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- The State of Georgia is a state in the United States and was one of ... Georgia is the largest state east of the Mississippi River by land ...33 KB (4,647 words) - 15:40, 29 November 2022
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- to as Joe Brown, was a Governor of Georgia from 1857 to 1865, and a ... become an educated lawyer and eventually Georgia state Supreme Court justice ...6 KB (817 words) - 07:21, 10 August 2022
- Felton was born in De Kalb County, Georgia. After attending common ... woman to have served as a Senator from Georgia. She resided in Cartersville ...12 KB (1,826 words) - 01:42, 8 December 2022
- National Historic Site in Andersonville, Georgia. It includes the site of ... Maj. Gen. Howell Cobb, former governor of Georgia, suggested the interior ...11 KB (1,681 words) - 19:58, 26 July 2023
- Warner was then hired by the University of Georgia as its new head football ... 319 victories—excluding 18 wins at Iowa State University. During his four ...11 KB (1,567 words) - 09:23, 24 November 2022
- to Indian Territory in what would be the state of Oklahoma, resulting in ... == Georgia and the Cherokee Nation == The rapidly expanding United ...16 KB (2,520 words) - 04:56, 1 May 2023
- Marietta, Georgia, the sixth and last child of Alexander Stephens ... He heavily influenced United States Secretary of State, James F. Byrnes ...11 KB (1,629 words) - 02:26, 5 November 2022
- alliance with Native American tribes in Georgia. He then negotiated peace ... After the war, Wayne returned to Pennsylvania. He served in the state ...12 KB (1,812 words) - 05:54, 31 July 2023
- consisting of five states, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and ... *Most definitions include the states of Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana ...16 KB (2,381 words) - 08:36, 15 January 2023
- War. He also served as a Congressman from Georgia and as Governor of Georgia ... near Crawfordville, Taliaferro County, Georgia to Andrew B. and Margaret ...21 KB (3,127 words) - 21:02, 28 November 2023
- born into a family of means in Savannah, Georgia. From a young age, Juliette ... Juliette Magill Kinzie Gordon was born in Savannah, Georgia to William ...10 KB (1,574 words) - 21:13, 4 October 2022
- at the meeting point of the Strait of Georgia and the Strait of Juan de ... and at the meeting point of the Strait of Georgia and the Strait of Juan de Fuca. ...22 KB (3,191 words) - 03:09, 23 December 2022
- to accept a donation of the land from the state of Iowa, at the request of ... bill which was strongly opposed in that state. Congress passed a revised ...19 KB (2,589 words) - 16:14, 11 November 2022
- of Florida, and now residing in that state and in Oklahoma. They were ... century and was composed of people from Georgia, Mississippi, Alabama, and ...17 KB (2,474 words) - 16:40, 24 November 2023
- The State of Georgia is a state in the United States and was one of ... Georgia is the largest state east of the Mississippi River by land ...33 KB (4,647 words) - 15:40, 29 November 2022
- 2007a). The CDC is headquartered near Atlanta, Georgia. to promote health through partnerships with state health departments and other ...17 KB (2,452 words) - 23:50, 3 December 2023
- The case involved conflicting federal and state laws: Thomas Gibbons had ... is carried on between man and man in a State, or between different parts ...17 KB (2,543 words) - 00:09, 8 January 2024
- Lowery died on March 27, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia.Jennifer Brett and ... 1921-2020 Joseph Lowery (1921-2020)] New Georgia Encyclopedia, July 17, 2020 ...17 KB (2,453 words) - 00:42, 11 August 2022
- Alice Walker was born in Eatonton, Georgia, the eighth child of sharecroppers ... Although she grew up in Georgia, she has stated that she often felt ...16 KB (2,347 words) - 18:21, 21 July 2023
- United States forces for use against the state of South Carolina in the ... initial removal of Cherokee Indians from Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee ...19 KB (2,810 words) - 11:00, 15 May 2023
