History UsefulNotes / GeorgiaUSA

* '''The Northeast Mountains''' were the target of the Georgia Gold Rush, as mentioned above. Part of the Blue Ridge mountains in the Appalachian range, they held the largest deposit of gold in the quartz vein that runs through Appalachia. When the colonisers came, much of the tribal Cherokee population of Georgia were isolated into this area -- and ultimately driven out.

Known as both "The Peach State"[[note]]which is used on one variant of the current license plate[[/note]] and the much cooler "Empire State of The South", because one of the state's primary agricultural products is the peach and because much like [[UsefulNotes/NewYorkState the Empire State]] it is very large and varied. Indeed, Georgia is today the largest state by land area east of the Mississippi River (UsefulNotes/{{Michigan}} has a far larger total area, but so much of that is lake that Georgia edges Michigan out slightly on pure land). Georgia was also a common landing ground during British Colonisation, with most of the United States' plantations located there. Today it still has several large ports, with the Port of Savannah being the fourth largest in the US and a main HQ for distribution centers.

'''Georgia''' is a Southern US state that borders the Carolinas, UsefulNotes/{{Florida}}, UsefulNotes/{{Alabama}}, and UsefulNotes/{{Tennessee}}. Its capital and largest city is UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}. Because of its Southern position on the East Coast, it is listed as the 13th state admitted to the Union, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies[[note]]Whilst all were admitted to the Union (by forming it) at the same time, they are listed geographically North to South, thus making Georgia thirteenth[[/note]]. It was also one of the original seven [[UsefulNotes/TheConfederacy Confederate States]]. The northern parts of the state are within the [[UsefulNotes/{{Appalachia}} Appalachian Mountains]], and the whole thing is firmly part of the DeepSouth -- many country singers are from middle Georgia.

Known as both "The Peach State"[[note]]which is used on one variant of the current license plate[[/note]] and the much cooler "Empire State of The South", one of the state's primary agricultural products is the peach. It was also a common landing ground during British Colonisation, with most of the United States' plantations located there. Today it still has several large ports, with the Port of Savannah being the fourth largest in the US and a main HQ for distribution centers.

Come 1861 and TheAmericanCivilWar, Georgia was one of the original states within the Confederacy, with major battles taking place across the state as soldiers wanted to reach and claim the coast -- in truth, a lot of the route from Atlanta to Savannah was destroyed in the March To The Sea. At the 1863 Battle of Chickamauga, the Union suffered its greatest defeat in the South, being second in number of casualties only to Gettysburg. Though a major success for the Confederacy, following the Chattanooga Campaign the Union sent in additional men (led by UsefulNotes/UlyssesSGrant) -- the Confederate army retreated and Major General Sherman led his campaign to Atlanta and then to the Savannah coast, greatly aiding the overall Union campaign in the War. Georgia was the last state to return the Union following defeat, in 1870.

* Creator/JuliaRoberts

Things went pretty well for 25 years after that - farming, colonising Florida and Alabama, and pissing off the occupants. This meant that the people, early converts to TheAmericanDream, chose to join in [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution that little rebellion thing that happened on July 4th 1776]]. They signed the Declaration of Independence and ratified their first constitution a year later. It's worth noting that at this point in time, Georgia looked a little different. In fact, it was basically Georgia + Alabama + Mississippi, minus what of the latter two lays below the Florida-Georgia line: this was a major extension of Florida's panhandle. This is a result of how the British claimed land, but that's another story[[note]]They basically named the coastal area that they settled in and then claimed all land within those latitudes as far West as they could before the Spanish and French got all pissy about it. Massachusetts extended into present-day ''Iowa'' for a long time[[/note]].

'''Georgia''' is a Southern US State that borders the Carolinas, UsefulNotes/{{Florida}}, UsefulNotes/{{Alabama}}, and UsefulNotes/{{Tennessee}}. Its capital and largest city is UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}. Because of its Southern position on the East Coast, it is listed as the 13th State admitted to the Union, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies[[note]]Whilst all were admitted to the Union (by forming it) at the same time, they are listed geographically North to South, thus making Georgia thirteenth[[/note]]. It was also one of the original seven [[UsefulNotes/TheConfederacy Confederate States]]. The Northern parts of the State are within the [[UsefulNotes/{{Appalachia}} Appalachian Mountains]], and the whole thing is firmly part of the DeepSouth -- many country singers are from middle Georgia.

