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  2. List of Georgia state symbols - Wikipedia

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    Toxostoma rufum. 1935 (1970) [note 1][8][9] Botanical garden. State Botanical Garden of Georgia. 1984 [10] Butterfly. Eastern tiger swallowtail. Papilio glaucus.

  3. Georgia (U.S. state) - Wikipedia

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    The State of Georgia's first constitution was ratified in February 1777. Georgia was the 10th state to ratify the Articles of Confederation on July 24, 1778, [13] and was the 4th state to ratify the United States Constitution on January 2, 1788. [14] Slaves with the cotton they had picked. Georgia, c. 1850

  4. State of Georgia (TV series) - Wikipedia

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    State of Georgia is an American television sitcom. [1] It stars Raven-Symoné, Majandra Delfino, and Loretta Devine.The half-hour multi-cam comedy series stars Raven-Symoné as Georgia, an aspiring actress with a larger-than-life personality, and her science geek best friend, Jo (Majandra Delfino), who are trying to make professional and personal headway in New York City.

  5. History of Georgia (U.S. state) - Wikipedia

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    The history of Georgia in the United States of America spans pre-Columbian time to the present-day U.S. state of Georgia. The area was inhabited by Native American tribes for thousands of years. A modest Spanish presence was established in the late 16th century, mostly centered on Catholic missions. The Spanish had largely withdrawn from the ...

  6. Flag of Georgia (U.S. state) - Wikipedia

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    The flag of Georgia is the flag of the U.S. state of Georgia. Its current iteration was adopted on February 19, 2003. The flag bears three horizontal stripes (a red-white-red triband) and features a blue canton containing a ring of 13 white stars that encircle the state's gold-colored coat of arms. The ring of stars that encompass the state's ...

  7. Culture of Georgia (U.S. state) - Wikipedia

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    The culture of Georgia is a subculture of the Southern United States that has come from blending heavy amounts of English and rural Scots-Irish culture with the culture of African Americans and Native Americans. Since the late 20th century areas of Northern, Central, and the Atlanta metropolitan area of Georgia have experienced much growth from ...

  8. List of governors of Georgia - Wikipedia

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    Georgia was one of the original Thirteen Colonies and was admitted as a state on January 2, 1788. [1] Before it declared its independence, Georgia was a colony of the Kingdom of Great Britain . It seceded from the Union on January 19, 1861, [ 2 ] and was a founding member of the Confederate States of America on February 4, 1861. [ 3 ]

  9. List of municipalities in Georgia (U.S. state) - Wikipedia

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    Map of the United States with Georgia highlighted. Georgia is a state located in the Southern United States.According to the 2010 United States census, Georgia was the 8th most populous state with 9,688,681 inhabitants and the 21st largest by land area spanning 57,513.49 square miles (148,959.3 km 2) of land. [1]