Show 0 RG A the bbate of the sout dy by ED EMERINE WW features feature Edt rg s note tills alis Is another IL DA the stories ot of the th states series ill was the first colony in the western hemisphere to forbid lot bid slavery to prohibit runt to found an orphanage to allow married women full property rights to charter a state university to charter a college for women so states a marker at the highest point in georgia feet above sen sea level at mount cnota atop brasstown Brass town bald mount mountain ain back of that marker Is over years of 0 american history beginning with the explorations of ifer her aundo nundo do soto the gold seeking adventurer who journeyed through that area in 1540 and if legend Is corre correct qt islands oft off the coast were mcg regarded added in those days as the gold on en islas of guale duale 1 their winding waterways were favorite haunts of pirates of the spanish main and today parties often search for treasure plate and pieces of eight cached there by Block blackboard beard but the real history of georgia begins in 1733 with the founding of at savannah refugees get charter among the debtors in english prisons were men of high character splendid education and great ability in london were benevolent gentlemen too who sought to found a home for or these unfortunates and a place of refuge for tile the Sal gen and other persecuted sects of the continent of europe they obtained a charter from george il II king of england in p june 1732 and selected gen james edward oglethorpe ns as governor A man of great liberality and marked ability general ogle thorlo landed at Yarna yamacraw craw baull in february 1733 with emigrants and laid the foundations for savannah the first american city to be planned before building 0 during the next eight years about 2500 persons were brought over two thirds of them german protestants the wesleye We john and charles core came in 1730 as young clergymen george whitefield arrived in 1740 thus from a small beginning georgia grew to take its place 40 years later with the other 12 colonies in tl throwing rowing oft off british brit sh domination ravaged by war twice georgia was ravaged by war ir in may 1775 more thon than a year before the declaration of independence d 0 pen dence col CA joseph Hii habersham lier and commodore bowen with SO 30 volunteers seized the powder magazine at savannah and secured pounds coundi of powder of which georgia authorities sent pounds to the I 1 continental army at boston in march the georgians under colonel aided by carolinians under colonel dull bull burned 3 and disabled 6 0 out of 11 british merchant vessels chic which h were attempting to carry on trade with loyalist planters plan teis in december 1778 the british captured savannah and augusta fell 0 few months later after the fall fail of charleston S C in 1780 the british overran nil all eastern georgia it was not until 1781 1701 that col elijah clarke with the assistance 1 I r I 1 AMR 0 I 1 P IAN ATLANTA AUGUSTA 4 F 1 q watermelons WATER MELONS WARM SPRINGS I 1 IND IAN I 1 MOUNDS ada ORPH FOR I 1 1 I I 1 FER SON DAVIS M E MORIAL PARK SAVANNAH t 44 n C NOKEE SWAMP s cherokee cherk icso ro of pickens and light horse harry lee succeeded in re taking augusta on july 11 1782 the british evacuated savannah and the authority of georgia was re dished site of Sher shermans mans march georgia seceded from the union early in 1861 and furnished the confederate army 94 regiments and 36 battalions on georgia soil were fought the battles of chickamauga ringgold resaca new hope church kennesaw kennisaw Ken mountain peach deac tree creek atlanta jonesco jonesboro Jone ro al la lato toona and the skirmishes that attended nans march through the state when the war ended the ata bbate te was ravaged I 1 but thrift ambition and pride remained the people of georgia began to rebuild a difficult job a trying ordeal but soon after the civil war ended georgia resumed her enter in every industrial line not even waiting for her re entrance into the union which cam came in 1870 I 1 i ther therit never has been any question on patriotism and loyalty i among georgians during the spanish I 1 asli A american war georgia furnished more volunteers in proportion to population than any other state the heroism of georgias sons in world war I 1 and world war II 11 has written brilliant exploits on his torys pages andin and in georgia thousands of soldiers sailors marines and airmen were trained for their jobs in every theater of war georgia is the largest state east of the mississippi from top to bottom its greatest length is miles and from side to BidO side tiUs tits greatest distance is some 60 miles 1 leads in industry georgia stands in the front rank of the southern states in the variety and value of its manufactures and the number of its manufacturing establishments its textile terille mills include cotton and woolen knitting mills and silk mills flour and grist mills clothing fa factories 1 fur 0 X t 4 V le I 1 ai I 1 V er ff A V FAMOUS one of 0 georgias M bosl 0 s 11 famous enter krists arises Is tho the worm springs foundation round atton which was boosted into the limelight by the late franklin D roosevelt somo borne of the infantile paralysis victims are shown here preparing for their thanksgiving ing dinner kiture factories brass steel and iron works foundries car shops and other manufacturing plants are some of its heavy industries georgia has brick tile and pottery plants and its canning factories creameries crea meries merles and numerous other processing plants utilize the states raw materials georgias slash pine Is made imao paper trees grown tl there 11 ere reaching a growth in 8 to 10 y years ars that would require 40 to 50 years in a higher colder climate georgias laor glas marble is famous all over the world and large quantities of granite and kneiss are found in many localities gold deposits are W NATIVE GOVERNOR dorn born march 20 0 ISO 1007 at iewuan ga ellis gibbs arnall has been an energetic leader of his ats native no ve state A former lawyer he served in the state degisi legislature and as at torney general before taking of ice flee as chief executive january 12 IW 1943 found in four our belts in georgia an and tho the mining osgold of gold is an old industry there brown and red iron ores oies ore are found ira fa many places and copper graphite talc limestone precious stones marls phosphates and many other deposits of at minerals and clays are scattered throughout ge georgia agia agriculture Is varied the slopes of georgias mountains are well suited for the grazing of livestock an and d the stats state has an abundance of land either rolling or level tor for growing vegetables fruits corn wheat rye oats barley buckwheat cowpeas cow peas clover timothy grasses cotton peanuts tobacco and dozens of other crops the forest timbers are oak pine poplar ash beech elm chestnut hickory maple walnut ironwood sugar berry and a score of others large quantities of turpentine are produced georgias resources are vast its climate and rainfall are conducive to all plant life and pleasant for human beings the gentle art of living Is practiced in georgia Georgi abut but there chete remains a deep tooted rooted determination to keep up the leadership the progress that began over two al centuries ago when tile the oglethorpe band landed at savannah georgia is a state worth seeing knowing and watch U JA N all 1 av M 4 wk W k W 19 0 Z N M IM billens Bil tons lons gulch is typical of georgias scenic spots |