Georgia State Facts



*One end of the Appalachian Trail is in Georgia.
*Georgia has 156 counties.
*Georgia's capital is Atlanta
*Georgia's largest city is Atlanta
*Georgia's land area is 58,060 square miles
*Rank:  10th
*Georgia's statehood date is:  January 2, 1788
*Georgia's bordering states are:  Alabama, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee
*Georgia's coastline is 100 miles
*Georgia's highest point is:  Brasstown Bald (4,784ft)
*Did you know that Georgia's Capitol dome is made of gold mined in Georgia?
*Did you know the first gold rush was in Georgia?
*Did you know civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr., was born in Georgia?
 


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