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Georgia (song) Georgia is a single by Atlanta based rapper Ludacris and southern hip hop duo Field Mob. It is featured on Ludacris Presents: Disturbing tha Peace, an album released off of Ludacris' Disturbing Tha Peace record label, showcasing its current roster.
Georgia (typeface) Georgia is an old style serif typeface designed in 1993 by Matthew Carter for the Microsoft Corporation. It is designed specifically for clarity on a computer monitor even at small sizes, partially due to a relatively large x-height.
Georgia (U.S. state) Gold Rush The Georgia Gold Rush was the first significant gold rush in the United States. It started in 1829 in the present day Lumpkin County and soon spread through the North Georgia mountains, following the Georgia Gold Belt.
Georgia (U.S. state) in the American Civil War On January 18, 1861, Georgia seceded from the Union, keeping the name "State of Georgia" and joined the newly-formed Confederacy in February. During the war, Georgia sent nearly 100,000 soldiers to battle, mostly to the armies in Virginia.
Georgia and Alabama Railroad The Georgia and Alabama Railroad was formed in 1895 from the failed Savannah, Americus and Montgomery Railway. The G&A expanded rapidly, acquiring the Abbeville and Waycross Railroad and building it further South to Ocilla, GA, obtaining a lease from the Central of Georgia Railroad for trackage rights between Lyons, GA and Meldrim, GA, and then acquiring the Columbus Southern Railway, all in 1896.
Georgia at the 1996 Summer Olympics Georgia competed in the Summer Olympic Games as an independent nation for the first time at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. Previously, Georgian athletes competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Summer Olympics.
Georgia Academy of Mathematics, Engineering and Science The Georgia Academy of Mathematics, Engineering and Science, also known as GAMES, is an early college entrance program created in 1997 and facilitated by the University System of Georgia. Typically, juniors or seniors in high school who meet or exceed the base requirements of GPA and SAT scores may apply and be admitted to the two-year program which is located at Middle Georgia College in Cochran, Georgia.
Georgia Aquarium The Georgia Aquarium, located in Atlanta, Georgia at Pemberton Place, is billed as the "world's largest aquarium" with more than 8 million US gallons (30,000 mÂł; 30,000,000 liters) of marine and fresh water, and more than 100,000 animals of 500 different species. The aquarium's notable specimens include young whale sharks (Norton, Alice, and Trixie) and four beluga whales (Nico, Natasha, Marina, and Maris).
Georgia Author of the Year Award The Georgia Author of the Year Award (GAYA) was established in 1964 by the founders of the Dixie Council of Authors and Journalists. In 1984 that organization became the Council of Authors and Journalists (CAJ).
Georgia Board of Regents The Georgia Board of Regents was created in 1931 and is part of the state government of Georgia, United States. The Board has oversight over the University System of Georgia, meaning that it has authority over all of its state-owned institutions of higher education.
Georgia Brown (Brazilian singer) Georgia Brown is a Brazilian pop singer notable for her extensive vocal range. She is the current Guinness World Records holder for singing the highest recorded vocal note and also possessing the largest recorded vocal range, which spans exactly 8 octaves from G2-G10.
Georgia Bulldogs The University of Georgia (UGA) features one of the nation's premier athletic programs, competing in the Southeastern Conference. Bulldog legends Vince Dooley, Dan Magill, Wally Butts, Howell Hollis, Forrest "Spec" Towns, and Herman Stegeman, along with current coaches Mark Richt, Andy Landers, Suzanne Yoculan, Chris Haack, and Jack Bauerle, are all considered to be among the best in their respective sport.
Georgia Bulldogs football under Ernest Brown Ernest Brown was a graduate student from the University of Georgia who served as the head coach of the Georgia Bulldogs football team for one year in 1893. Brown was more of a trainer than he was a coach and knew more about tending to sore muscles than the game of football.
Georgia Bulldogs football under Herman Stegeman thHerman Stegeman coached the Georgia Bulldogs for three seasons from 1920 to 1922. Over the course of those three seasons, he lead the Bulldogs to a combined 20-6-37 record and the team's second conference championship.
Georgia Bulldogs football under Charles Herty The 1892 Georgia Bulldogs football team was the first football team fielded by the University of Georgia to compete and the team completed its inaugural season with a 1-1 record. The Bulldogs played their first inter-collegiate football game in history against Mercer University, winning 50-0.
