Georgia
"The Empire State of the South" became the 4th state on January 2, 1788. One of the 11 Confederate States, Georgia seceded from the Union on January 19, 1861 and was readmitted on July 15, 1870.
One of the nation's leading producers of building materials, Georgia's major mineral resources are marble, cement, granite, marble, mica, stone, crushed stone, bauxite, clay and sand.