- in western unincorporated DeKalb County, Georgia, United States. Founded ... Founded in 1836 and named after John Emory, a bishop of the Georgia ...26 KB (3,754 words) - 18:26, 13 February 2024
- lawyer colonel Robert P. Jones in Atlanta, Georgia. His father was an amazing ... golf in 1930, with plans to construct a state-of-the-art golf course. Through ...19 KB (3,121 words) - 05:16, 17 November 2023
- headquarters at the CNN Center in Atlanta, Georgia, and from studios in New ... *Atlanta, Georgia (headquarters) *Boston, Massachusetts ...16 KB (2,425 words) - 10:13, 25 November 2023
- and the eviction of the Native Americans in Georgia. Cass represented ... From 1857 to 1860, Cass served as Secretary of State under President ...9 KB (1,272 words) - 22:19, 25 October 2022
- ** A UN-recognized non-member state: Vatican City. ** States not recognized ... * [https://www.state.gov/u-s-bilateral-relations-fact-sheets/ U.S ...20 KB (2,886 words) - 04:26, 29 October 2022
- at Wesleyan College for Women in Macon, Georgia. May-ling entered Motyeire ... invaded Manchuria and established a puppet state, Manchukuo, to use as a base ...16 KB (2,400 words) - 02:00, 27 February 2023
- states. California was admitted as a free state, Texas received financial ... Texas also had ten million dollars in state debts it could not easily ...12 KB (1,866 words) - 00:22, 8 January 2024
- the Western Theater throughout northwest Georgia and the area around Atlanta ... capturing Atlanta, and striking through Georgia and the Confederate heartland ...22 KB (3,369 words) - 11:49, 14 November 2021
- States, 86 miles (138 km) west of the state capitol of Columbia. It has ... The region is home to a number of state parks, as well as the Sumter ...17 KB (2,385 words) - 04:41, 14 June 2023
- (His birthplace is now the Jefferson Davis State Historic Site ... Revolutionary War; he fought with the Georgia cavalry and led in the Siege ...22 KB (3,305 words) - 04:35, 31 July 2022
- in which documents, artifacts, gifts of state, and museum exhibits are ... foundations, historical societies, or state governments, including the ...19 KB (2,492 words) - 22:38, 30 November 2022
- Frémont was born in Savannah, Georgia. His ancestry is unclear. According ... August, Frémont imposed martial law in the state, confiscating private property ...16 KB (2,336 words) - 16:59, 5 April 2024
- Modern Creeks live primarily in Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia, and Florida ... related to the Utinahica of southern Georgia. More of a loose confederacy ...29 KB (4,264 words) - 06:22, 11 January 2024
- control of Southern railroads, abetted by state legislatures. In 1870, Northerners ... and were prominent in the politics of the state until 1875, but nearly all ...18 KB (2,758 words) - 00:57, 13 January 2023
- his destination, he was convinced to visit Georgia, which was then a magnet ... simplicity of the device, and the primitive state of patent law, made infringement ...15 KB (2,202 words) - 16:11, 13 February 2024
- the lab was moved to Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia and renamed the Yerkes National Primate Research Center. The Great Ape language, "Yerkish ...10 KB (1,520 words) - 02:18, 16 December 2022
- of the Confederate cause in the border state and draw the Union forces ... from Tullahoma to Chattanooga and into Georgia during Rosecrans's ...18 KB (2,826 words) - 13:25, 11 February 2022
- Beauregard Lee" in Lilburn, Georgia; "Shubenacadie Sam ... January 22, 2009. Groundhog Day proponents state that the rodents' forecasts ...21 KB (3,219 words) - 06:16, 25 February 2023
- Historically, the leading Pecan-producing state in the United States has ... . Research conducted at the University of Georgia has also confirmed that ...12 KB (1,631 words) - 07:10, 23 November 2022
- Seminole War. He was later stationed in Georgia and South Carolina. As the ... the first superintendent of the Louisiana State Seminary of Learning and ...29 KB (4,410 words) - 20:33, 13 May 2023