Other cities of note are Columbus (not ''[[UsefulNotes/{{Ohio}} that]]'' Columbus), Macon, and Savannah, the original State capital, with the nearby Golden Isles of Georgia[[note]]St. Simons Island, Little St. Simons Island, Jekyll Island, Sea Island, and Historic Brunswick[[/note]].

Georgia's borders are formed by the Savannah River, separating it from South Carolina to the east[[note]]There have been many long legal battles between Georgia and South Carolina over who owns what. The latest ruling decided that the (land) border is along the center line of the river for its entirety, and any new (post-1990) islands of land formed on the South Carolina side belong to South Carolina. Because of the 'new' distinction this suggests that there are parts of the state of Georgia (old islands) that are entirely encompassed by the state of South Carolina, though common trivia excludes this to maintain that the Kentucky Bend is the only part of a US State that is completely surrounded by other states (because of arbitrary line-drawing vs river-following border techniques)[[/note]]; the historic North Carolina line, separating it from NC and Tennessee to the north; the Florida-Georgia line, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin separating it from Florida]] to the south; and the Western bank of the Chattahoochee River, separating it from Alabama, to the west[[note]]Again, there have been legal battles: Alabama has always disputed that they Western bank is the point of the border -- giving the river to Georgia. The court has always unanimously upheld the border (specifically, it is the average water mark on the Western bank, so you could say that at some point the water has to be a little higher and ''that'' belongs to Alabama)[[/note]]. The Florida-Georgia line is also the inspiration for the name of the country duo Music/FloridaGeorgiaLine (they're from Orlando). It's worth a note that the continuation of this line, after Georgia ends and Florida borders Alabama, is not known by this name. Georgia has disputed its borders, too, claiming that topographers accidentally misplaced the Tennessee/Georgia border in the early 19th Century by drafting it about a mile too far South. This was only challenged in 2010, 200 years after the mistake, and during a significant drought in the state; to instate the border one mile north would allow Georgia access to the Tennessee River.

Things went pretty well for 25 years after that. Farming, colonising Florida and Alabama, and pissing off the occupants. This meant that the people, early converts to TheAmericanDream, chose to join in [[UsefulNotes/TheAmericanRevolution that little rebellion thing that happened on July 4th 1776]]. They signed the Declaration of Independence and ratified their first constitution a year later. It's worth noting that at this point in time, Georgia looked a little different. In fact, it was basically Georgia + Alabama + Mississippi, minus what of the latter two lays below the Florida-Georgia line: this was a major extension of Florida's panhandle. This is a result of how the British claimed land, but that's another story[[note]]They basically named the coastal area that they settled in and then claimed all land within those latitudes as far West as they could before the Spanish and French got all pissy about it. Massachusetts extended into present-day ''Iowa'' for a long time[[/note]].

For the next fifty years, we are to assume that everything went swimmingly for the residents of Georgia. It wasn't until close to 100 years after it was founded, in 1829, that the next big thing happened for the State: a gold rush. Gold was discovered in the Blue Ridge Mountains in the North of Georgia in 1828 and, as is to be expected, the area suffered a gold rush. Prior to this there had only been one, in the same mountain range, but to nowhere near the scale. The Georgia Gold Belt had been discovered[[note]]A high concentrate deposit of the quartz vein discovered during the earlier Carolina Gold Rush[[/note]], and though it extended across the state the biggest hauls were in Lumpkin county; the gold here was also close to 100% carat clarity. A national mint was set up in Dahlonega, and an influx of miners arrived. This caused a couple of problems, most importantly: who did the gold belong to? The government wanted a claim, the miners obviously wanted a claim, but so did the Cherokee. There was still a lot of native land, and a lot of the gold was in areas that had been decidedly Cherokee since the first Spanish expeditions. The government didn't care, and even tried to take some of the Cherokee land so that the new white settlers taking advantage of the gold rush could settle. In 1830, mines in three more counties were found, and in came more gold-diggers to undertake more mining operations. These excavations were known as the Great Intrusion, and in the same year UsefulNotes/AndrewJackson authorised the Indian Removal Act.

