GEORGIA

Empire State of the South, Peach State

Origin of state's name: Named for King George II of England

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Having two fields, one of deep blue and the other dark red, the Georgia flag showcases the Battle Flag of the Confederacy and the state seal. On the state seal is the year 1776, the date of the Declaration of Independence. The three pillars stand for the three branches of government Legislative, Executive and the Courts. The arch above the pillars stands for the constitution. A ribbon expresses the ideals of the constitution "wisdom", "justice" and "moderation".

Entered Union: Fourth of the 13 original states to ratify the Constitution, January 2, 1788
Capital: Atlanta
Motto: Wisdom, justice and moderation
Flower: Cherokee rose
Bird: Brown thrasher
Tree: Live oak
Song: Georgia On My Mind

A LITTLE HISTORY
General James Oglethorpe established the first settlements in 1733 for for the poor and religiously persecuted Englishmen. Oglethorpe defeated a Spanish army from Florida at Bloody Marsh in 1742. In the American Revolution, Georgians seized the Savannah armory in 1775 and sent the munitions to the Continental Army; they fought seesaw campaigns with Cornwallis's British troops, twice liberating Augusta and forcing final evacuation by the British from Savannah in 1782.

FACTS AND TRIVIA ABOUT GEORGIA
The largest US state, east of the Mississippi River is Georgia.

The Girl Scouts of the U. S. A. was founded in Georgia by Juliette Gordon Low in 1912.

The Cherokee Phoenix was the first known newspaper to be printed in a Native American language. It was published in New Echota in 1828.

The First African Baptist Church was the first African-American church in the U. S. It was founded in Savannah in 1788.

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Martin Luther King, Jr., the great civil rights leader, was born in Atlanta on January 15, 1929. His birthday is now a national holiday.

Alice Walker, author of many books including the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Color Purple, was born in Eatonton on February 9, 1944.

Jimmy Carter,the 39th president of the United States, was born in Plains on October 1, 1924.

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