- to Africa under the auspices of the Maryland State Colonization Society, a group favoring the manumission of slaves on Christian grounds. His father ...9 KB (1,372 words) - 20:43, 13 May 2023
- means for Congress to collect money from state treasuries. Unanimous approval ... chairman, Alexander Hamilton, they invited state representatives to convene ...26 KB (3,802 words) - 03:12, 24 November 2022
- Kentucky, decided to serve his adopted state of Texas. He joined the Confederate ... by families in Louisiana, Mississippi, Georgia, Kentucky, and New York. ...20 KB (3,137 words) - 05:57, 3 August 2022
- ! colspan="2" | Alphabetical by State | ! colspan="2 ... | Georgia || align="right" | 24 || | Kansas || align= ...16 KB (2,208 words) - 00:36, 29 November 2023
- racial discrimination in federal and state law. The campaign for a federal ... effect three years later, not every U.S. state chose to observe the holiday ...17 KB (2,502 words) - 08:36, 10 March 2023
- |NEBASE || Nebraska || [http://www.nlc.state.ne.us/netserv/nebase/nebserv ... |SOLINET || Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi ...15 KB (2,039 words) - 00:39, 18 November 2022
- President John Adams, was Secretary of State from June 6, 1800 to March ... confirmed the supremacy of federal law over state law, and supported an expansive ...23 KB (3,437 words) - 06:32, 3 August 2022
- Coretta Scott King attended the state funeral of Lyndon B. Johnson ... Missionary Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia, on February 7, 2006 where ...21 KB (3,359 words) - 03:03, 8 January 2024
- Atlanta is the capital and the largest city in the U.S. state of Georgia ... than snow. In 2008, however, northern Georgia experienced drought conditions ...39 KB (5,622 words) - 06:05, 21 August 2023
- northeastern corner of the present-day state of Louisiana, ... Poverty Point World Heritage Site Louisiana State Parks Historic Sites. ...15 KB (2,177 words) - 17:40, 9 November 2023
- Harvard University, Yale University, and Georgia Institute of Technology ... University of California at Berkeley, the Georgia Institute of Technology ...25 KB (3,768 words) - 19:43, 16 April 2023
- cities. The result was that the American state governments controlled 80 ... the local Patriots who controlled local and state government. Many people- ...22 KB (3,274 words) - 04:14, 4 November 2022
- the Congress adjourned, they found the state in turmoil. The people had ... Carolina later became known as the Palmetto State as a result of this battle. ...23 KB (3,551 words) - 18:20, 29 November 2022
- husband by appointment of the Governor of Georgia. Considering that no women ... went on a world tour, meeting with heads of state and government in thirty ...14 KB (2,161 words) - 08:31, 10 March 2023
- | birth_place = Savannah, Georgia | death_date = August 3, 1964 | death_place = Milledgeville, Georgia | occupation = Novelist, short ...24 KB (3,778 words) - 17:36, 28 March 2024
- As Andrew Jackson's secretary of state and then vice president, ... approximately 25 miles south of Albany, the state capital. He was the third ...22 KB (3,321 words) - 15:53, 7 November 2022
- of South Carolina in 1946 and supported the state's segregation laws. ... nominee Adlai Stevenson. This led state Democratic Party leaders ...27 KB (3,778 words) - 21:01, 26 February 2023
- West Virginia) were emancipated by separate state action (except Kentucky) ... Also, the Sea Islands off the coast of Georgia had been occupied by the ...16 KB (2,559 words) - 17:52, 13 February 2024
- person held to service or labor in one state, under the laws thereof, ... Federal district or circuit judge or any state magistrate was authorized ...9 KB (1,324 words) - 07:11, 15 April 2024
- Alabama is a state located in the southern region of the United States ... present-day Oklahoma. In 2007, the Alabama state legislature passed a resolution ...36 KB (5,209 words) - 04:22, 17 June 2023