The Cherokee people were not happy. Many were forced to migrate West, and even when the Supreme Court finally recognised them as a sovereign nation (letting them retain ownership of ancestral ground) Jackson still kicked them out of the gold fields. The Gold Lottery was started, awarding former Cherokee land to miners. By 1838, the vastness of the gold production in the State was used to justify the actions earlier in the decade. However, it was only a few years later that the immediate sources dried up and mining diminished. Dahlonega had grown massively, though, and was fully established enough to retain the gold rush migrants. Though there was still gold it had become more of a lifestyle than an adventure, so when the California Gold Rush started in the late 1840s, a lot of placer miners moved out to the Sierra Nevada. Mining continued in Northern Georgia, the ridge seeming limitless to those who stayed, until the end of the century.

Come 1861 and TheAmericanCivilWar, Georgia was one of the original states within the Confederacy, with major battles taking place across the State as soldiers wanted to reach and claim the coast -- in truth, a lot of the route from Atlanta to Savannah was destroyed in the March To The Sea. At the 1863 Battle of Chickamauga, the Union suffered its greatest defeat in the South, being second in number of casualties only to Gettysburg. Though a major success for the Confederacy, following the Chattanooga Campaign the Union sent in additional men (led by UsefulNotes/UlyssesSGrant) -- the Confederate army retreated and Major General Sherman led his campaign to Atlanta and then to the Savannah coast, greatly aiding the overall Union campaign in the War. Georgia was the last state to return the Union following defeat, in 1870.

In the late 1960s, Georgia surprisingly became a large hub for the social reform movement within the conservative South, the "New South". It passed bills to promote emerging industry and development, based around Atlanta, as well as civil rights reform. There were no native Cherokee remaining in Georgia after the gold rush, but there has been discussions of ceremonially returning land and welcoming descendants of the displaced peoples into the North of Georgia. The State did pass an amendment to its constitution, explicitly barring same-sex marriage, in 2004, but all counties annulled this upon the Supreme Court ruling to recognize equal marriage rights in 2015.

Atlanta has sports teams competing in four of the five major North American sports leagues: the Atlanta Falcons ([[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague NFL]]), Atlanta Braves ([[UsefulNotes/MLBTeams MLB]]), Atlanta Hawks ([[UsefulNotes/NationalBasketballAssociation NBA]]), and Atlanta United FC ([[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueSoccer MLS]]). The [[UsefulNotes/NationalHockeyLeague NHL]] used to have two different teams in Atlanta, the Flames in the 1970s and the Thrashers in the 2000s, but both of these teams moved to UsefulNotes/{{Canada}} (the Flames to Calgary and the Thrashers, now Jets to Winnipeg). College sport is also popular, with the state having seven UsefulNotes/{{NCAA}} [[UsefulNotes/CollegiateAmericanFootball Division I football]] teams: the Georgia State Panthers, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Georgia Southern Eagles, and Georgia Bulldogs in the top-level FBS; and the Kennesaw State Owls, Mercer Bears, and Savannah State Tigers in the second-tier FCS. Sports stars from the state include Cam Newton and Ty Cobb.

* '''The North-West''' of Georgia is within the foothills of the Appalachians and so of different geography to the South of the State. It has a greater variety of fauna and is unsuitable for arable farming. Its largest cities are Atlanta in the Atlanta Metropolitan area, and Rome in Floyd County. Rome was so named because it was settled on seven hills, invoking the mythology of the [[UsefulNotes/{{Rome}} Italian capital]]. Stone Mountain is also here. It's sort of like a mini Mount Rushmore, as it features carvings of three important Confederate leaders (the largest bas relief in the World). Unlike Rushmore, it is an igneous quartz composite, containing a hell of a lot of precious stone. It was also used as the site to re-found the UsefulNotes/KuKluxKlan in 1915.
** '''UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}''' is the capital, largest city and main tourist hub. If you're wanting to catch a cheap flight across the South or to/from the Midwest, there's a good chance you're having a stopover here; Atlanta's airport is the busiest in the entire world. It's one of the prettiest places in Georgia and has both old colonial British designed areas and the modern amenities expected of such a city. The Atlanta Zoo, Georgia Aquarium, CNN Center, and the World of Coca-Cola are located here, and are popular attractions.

