| Show air damn 0 cwg 0 k C the empire state of the sout by ED EMERINE feature Feal uret editors editor note th this la another ia the stories ol of the th states series it was the first colony in the western hemisphere to forbid slavery to prohibit rum to found an orphanage to allow married women full property rights I 1 to 0 c charter barter a state late university to charter a college for women so states a marker at the highest point in georgia feet above sea level at mount cnota atop brasstown Brass town bald mountain back 0 of that marker Is over years y ears of american history beginning with the explorations of hernando de soto the gold seeking adventurer who journeyed through that area are in 1540 1111 arid and if legend 1 Is cor correct recI islands off the coast were regarded in those days as the golden isles of guale duale their winding I 1 waterways were favorite haunts of pirates ot of the spanish main and today parties often search tor for treasure plate and pieces of eight cached there by blackboard blackbeard but the real history of georgia begins in 1733 with the founding of savannah refugees get charter among the debtors in english prisons were men ol of high character splendid education and great ability in london were benevolent gentlemen too who sought to found a h home 0 me for or these unfortunates and a place of 0 refuge for or the gen and other persecuted sects ol of the continent ot of europe they obtained a charter from george II 11 king of england in june 1732 and selected gen james edward oglethorpe as governor A man of fl great liberality and marked ability general oglethorpe landed at yamacraw bluff in february 1733 with emigrants and laid the foundations for or savannah the fir first a t american city to be planned before building during the next eight years about 2500 persons were brought over two thirds of them german protes tants the wesleye We john and charles came in 1738 1736 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 throwing off british domination ravaged by war twice georgia was ravaged by war in may 1775 more than tha n a year before the declaration of 0 independence col joseph habersham a and commodore bowen with 30 volunteers seized the powder magazine at savannah and secured pounds of powder ot of which georgia authorities sent pounds to the continental army at boston in march 1776 the georgians under colonel mcintosh a aided id by carolinians under colo colonel nel bull burned 3 and disabled 6 out of 11 british merchant vessels which were attempting to carry on trade with loyalist planters in december 1778 the british ca captured savannah and augusta fell a few months later after the fall of charleston S C in 1780 the british overran all eastern georgia it was not until 1781 that col eujah elijah clarke with the assistance asab d fara PEANUTS ATLANTA AUGUSTA 4 WARM 7 MAC ar I A ACRES COLUM c 0 A MORIAL STATE PARK SAVANNAH 1 C ONT I 1 TOBACCO N N I 1 SWAMP cherokee rose 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 0 of shermans Sher mans march georgia seceded from the union early in 1861 and furnished the confederate army 94 regiments and 38 36 battalions on georgia soil were fought the battles of chickamauga ringgold resaca new hope church kennesaw kennisaw Ken mountain peach tree creek atlanta jonesboro Jone al AI la toona and the skirmishes that attended shermans Sher mans march through the state when the war ended the state was ravaged but thrift ambition and pride remained the people of georgia gia began to rebuild a difficult cu it jol job a trying ordeal but soon after the civil war ended georgia resumed her enterprises in every industrial line not even waiting tor for her re entrance into the union which came la in 1870 there never has been any question of patriotism and loyalty among georgians during the spanish american war georgia furnished more volunteers in proportion to population than any other state the heroism of georgias sons in world horld war J and world war il II has written brilliant exploits on his torys pages 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 0 of f the mississippi from top to bottom its greatest length is miles and from side to side its greatest distance is some miles leads in industry georgia stands in the front rank of the southern states in the variety and value of its man manufactures fractures fac tures and the number of its manufacturing establishments its textile mills include cotton and woolen knitting mills and silk mills flour and grist mills clothing factories fur Z JI I 1 F ah FAMOUS institution one of 0 georgias most famous enterprises Is the warm springs foundation which was boosted into the limelight by the late franklin D roosevelt some of the infantile paralysis victims are shown here preparing for their thanksgiving 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 into paper trees grown there reaching a growth in 8 to 10 years that would require 40 10 to 50 years in a higher colder climate georgias marble is famous all over the world and large quantities of granite and inelss are found in many localities gold deposits are NATIVE GOVERNOR born march 20 1907 at newnan new nan ga ellis gibbs arnall has been an energetic leader of his bis native a tate state A former lawyer he served in the state legislature and as at torney general before taking office as chief executive january 12 1943 found in tour four belts in georgia and the mining of gold Is an old industry there brown and red iron ores are found in many places an and d cop per graphite talc barite limestone precious stones marls phosphates and many other deposits ot of minerals and clays are scattered throughout geogia agriculture is varied the slopes ot of georgias mountains are well suited for the grazing ot of livestock and the state has an abundance of land either rolling or level 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 s score core of others large quantities of turpentine are produced georgias resources are vast its climate and rainfall are conducive to an all plant we life and pleasant for human ma n beings the gentle art of living is practiced in georgia but there remains a deep rooted determination to keep up the leadership the progress that began over two centuries ago when the oglethorpe band landed at savannah georgia is a state worth seeing knowing and watch watching V g m I 1 r I 1 1 I P 1 M gittons Sit tons gulch Is typical scenic spot |