Georgia Bulldogs football under Charles McCarthy Charles McCarthy coached the Georgia Bulldogs for two seasons: 1897 and 1898. Over the course of those two seasons, he lead the Bulldogs to a combined 6-3 record, including back-to-back victories over Georgia Tech.
Georgia Bulldogs football under Kid Woodruff Georg "Kid" Woodruff was the 16th head coach of the University of Georgia Bulldogs college football team and served in that role from 1923 to 1927. He was the third former Georgia player to serve as head coach and compiled a 30-16-1 record (.
Georgia Bulldogs football under Pop Warner Coaching legend Glenn “Pop” Warner coached the Georgia Bulldogs for two seasons: 1895 and 1896. Over the course of those two seasons, he lead the Bulldogs to a combined 7-4 record and the team's first undefeated season and first conference championship in 1896.
Georgia Bulldogs football under Robert Winston The 1894 Georgia Bulldogs football team completed the season with a 5-1-0 record. In 1894, the Bulldogs played their first game against South Carolina, winning 40-0, starting a rivalry that continues to the present day.
Georgia Central Railway The Georgia Central Railway operates about 174 miles of track from Macon, Georgia through Dublin, Georgia and Vidalia, Georgia to Savannah, Georgia. It connects with CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern Railroad.
Georgia Coast and Piedmont Railroad In 1906 the Collins and Reidsville Railroad, the Reidsville and Southeastern Railroad and the Darien and Western Railroad merged to form the Georgia Coast and Piedmont Railroad. The railroad operated mainly on a line between Collins, GA and Darien, GA, extending to Brunswick, GA in 1914.
Georgia College & State University Georgia College & State University (GCSU) is a public university in Milledgeville, Georgia with over 5,500 students. It is a part of the University System of Georgia and is the state's liberal arts university.
Georgia Department of Natural Resources The Georgia Department of Natural Resources is the Georgia administrative agency charged with the responsibility of regulating hunting, fishing, boating, and nongame plants and animals. It is headed by a Commissioner.
Georgia Department of Public Safety Georgia Department of Public Safety is a state body that is responsible for state wide law enforcement and public safety within the State of Georgia. The current Commissioner of the department is Bill Hitchens, whom is also Colonel of the State Patrol
Georgia Gold Belt The largest quantities of gold found in the eastern United States were found in the Georgia Gold Belt, which extends from Alabama to Rabun County, Georgia. The biggest concentration of gold was found in White, Lumpkin, and northern Cherokee counties in Georgia.
Georgia Golf Hall of Fame's Botanical Garden The Georgia Golf Hall of Fame's Botanical Gardens (17 acres) are botanical gardens located at the Georgia Golf Hall of Fame, 1 11th Street, Augusta, Georgia. The gardens are open to the public; please call for times and prices.
Georgia Governor's Honors Program The Georgia Governor's Honors Program is a summer educational program in the state of Georgia, in the United States. It is a six-week summer instructional program designed to provide the intellectually gifted and artistically talented high school students of Georgia challenging and enriching educational opportunities not usually available during the regular school year.
Georgia Guidestones The Georgia Guidestones are a huge granite monument located on a hilltop in Elbert County, Georgia, USA. It is sometimes referred to as the "American Stonehenge," a title that has been applied at times to a number of other structures.
Georgia Gulf Corporation The Georgia Gulf Corporation (NYSE: GGC) is a major manufacturer and marketer of chlorovinyls (resins and compounds), aromatics (cumene, phenol, acetone, and alpha-methylstyrene), and electrochemicals (chlorine and caustic soda). One major product is polyvinyl chloride, abbreviated PVC.
Georgia Gwinnett College In the spring of 2005, the Georgia Legislature and the Board of Regents approved a bold and progressive plan to create the first new state college in Georgia since 1970. Located on the former Gwinnett University Center campus in Lawrenceville, Georgia Gwinnett College is a high tech, four-year institution serving the higher educational needs of Gwinnett County.
Georgia Gwizzlies The Georgia Gwizzlies are a team of the American Basketball Association, and formerly a part of the American National Basketball League. The team came to the ABA in the middle of the 2006-07 season to finish up the schedule started by the Knoxville Noise.
Georgia Harkness Georgia Elma Harkness (April 21, 1891-1974) was a Christian theologian in the Methodist tradition. Born in Harkness, New York, a town named after her grandfather, Harkness has been described as one of the first significant American female theologians and was important in the movement to gain ordination for women in American Methodism.
