the outgoing governor, said that he should remain in office until his successor was properly sworn in. The state's highest court, the Supreme Court of Georgia, ruled in March 1947 that the legislature had violated the state constitution by electing Herman Talmadge governor and that Lt. Governor Melvin E. Thompson should serve as governor until the next general election in November 1948. The court directed that in November 1948 there would be a special election at which voters would choose someone to complete Eugene Talmadage's term. Herman Talmadge immediately gave in to the court decision, ending the controversy. He ran for governor in 1948, overwhelmingly defeating Governor Thompson for the Democratic nomination and then easily winning the November special election. He served the final 26 months of the term for which his father had been elected. Selected picture - Credit: Gordon P. Hemsley The Mary Ray Memorial School is located on Raymond Sheddan Avenue in Raymond, Georgia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on July 23, 2013. State facts Nickname: Peach State Capital and largest city: Atlanta Governor: Brian Kemp (R) Lieutenant Governor: Geoff Duncan (R) Total area: 153,909 km2 (59,425 sq mi) Population (2011 estimate): 9,815,210 Date admitted to the Union: January 2, 1788 Senators: Jon Ossoff (D), Raphael Warnock (D) State symbols: State amphibian: American green tree frog (Hyla cinerea) State bird: Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma rufum) State flower: Cherokee Rose (Rosa laevigata) State marine Mammal: North Atlantic Right Whale (Eubalaena glacialis) Butterfly: Eastern tiger swallowtail (Papilio glaucus) Fruit: Peach Insect: Honeybee Prepared Food: Grits Fish: Largemouth Bass Crop: Peanut Tree: Southern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) Vegetable: Vidalia onion Reptile: Gopher Tortoise (Gopherus polyphemus) Game Bird: Bobwhite Quail Seashell: Knobbed Whelk Gem: Quartz Fossil: Shark Tooth Mineral: Staurolite Agriculture: Poultry Art Museum: Georgia Museum of Art in Athens Atlas: The Atlas of Georgia Ballet: Atlanta Ballet Beef Barbecue Championship Cook-off: The Hawkinsville Civitan Club’s “Shoot the Bull” barbecue championship Center for Character Education: Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Folk Dance Square Dance Folk Festival: Georgia Folk Festival Folk Life Play: “Swamp Gravy” Frontier and Southern Indian Interpretive Center: The Funk Heritage/Bennett Center at Reinhardt University, Waleska Historic Drama: “The Reach of Song” presented on the Georgia Mountain Fairgrounds near Hiawassee Musical Theatre: Peach State Summer Theatre Peanut Monument: Turner County on the west side of Interstate Highway 75 within the limits of the city of Ashburn Pork Barbecue Championship Cook-off: The Dooly County Chamber of Commerce’s “Slosheye Trail Big Pig Jig” Railroad Museum: The Central of Georgia Railroad Shops Complex, Savannah Songs: "Georgia on My Mind" Selected biography - Ciara Princess Harris (born October 25, 1985), known mononymously as Ciara (pronounced /siːˈɛrə/, see-ERR-ə), is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, model and actress. Born in Austin, Texas, she traveled around the world during her childhood, eventually moving to Atlanta, Georgia where she joined the girl group Hearsay (not to be confused with the British group Hear'Say); however, the group disbanded after having differences. It was at this time Ciara was noticed for her songwriting. In 2002, Ciara met music producer Jazze Pha. With his help, she signed a record deal with LaFace Records. Selected anniversaries for August August 17, 1917 - Jewish American Leo Frank is lynched for the alleged murder of a 13-year-old girl in Atlanta, Georgia. August 26, 1927 - Paul R. Redfern leaves Brunswick, Georgia, flying his Stinson Detroiter "Port of Brunswick" to attempt a solo non-stop flight to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He later crashes in the Venezuela jungle (the crash site is never located). Did you know - ...that prehistoric people used the same 89 °F (32 °C) warm springs that Franklin Delano Roosevelt would use in the 20th century? ...that the highest temperature ever recorded in the U.S. state of Georgia is 112 °F (44 °C), while the lowest ever recorded is -17 °F (-27 °C)? ...that over 400 species of birds have been recorded in the American state of Georgia? ...that the Atlanta Neighborhood Union, an all-women African-American association founded in 1908, was a model for other improvement associations? 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Parent projects North America • United States Main project Georgia (U.S. state) Sub-projects Atlanta • Education in Georgia • Georgia State Routes • Georgia Tech • South Georgia Related projects U.S. Roads • Geography • Alabama • Florida • North Carolina • South Carolina • Tennessee What are WikiProjects? Selected panorama Credit: Cwolfsheep A 2008 aerial photo of Atlanta's urban core viewed from the Southwest near Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Downtown Atlanta (in the foreground) is followed by Midtown, and then Buckhead. Sandy Springs and Dunwoody's Perimeter Center skyline is visible in the background. In 2008, the entire region had a population of 5,729,304. Selected quote Quality content Featured articles 1910 Cuba hurricane 2006 Chick-fil-A Bowl Baby Driver James E. Boyd (scientist) December to Dismember (2006) James A. Doonan Patrick Francis Healy James Longstreet Music of Athens, Georgia R.E.M. Ramblin' Wreck Jackie Robinson Andrew Sledd Stone Mountain Memorial half dollar Tech Tower Tropical Storm Bill (2003) Featured lists List of Atlanta Braves team records List of Georgia Bulldogs head football coaches List of Georgia Institute of Technology athletes List of Atlanta Braves first-round draft picks List of Atlanta Falcons first-round draft picks List of Atlanta Falcons head coaches List of Atlanta Thrashers players List of Georgia Institute of Technology alumni List of tallest buildings in Atlanta A-Class articles Traditions of the Georgia Institute of Technology Featured pictures File:Atlanta roundhouse ruin3.jpg File:COBB, Howell-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg File:CRAWFORD, William H-Treasury (BEP engraved portrait).jpg File:Civil Rights March on Washington, D.C. (Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Mathew Ahmann in a crowd.) - NARA - 542015 - Restoration.jpg File:Cocacola-5cents-1900 edit1.jpg File:Entrance Hall of Mr Chas. 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