- some Charleston Gray in their lineage. Georgia, Florida, Texas, California ... contests at Southern festivals like Georgia's "Redneck Games." ...20 KB (2,988 words) - 23:18, 3 May 2023
- 82nd Infantry Division at Camp Gordon, Georgia. Discussion of the Biblical ... Congressman and future Secretary of State, Cordell Hull, to facilitate ...23 KB (3,581 words) - 02:36, 24 July 2023
- New York, the country's oldest state park, the Niagara Reservation ... #039;s commission for the Buffalo State Asylum. In 1883, Olmsted established ...19 KB (2,631 words) - 10:28, 11 April 2024
- do so. Daisy and L.C. started the Arkansas State Press, renting space at a ... The Arkansas State Press was a channel for many persecuted people ...13 KB (1,959 words) - 07:47, 12 January 2024
- a portion of the Okefenokee Swamp in Georgia. The strip was famous for its sophisticated humor and keen political satire. Kelly was trained as ...10 KB (1,530 words) - 22:09, 3 May 2023
- used for certain crimes against the security of the state. Model 1792, left, and Model 1872 (state as of 1907), right.]] ...14 KB (2,196 words) - 08:14, 8 January 2024
- destroyed. It was local loyalty to his home state Louisiana rather than to ... Beauregard then took command of coastal defenses in Georgia and South ...11 KB (1,598 words) - 06:06, 18 November 2022
- system that is now spread throughout the state, preparing many students ... Alabama's state constitution prevented him from seeking a second ...23 KB (3,309 words) - 08:05, 23 January 2023
- stroke. With his brother absent on State business he soon found himself ... In 1782 he returned to the legislature of his native state, where ...16 KB (2,390 words) - 23:47, 12 February 2024
- This article is about the nation of Georgia. For the U.S. state, see ... Georgia (transliterated as Sakartvelo), known officially from 1990 ...46 KB (6,605 words) - 20:12, 4 September 2023
- monarch butterfly. However, in Florida, Georgia, and the Southwest, viceroys ... in a thirty acre pine forest in the Mexican state of Michoacan to the west ...17 KB (2,556 words) - 19:53, 9 November 2022
- in Washington, DC, and WAGA in Atlanta, Georgia, are referred to as "Fox ... However, FOX does air live coverage of the State of the Union Address, as ...19 KB (3,020 words) - 05:48, 27 September 2022
- found in Alabama, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Georgia and in almost all the states covered by the seaway: Texas, southwest Arkansas, New Mexico, Kansas ...12 KB (1,764 words) - 16:31, 10 November 2022
- and provide political justification for state legislatures from the South ... When the U.S. Supreme Court found that the state of Georgia did not have jurisdiction ...39 KB (5,930 words) - 17:50, 27 July 2023
- – July 17, 1961), nicknamed "The Georgia Peach," was a Hall ... cobb-1886-1961/ Ty Cobb (1886–1961)] New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved ...28 KB (4,394 words) - 20:36, 4 January 2024
- South Atlantic League team in Savannah, Georgia, where he batted .358 for ... of minor league teams, most located in Georgia and South Carolina. In 1922 ...17 KB (2,698 words) - 20:02, 21 April 2023
- of amendments to the U.S. Constitution by state legislatures, but has the ... *Jimmy Carter Presidential Library in Atlanta, Georgia *Ronald Reagan ...18 KB (2,561 words) - 01:36, 11 November 2022
- Nerseesyan Theological seminary in Tiflis, Georgia.Viktor Hambardzumyan, et ... In 1942, he became a member of the State Defense Committee and for ...19 KB (2,782 words) - 17:21, 2 December 2022
- feared that admitting another slave state would tip the balance of ... been shed. Whig leader Robert Toombs of Georgia charged the president with ...28 KB (4,268 words) - 16:30, 9 November 2022
- advanced infantry course at Fort Benning, Georgia. After a brief service in ... * 1919: ROTC professor, South Dakota State College * 1920: Instructor ...24 KB (3,509 words) - 00:36, 18 November 2022
- of New York and United States Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and ... the conditions of slavery while working in Georgia. During this time he married ...12 KB (1,847 words) - 12:14, 8 May 2023