Georgia Hase Georgia Hase was best known as a heel manager of two prominant roller derby teams, the Detroit Devils of the original Roller Games league and Bad Attitude of the syndicated TV series RollerGames and was recognized as the most controversial figure in the history of the game. She had a longtime bitter feud against the legendary Los Angeles Thunderbirds (aka the T-Birds).
Georgia Historical Commission The Georgia Historical Commission was an organization created by the American state of Georgia for purposes of historic preservation. Georgia legislature created the commission in February 1951 to promote and increase knowledge and understanding of the history of Georgia.
Georgia Innocence Project The Georgia Innocence Project is a non-profit corporation with the mission "to free the wrongly prosecuted through the use of DNA testing. To advance practices that minimize the chances that others suffer the same fate.
Georgia Institute of Technology College of Architecture The College of Architecture (COA) at the Georgia Institute of Technology was established in 1908 as the Department of Architecture, offering the first four-year course of study in architecture in the Southern United States.
Georgia Institute of Technology College of Management The College of Management (COM) at the Georgia Institute of Technology was established in 1934,College of Management | About Us | Overview & History and is consistently ranked in the top 50 management programs in the nation.
Georgia Institute of Technology Historic District The Historic District of the Georgia Institute of Technology, also known as the Old Campus of Georgia Tech or the Hill District, is significant in the areas of architecture, education, engineering and science, as well as landscape architecture. The area is a Registered Historic Place and part of the central campus of Georgia Tech.
Georgia International Convention Center The Georgia International Convention Center or GICC, opened in April 2003, is the second largest convention center in the State of Georgia: second only to the Georgia World Congress Center. It is located at 2000 Convention Center Concourse, just off of Camp Creek Parkway (S.
Georgia Land Lottery Georgia Land Lottery was an early Nineteenth-Century system of land re-distribution for Georgia's citizens. Under this system, qualifying citizens could register for a chance to win lots of land that had formerly (and in most cases recently) belonged to the Cherokee Indians and Creek Indians.
Georgia military mutiny, 1998 The Georgian military mutiny of October 1998 was an abortive attempt of a rebellion organized by a group of officers led by Colonel Akaki Eliava in the western Georgia against the government of President Eduard Shevardnadze.
Georgia Midland and Gulf Railroad The Georgia Midland and Gulf Railroad was chartered in 1885 and began operations in 1887, running from Columbus, GA to McDonough, GA. In 1890, the line leased the Columbus Southern Railway but was forced to cancel the lease a year later due to financial problems.
Georgia Midland Railway Founded in 1896 to take over the failed Georgia Midland and Gulf Railroad, the Georgia Midland Railway operated about 100 miles of rail from McDonough, GA to Columbus, GA. The railroad didn't even last a full year when it became a part of the Southern Railway.
Georgia Military College Established in 1879 in Milledgeville, Georgia Military College (abbreviated as GMC) now includes a liberal arts junior college, a high school, and a middle school. GMC's focus is on a junior college military science program that culminates at the end of two years of study and training with cadets being commissioned as officers in the U.
Georgia Militia The Georgia Militia existed from 1733 to 1861. It was originally planned by General James Oglethorpe prior to the founding of the Province of Georgia, the British colony that would become the state of Georgia.
Georgia Moffett Georgia Elizabeth Moffett (born December 25, 1984 in west London) is a English actress and the daughter of actors Peter Davison and Sandra Dickinson. A former pupil of St Edward's School in Oxford, she has 'appeared' alongside her father in Red Dawn, a Doctor Who audio drama from Big Finish Productions.
Georgia Northeastern Railroad The Georgia Northeastern Railroad is a short line freight railroad which runs from the town of Elizabeth, Georgia (now within Marietta, near Atlanta) to the city of Blue Ridge, Georgia. Goods hauled are mostly timber, grain, poultry, and marble products.
Georgia Northern Railway In the early 1890s, the Pidcock Family founded a private logging railroad that ran North out of Pidcock, Georgia. The Pidcocks purchased the failed Boston and Albany Railroad (Georgia) and combined the assets into the Georgia Northern Railway.
Georgia oak The Georgia oak (Quercus georgiana), also called the Stone Mountain oak, is a rare deciduous oak. It is native to the southeastern United States, with a very restricted range in the southern Appalachian Mountains and outlying monadnocks, mainly in northern Georgia, but also very locally in portions of Alabama and South Carolina.