** '''Savannah''' was the original capital of the Province, and the main port and passage into the State. The theories behind its naming are above. It was the site of the battles against the Spanish, and also some offenses in the Civil War. Nowadays it is more known as a tourist spot (Savannah Beach), with bikini-wearing girls all year round, and for spring breakers who couldn't make it any further South. Its tourism is therefore a split between historical and geographical interest and those who want to sunbathe.

* ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'' is set in fictional Hazzard County, Georgia, and filmed in other cities in the State.

Georgia's borders are formed by the Savannah River, separating it from South Carolina, in the East[[note]]There have been many long legal battles between Georgia and South Carolina over who owns what. The latest ruling decided that the (land) border is along the center line of the river for its entirety, and any new (post-1990) islands of land formed on the South Carolina side belong to South Carolina. Because of the 'new' distinction this suggests that there are parts of the state of Georgia (old islands) that are entirely encompassed by the state of South Carolina, though common trivia excludes this to maintain that the Kentucky Bend is the only part of a US State that is completely surrounded by other states (because of arbitrary line-drawing vs river-following border techniques)[[/note]]; the historic North Carolina line, separating it from NC and Tennessee, to the North; the Florida-Georgia line, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin separating it from Florida]], to the South; and the Western bank of the Chattahoochee River, separating it from Alabama, to the West[[note]]Again, there have been legal battles: Alabama has always disputed that they Western bank is the point of the border -- giving the river to Georgia. The court has always unanimously upheld the border (specifically, it is the average water mark on the Western bank, so you could say that at some point the water has to be a little higher and ''that'' belongs to Alabama)[[/note]]. The Florida-Georgia line is also the inspiration for the name of the country duo Music/FloridaGeorgiaLine (they're from Orlando). It's worth a note that the continuation of this line, after Georgia ends and Florida borders Alabama, is not known by this name. Georgia has disputed its borders, too, claiming that topographers accidentally misplaced the Tennessee/Georgia border in the Early 19th Century, drafting it about a mile too far South. This was only challenged in 2010, 200 years after the mistake, and during a significant drought in the State; to instate the border one mile North would allow Georgia access to the Tennessee River.

Georgia's borders are formed by the Savannah River, separating it from South Carolina, in the East[[note]]There have been many long legal battles between Georgia and South Carolina over who owns what. The latest ruling decided that the (land) border is along the center line of the river for its entirety, and any new (post-1990) islands of land formed on the South Carolina side belong to South Carolina. Because of the 'new' distinction this suggests that there are parts of the state of Georgia (old islands) that are entirely encompassed by the state of South carolina, though common trivia excludes this to maintain that the Kentucky Bend is the only part of a US State that is completely surrounded by other states (because of arbitrary line-drawing vs river-following border techniques)[[/note]]; the historic North Carolina line, separating it from NC and Tennessee, to the North; the Florida-Georgia line, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin separating it from Florida]], to the South; and the Western bank of the Chattahoochee River, separating it from Alabama, to the West[[note]]Again, there have been legal battles: Alabama has always disputed that they Western bank is the point of the border -- giving the river to Georgia. The court has always unanimously upheld the border (specifically, it is the average water mark on the Western bank, so you could say that at some point the water has to be a little higher and ''that'' belongs to Alabama)[[/note]]. The Florida-Georgia line is also the inspiration for the name of the country duo Music/FloridaGeorgiaLine. It's worth a note that the continuation of this line, after Georgia ends and Florida borders Alabama, is not known by this name. Georgia has disputed its borders, too, claiming that topographers accidentally misplaced the Tennessee/Georgia border in the Early 19th Century, drafting it about a mile too far South. This was only challenged in 2010, 200 years after the mistake, and during a significant drought in the State; to instate the border one mile North would allow Georgia access to the Tennessee River.