- In April 1944, Ralph received orders to report to Fort Benning, Georgia ... during World War II, he enrolled at Alabama State University, in Montgomery ...18 KB (3,027 words) - 00:27, 8 December 2022
- and they subsequently lived in Savannah, Georgia, for a year while she did ... meeting the educational standards of the State of Florida. From 1936-1942 ...20 KB (2,970 words) - 16:12, 7 November 2022
- 150,000 and is the capital of the federal state of Salzburg. The Baroque ... town quickly became an independent church state which was ruled by a series ...19 KB (2,898 words) - 01:56, 23 December 2022
- one of three options: 1) attend Morgan State University, 2) attend the ... policy was full of faults. There was no in-state college or university that ...24 KB (3,985 words) - 17:24, 18 April 2023
- United States House of Representatives for Georgia's 5th congressional ... Lewis was also imprisoned for 40 days in the Mississippi State Penitentiary ...59 KB (8,105 words) - 02:31, 9 February 2023
- Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme ... federal government and reducing individual state sovereignty. ...40 KB (6,036 words) - 23:51, 26 February 2023
- a federal shield law, comparable to the state shield laws which protect ... Ann Arbor, Michigan; Austin, Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; Billerica, Massachusetts; ...18 KB (2,766 words) - 15:40, 30 April 2023
- and his heavier American partner from the state of Georgia, Oliver Hardy ... 7, 1957) was born Norvell Hardy in Harlem, Georgia, in the United States. Then ...22 KB (3,556 words) - 17:50, 25 October 2022
- Security Adviser and later as Secretary of State in the Richard M. Nixon administration ... to Nelson Rockefeller, governor of New York state, who sought the Republican ...19 KB (2,837 words) - 00:39, 3 January 2024
- between political bodies. The first unified state to rule the region surrounding ... time, Armenia was joined together with Georgia and Azerbaijan under the ...13 KB (1,990 words) - 17:03, 10 November 2022
- North Carolina is a state located on the Atlantic Seaboard in the ... The state's Native American population was included in the 1838 ...37 KB (5,288 words) - 10:01, 11 March 2023
- Allegheny and Monongahela rivers at Point State Park in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ... was included in the lands owned by that state. Therefore, where the river ...26 KB (3,749 words) - 10:20, 11 March 2023
- 2005 Heritage Health Index Report on the State of America's Collections ... Cultural Heritage Online, based at the State Library of North Carolina ...28 KB (4,011 words) - 14:37, 29 January 2024
- a formative influence in drafting its first state constitution. ... Jay was a leader against slavery after 1777, when he drafted a state ...24 KB (3,727 words) - 22:16, 31 October 2023
- While living with his father in Georgia, Atkins heard Merle Travis ... A stretch of Interstate 185 in southwest Georgia (between LaGrange and Columbus ...16 KB (2,556 words) - 18:32, 8 December 2023
- the foreign ministers of each member state, the Parliamentary Assembly ... is composed of a judge from each member state elected for a renewable term ...42 KB (6,144 words) - 08:27, 10 January 2024
- California, New York, Michigan, Missouri, Georgia, and Texas. Each incorporates ... toward public education at the local, state, and federal levels. The ...28 KB (4,148 words) - 23:05, 31 October 2023
- in Imperial Russia. Both the tsarist state and church authorities were ... some 5000 Doukhobors were resettled to Georgia between 1841 and 1845. The ...38 KB (5,415 words) - 17:30, 30 January 2024
- Alabama, and Florida as well as Arkansas, Georgia and the Carolinas. However in the last few years, the alligators range appears to be increasing ...15 KB (2,172 words) - 18:37, 21 July 2023
- Swygert, saying that the school was in a state of crisis, prompted by a ... served as president of Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green ...28 KB (3,869 words) - 19:30, 7 February 2024