Georgia Perimeter College Botanical Garden The Georgia Perimeter College Botanical Garden (4 acres) is a botanical garden located on the Decatur Campus of the Georgia Perimeter College at 3251 Panthersville Road, Decatur, Georgia. The garden is open daily without fee.
Georgia Regiment of Horse Rangers The Georgia Regiment of Horse Rangers was raised on January 1, 1776, at Savannah, Georgia for service with the Continental Army. The regiment saw action in Florida in 1777 at the Siege of Savannah and in 1778 at the Siege of Charleston.
Georgia Satellites The Georgia Satellites are a Southern rock band, inspired by Chuck Berry and Jack Daniels, from the southern United States and are best known for their 1986 top five hit single "Keep Your Hands to Yourself".
Georgia Shakespeare Festival Georgia Shakespeare (formerly Georgia Shakespeare Festival) is a professional, not-for-profit theatre company located in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States on the campus of Oglethorpe University. Georgia Shakespeare produces plays annually, primarily between June and November.
Georgia Simpson Georgia grace was a fictional character in the defunct Channel 4 Soap Opera, Brookside, played by Helen Grace from 1996 to 1997. Her most notable storyline was her Incestuous relationship with her brother, Nat.
Georgia Slowe Georgia Slowe is an actress. Born in 1966, Georgia began acting when she was a child and in a career that has spanned nearly 30 years, she has worked alongside Harvey Keitel (L'Inchiesta), Oliver Reed (Black Arrow), Angela Lansbury (The Company of Wolves) Francesca Annis (I'll Take Manhattan) and Richard Chamberlain (Wallenberg).
Georgia Southern and Florida Railway Also known as the Suwanee River Route from it crossing of the Suwanee River, the Georgia Southern and Florida Railroad was founded in 1885 and began operations between Macon, GA and Valdosta, GA in 1889, extending to Palatka, FL in 1890. The railroad went bankrupt by 1891 and was reorganized as the Georgia Southern and Florida Railway in 1895 and was mostly under the control of the Southern Railway.
Georgia Southern Botanical Garden The Georgia Southern Botanical Garden (nearly 11 acres) is a botanical garden featuring many unique and endangered plants. It is located at 1505 Bland Avenue, Statesboro, Georgia, a few blocks from the main Georgia Southern University campus.
Georgia Southern Railroad The Georgia Southern Railroad was formed in 1874 to assume the operations of the bankrupt Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad. The Georgia Southern was in turn absorbed by the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad in 1881.
Georgia Southwestern Railroad The Georgia Southwestern Railroad is a Class III short line railroad company operating in southwestern Georgia and a small portion of Alabama. It is comprised of several different rail lines acquired from CSX and Norfolk Southern and originally operated as divisions of the South Carolina Central Railroad.
Georgia Spiropoulos Georgia Spiropoulos (born in Greece, 1965) is a composer, who studied piano, harmony, counterpoint and fugue in Athens. At the same time she studied jazz piano and worked as an instrumentalist and arranger of Hellenic traditional music of oral transmission for 10 years.
Georgia Square Mall Georgia Square Mall, located in Athens, GA is a superregional shopping mall serving northeastern Georgia, including students attending University of Georgia, the major university in the state and one of the nation's oldest. Built in 1980, this two-level mall was originally noted for its retro design features including the foil-copper look used on the mall entrance to Belk.
Georgia State Capitol The Georgia State Capitol, in Atlanta, Georgia, in the United States, is an architecturally and historically significant building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places. In addition, it is the working center of Georgia's government.
Georgia State Defense Force The Georgia State Defense Force (GSDF, GASDF, or SDF) is a military unit and an element of the Georgia Department of Defense, serving in support of the national and state constitutions under direction of the governor and the adjutant general of the State of Georgia. Members of the Georgia State Defense Force serve alongside the Georgia Army National Guard and the Georgia Air National Guard.
Georgia State Route 10 Loop State Route 10 Loop (also known as Loop 10, Paul Broun Parkway or the Athens Perimeter Highway) is a beltway around Athens, Georgia, United States. Except for a single at-grade intersection, it is built to freeway standards.
Georgia State Route 20 State Route 20 is an abnormally-oriented route in roughly the shape of a capital J rotated ninety degrees to the left. Its counterclockwise terminus is at the Alabama state line in Floyd County, and its clockwise terminus occurs in the middle of an overpass over U.