Conversely, Athens is host to many break-out alternative rock groups. Another prominent genre of music in Georgia is {{country|music}} and {{bluegrass}}, and more recently an ArenaRock style of country music from young artists coming from the old Heartland of Central Georgia. This includes acts like Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan. The Music/TaylorSwift song "Tim [=McGraw=]" is also set in Georgia, as she makes mention that the boy said she "put those Georgia stars to shame that night". However, Swift grew up in Pennsylvania and Nashville. Luke Bryan's OdeToYouth "We Rode In Trucks" makes mention of the Flint River, near where he grew up, and "that red Georgia dirt", with Jason Aldean's "Country Boy's World" soliloquising the differences between the urban North East and Rome, Georgia, and how his girlfriend had "never seen a one-light town 'till she moved down here".

Atlanta has sports teams competing in four of the five major North American sports leagues: the Atlanta Falcons ([[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague NFL]]), Atlanta Braves ([[UsefulNotes/MLBTeams MLB]]), Atlanta Hawks ([[UsefulNotes/NationalBasketballAssociation NBA]]), and Atlanta United FC ([[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueSoccer MLS]]). The [[UsefulNotes/NationalHockeyLeague NHL]] used to have two different teams in Atlanta, the Flames in the 1970s and the Thrashers in the 2000s, but both of these teams moved to UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}. College sport is also popular, with the state having seven UsefulNotes/{{NCAA}} [[UsefulNotes/CollegiateAmericanFootball Division I football]] teams: the Georgia State Panthers, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Georgia Southern Eagles, and Georgia Bulldogs in the top-level FBS; and the Kennesaw State Owls, Mercer Bears, and Savannah State Tigers in the second-tier FCS. Sports stars from the state include Cam Newton and Ty Cobb.

** '''UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}''' is the capital, largest city and main tourist hub. If you're wanting to catch a cheap flight across the South or to/from the Midwest, there's a good chance you're having a stopover here. It's one of the prettiest places in Georgia and has both old colonial British designed areas and the modern amenities expected of such a city. The Atlanta Zoo, Georgia Aquarium, CNN Center, and the World of Coca-Cola are located here, and are popular attractions.

Atlanta has sports teams competing in four of the five major North American sports leagues: the Atlanta Falcons ([[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague NFL]]), Atlanta Braves ([[UsefulNotes/MLBTeams MLB]]), Atlanta Hawks ([[UsefulNotes/NationalBasketballAssociation NBA]]), and Atlanta United FC ([[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueSoccer MLS]], starting in 2017). The [[UsefulNotes/NationalHockeyLeague NHL]] used to have two different teams in Atlanta, the Flames in the 1970s and the Thrashers in the 2000s, but both of these teams moved to UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}. College sport is also popular, with the state having seven UsefulNotes/{{NCAA}} [[UsefulNotes/CollegiateAmericanFootball Division I football]] teams: the Georgia State Panthers, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Georgia Southern Eagles, and Georgia Bulldogs in the top-level FBS; and the Kennesaw State Owls, Mercer Bears, and Savannah State Tigers in the second-tier FCS. Sports stars from the state include Cam Newton and Ty Cobb.

** '''UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}''' is the capital and main tourist hub. If you're wanting to catch a cheap flight across the South or to/from the Midwest, there's a good chance you're having a stopover here. It's one of the prettiest places in Georgia and has both old colonial British designed areas and the modern amenities expected of such a city. The Atlanta Zoo, Georgia Aquarium, CNN Center, and the World of Coca-Cola are located here, and are popular attractions.

** '''Savannah''' was the original capital of the Province, and the main port and passage into the State. The theories behind its naming are above. It was the site of the battles against the Spanish, and also some offences in the Civil War. Nowadays it is more known as a tourist spot (Savannah Beach), with bikini-wearing girls all year round, and for spring breakers who couldn't make it any further South. Its tourism is therefore a split between historical and geographical interest and those who want to sunbathe.

Known as both "The Peach State" and the much cooler "Empire State of The South", one of the state's primary agricultural products is the peach. It was also a common landing ground during British Colonisation, with most of the United States' plantations located there. Today it still has several large ports, with the Port of Savannah being the fourth largest in the US and a main HQ for distribution centers.