Georgia State Route 246 Georgia State Route 246 is one of the most unusual highways in Georgia because a portion of the highway is actually located in North Carolina. Even the North Carolina portion of the road is maintained by the Georgia Department of Transportation.
Georgia State Route 28 State Route 28 is the Georgia segments of a multi-state Route 28 that runs from southwestern Aiken County, South Carolina northwestward to northern Graham County, North Carolina. The route has two segments in Georgia totalling 25.
Georgia State Route 3 State Route 3 runs in a generally north-south orientation from Georgia's northern border to its southern border. Its northern terminus is at the Tennessee state line just southeast of Chattanooga, and its southern terminus is at the Florida state line about twelve miles south-southeast of Thomasville.
Georgia State Route 300 State Route 300, also called the Georgia-Florida Parkway, begins at I-75 exit 99 at Cordele in Crisp County and ends at the Georgia-Florida line below Thomasville in Thomas County. It is approximately 116 miles long.
Georgia State Route 333 State Route 333 is a north-south route located entirely in Brooks County in extreme south Georgia. From its southern terminus Florida state line southeast of Quitman, the route runs northwest to Quitman, then north, reaching its northern terminus at S.
Georgia State Route 337 State Route 337 is a northeast-southwest route that runs from its southern terminus at the Alabama state line southwest of Menlo northeastward through Broomtown Valley at the foot of Lookout Mountain. The route reaches its northern terminus at U.
Georgia State Route 387 State Route 387 existed in 1991 and ran along Camp Creek Parkway in College Park near Atlanta running from I-285 to I-85. The highway was added mostly to provide a northern terminus for the proposed extension to State Route 314.
Georgia State Route 6 State Route 6 (also known as Camp Creek Parkway and Thornton Road) begins at the Georgia-Alabama state line southwest of Cedartown in Esom Hill and ends at I-85, exit 72, in College Park. State Route 6 is the state designation for U.
Georgia State Route 95 State Route 95 is a short, north-south highway located in Walker County. Originally a route built and maintained by the Department of the Interior as part of Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, S.
Georgia State University Georgia State University (GSU) is an urban research university in the heart of downtown Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Founded in 1913, it serves over 28,000 students, and is one of the University System of Georgia's four research universities.
Georgia State University College of Law The Georgia State University College of Law is an urban law school located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Founded in 1982, is it accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools.
Georgia Sustainment and Stability Operations Program The Georgia Sustainment and Stability Operations Program (Georgia SSOP) is a security assistance program designed to create an increased capability in the Georgian military to support Operation Iraqi Freedom stability missions. Launched in January 2005, SSOP will also help solidify the progress made during the very successful Georgia Train and Equip Program (GTEP) of 2002-2004 and continue to assist in the implementation of western standards in the Georgian armed forces.
Georgia Tech Applied Research Corporation The Georgia Tech Applied Research Corporation (GTARC) is a wholly controlled nonprofit subsidiary of GTRC that was established to serve as the contracting agency for work performed by the Georgia Tech Research Institute. GTARC is a 501(c)3 corporation.
Georgia Tech Aquatic Center The Georgia Tech Aquatic Center is part of the Georgia Tech campus. Constructed for the 1996 Summer Olympics, it featured competitions in Swimming, Synchronised Swimming, Diving, Water Polo, and the swimming part of the Modern Pentathlon.
Georgia Tech Athletic Association The Georgia Tech Athletic Association is a non-profit organization responsible for maintaining the intercollegiate athletic program at Georgia Tech. The Athletic Association is overseen by the Georgia Tech Athletic Board.
Georgia Tech Lorraine Georgia Tech Lorraine (GTL) is a campus of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Metz, France. Courses there are taught in English, with a few exceptions, and the faculty rotates in from the main campus in Atlanta.
Georgia Tech Research Corporation The Georgia Tech Research Corporation (GTRC) is an organization that supports research and technological development at Georgia Tech. It was founded in 1937 as the Industrial Development Council to be a contract organization for the Engineering Experiment Station.
Georgia Tech Research Institute The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is the nonprofit applied research arm of the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. GTRI employs over 1,300 people, and is involved in approximately $100 million in research annually for more than 200 clients in industry and government.
Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets The Yellow Jackets is the name used for all of the intercollegiate athletic teams that play for the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, Georgia. The teams have also been nicknamed the Ramblin' Wreck, Engineers, Blacksmiths, or Golden Tornado.
Georgia Theatre The Georgia Theatre is a prominent music venue in Athens, Georgia, located in an old cinema. Many prominents acts from the early music of Athens, Georgia performed at the Theatre, including a range of folk, popular and country acts.
Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation The Georgia Trust for Historic Preservation is the country's largest statewide, nonprofit preservation organization with more than 8,000 members. Founded in 1973, the Trust is committed to preserving and enhancing Georgia’s communities and their diverse historic resources for the education and enjoyment of all.
Georgia v. Randolph Georgia v. Randolph, () (2006), is a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that police without a search warrant could not constitutionally search a house in which one resident consents to the search while another resident objects.
Georgia Van Helsing Georgia Van Helsing was one of the more popular and frequent bondage models for House of Milan in the 1980s. She was featured in many full-length bondage films as well as countless short loops and photo pictorials.
Georgia's 12th congressional district Georgia's 12th congressional district is a United States political division, represented by Democrat John Barrow. In November 2006, Barrow ran against former 12th District Representative, Republican Max Burns.
Georgia's 6th congressional district The district has existed since the 29th Congress (1845-1847), the first Congress in which Representatives were elected from districts, rather than at-large. Georgia gained a sixth Representative for the first time in the 13th Congress (1813-1815).
Georgia-Cumberland Academy Georgia-Cumberland Academy (GCA) is a private co-educational Seventh-day Adventist high school operated by the Georgia-Cumberland Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. Located five miles southwest of Calhoun, Georgia, GCA provides a Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) accredited college-prep and standard diploma program for grades 9-12.
Georgia-Florida League The Georgia-Florida League was a low-level circuit in American minor league baseball that existed from 1935 through 1958 (suspending operations during World War II) and in 1962-63. It was one of many Class D circuits that played in the Southeastern United States during the postwar period - a group that included the Georgia State League, Georgia-Alabama League, Florida State League, Alabama-Florida League and the Alabama State League.
Georgia-Florida Plank Road Company The Georgia-Florida Plank Road Company was 1 of 5 such roads authorized by the Florida legislature in 1850 but this was the only one built. Joseph Chaires and Green Chaires, plantation owners, were granted a charter for the plank road company.
Georgia-Ukraine-EU gas pipeline The Georgia-Ukraine-EU (GUEU) gas pipeline is a proposed pipeline project to transport natural gas from the Caspian region to Ukraine and further to Poland. The pipeline would branch off from the South Caucasus Pipeline near Tbilisi and run for approximately 100 kilometers via Georgia to Supsa at the Black Sea.
Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester and Camilla Railway The Georgia, Ashburn, Sylvester and Camilla Railway was founded in 1922 and operated a former line of the failed Gulf Line Railway from Ashburn, GA to Camilla, GA. The GAS&C was a subsidiary of the Georgia Northern Railway which was purchased by the Southern Railway in 1966 and operated as a subsidiary.
Georgia, Carolina and Northern Railway In 1886 the Georgia, Carolina and Northern Railway was founded and planned on building a railroad from Monroe, NC to Atlanta, GA. By 1892 the railroad had almost completed its original plan when a court injunction halted its progress into Atlanta.
Georgia, Southwestern and Gulf Railroad The Georgia, Southwestern and Gulf Railroad began operations in 1910 on about 35 miles of track leased from the Albany and Northern Railway running between Cordele, GA and Albany, GA. The GS&G was purchased by the Georgia Northern Railway in 1939, but the line was dissolved by 1942.
Georgian alphabet The Georgian alphabet is the script currently used to write the Georgian language and other Kartvelian languages (such as Mingrelian), and occasionally other languages of the Caucasus (such as Ossetic and Abkhaz in the 1940s).
Georgian Academy of Sciences The Georgian Academy of Sciences (GAS) (Georgian: საქართველოს მეცნიერებათა აკადემია, Sakartvelos Mecnierebata Akademia) unites the 62 scientific research institutes and centers of the Republic of Georgia. It was named Georgian SSR Academy of Sciences until 1991.
Georgian Bay Georgian Bay (French: baie Georgienne) is a large bay of Lake Huron, located in Ontario, Canada. The main body of the bay lies east and northeast of the Bruce Peninsula, south of Greater Sudbury and north of Collingwood.

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