Georgia's State borders are formed by the Savannah River, separating it from South Carolina, in the East[[note]]There have been many long legal battles between Georgia and South Carolina over who owns what. The latest ruling decided that the (land) border is along the center line of the river for its entirety, and any new (post-1990) islands of land formed on the SC side belong to SC. Because of the 'new' distinction this suggests that there are parts of the state of Georgia (old islands) that are entirely encompassed by the state of SC, though common trivia excludes this to maintain that the Kentucky Bend is the only part of a US State that is completely surrounded by other states (because of arbitrary line-drawing vs river-following border techniques)[[/note]]; the historic North Carolina line, separating it from NC and Tennessee, to the North; the Florida-Georgia line, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin separating it from Florida]], to the South; and the Western bank of the Chattahoochee River, separating it from Alabama, to the West[[note]]Again, there have been legal battles: Alabama has always disputed that they Western bank is the point of the border -- giving the river to Georgia. The court has always unanimously upheld the border (specifically, it is the average water mark on the Western bank, so you could say that at some point the water has to be a little higher and ''that'' belongs to Alabama)[[/note]]. The Florida-Georgia line is also the inspiration for the name of the country duo Music/FloridaGeorgiaLine. It's worth a note that the continuation of this line, after Georgia ends and Florida borders Alabama, is not known by this name. Georgia has disputed its borders, too, claiming that topographers accidentally misplaced the Tennessee/Georgia border in the Early 19th Century, drafting it about a mile too far South. This was only challenged in 2010, 200 years after the mistake, and during a significant drought in the State; to instate the border one mile North would allow Georgia access to the Tennessee River.

** '''UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}''' is the capital and main tourist hub. If you're wanting to catch a cheap flight across the South or to/from the Midwest, there's a good chance you're having a stopover here. It's one of the prettiest places in Georgia and has both old colonial British designed areas and the modern amenities expected of such a city. The Atlanta Zoo and Georgia Aquarium are located here, and are popular attractions.

* Creator/DiannaAgron

* Creator/LucasTill

* UsefulNotes/FranklinDRoosevelt

* Creator/TylerPerry

* Creator/BurtReynolds

* Creator/HulkHogan

* Creator/SpikeLee

* UsefulNotes/JackieRobinson

* Wrestling/AJStyles

* UsefulNotes/WoodrowWilson

Atlanta has sports teams competing in four of the five major North American sports leagues: the Atlanta Falcons ([[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague NFL]]), Atlanta Braves ([[UsefulNotes/MLBTeams MLB]]), Atlanta Hawks ([[UsefulNotes/NationalBasketballAssociation NBA]]), and Atlanta United FC ([[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueSoccer MLS]], starting in 2017). The [[UsefulNotes/NationalHockeyLeague NHL]] used to have two different teams in Atlanta, the Flames in the 1970s and the Thrashers in the 2000s, but both of these teams moved to UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}. College sport is also popular, with the state having six UsefulNotes/{{NCAA}} [[UsefulNotes/CollegiateAmericanFootball Division I football]] teams: the Georgia State Panthers, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Georgia Southern Eagles, and Georgia Bulldogs in the top-level FBS, and the Kennesaw State Owls and Mercer Bears in the second-tier FCS. Sports stars from the state include Cam Newton and Ty Cobb.

Atlanta has sports teams competing in four of the five major North American sports leagues: the Atlanta Falcons ([[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague NFL]]), Atlanta Braves ([[UsefulNotes/MLBTeams MLB]]), Atlanta Hawks ([[UsefulNotes/NationalBasketballAssociation NBA]]), and Atlanta United FC ([[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueSoccer MLS]], starting in 2017). The [[UsefulNotes/NationalHockeyLeague NHL]] used to have two different teams in Atlanta, the Flames in the 1970s and the Thrashers in the 2000s, but both of these teams moved to UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}. College sport is also popular, with the State having five UsefulNotes/{{NCAA}} [[UsefulNotes/CollegiateAmericanFootball Division I football]] teams: the Georgia State Panthers, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Georgia Southern Eagles, and Georgia Bulldogs in the top-level FBS, and the Kennesaw State Owls in the second-tier FCS. Sports stars from the state include Cam Newton and Ty Cobb.

Atlanta has sports teams competing in four of the five major North American sports leagues: the Atlanta Falcons ([[UsefulNotes/NationalFootballLeague NFL]]), Atlanta Braves ([[UsefulNotes/MLBTeams MLB]]), Atlanta Hawks ([[UsefulNotes/NationalBasketballAssociation NBA]]), and Atlanta United FC ([[UsefulNotes/MajorLeagueSoccer MLS]], starting in 2017). The [[UsefulNotes/NationalHockeyLeague NHL]] used to have two different teams in Atlanta, the Flames in the 1970s and the Thrashers in the 2000s, but both of these teams moved to UsefulNotes/{{Canada}}. College sport is also popular, with the State having four [[UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball Division I football teams]]: the Georgia State Panthers, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Georgia Southern Eagles, and Georgia Bulldogs. Sports stars from the state include Cam Newton and Ty Cobb.

* '''The North-West''' of Georgia is within the foothills of the Appalachians and so of different geography to the South of the State. It has a greater variety of fauna and is unsuitable for arable farming. Its largest cities are Atlanta in the Atlanta Metropolitan area, and Rome in Floyd County. Rome was so named because it was settled on seven hills, invoking the mythology of the [[UsefulNotes/{{Rome}} Italian capital]]. Stone Mountain is also here. It's sort of like a mini Mount Rushmore, as it features carvings of three important Confederate leaders (the largest bas relief in the World). Unlike Rushmore, it is an igneous quartz composite, containing a hell of a lot of precious stone. It was also used as the site to re-found the Ku Klux Klan in 1915.

* UsefulNotes/DwightDEisenhower

Atlanta has sports teams competing in all three major sports: the Atlanta Falcons (UsefulNotes/{{NFL}}), Atlanta Braves (MLB), and Atlanta Hawks (UsefulNotes/{{NBA}}). The Braves play at Turner Field, which was originally built as a stadium for the 1996 Atlanta Summer OlympicGames. The Falcons play at the Georgia Dome, which hosted two Super Bowls in 1994 and 2000, as well as other sporting events -- including collegiate basketball. College sport is also popular, with the State having four [[UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball Division I football teams]]: the Georgia State Panthers, Georgia Tech Yellowjackets, Georgia Southern Eagles, and Georgia Bulldogs. Sports stars from the state include Cam Newton and Ty Cobb.

'''Georgia''' is a Southern US State that borders the Carolinas, UsefulNotes/{{Florida}}, UsefulNotes/{{Alabama}}, and Tennessee. Its capital and largest city is UsefulNotes/{{Atlanta}}. Because of its Southern position on the East Coast, it is listed as the 13th State admitted to the Union, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies[[note]]Whilst all were admitted to the Union (by forming it) at the same time, they are listed geographically North to South, thus making Georgia thirteenth[[/note]]. It was also one of the original seven [[UsefulNotes/TheConfederacy Confederate States]]. The Northern parts of the State are within the [[UsefulNotes/{{Appalachia}} Appalachian Mountains]], and the whole thing is firmly part of the DeepSouth -- many country singers are from middle Georgia.

* Music/TheZacBrownBand

Conversely, Athens is host to many break-out alternative rock groups. Another prominent genre of music in Georgia is {{country|music}} and {{bluegrass}}, and more recently an ArenaRock style of country music from young artists coming from the old Heartland of Central Georgia. This includes acts like Jason Aldean and Luke Bryan.

Atlanta has sports teams competing in all three major sports: the Atlanta Falcons (UsefulNotes/{{NBA}}), Atlanta Braves (MLB), and Atlanta Hawks (UsefulNotes/{{NBA}}). The Braves play at Turner Field, which was originally built as a stadium for the 1996 Atlanta Summer OlympicGames. The Falcons play at the Georgia Dome, which hosted two Super Bowls in 1994 and 2000, as well as other sporting events -- including collegiate basketball. College sport is also popular, with the State having four [[UsefulNotes/AmericanFootball Division I football teams]]: the Georgia State Panthers, Georgia Tech Yellowjackets, Georgia Southern Eagles, and Georgia Bulldogs. Sports stars from the state include Cam Newton and Ty Cobb.