Georgia

Governor: (John) Nathan Deal

Founded on January 2, 1788 by James
Oglethorpe,(British General, Philanthropist,
member of parliament) who died in 1785,
before Georgia was officially founded

State bird:
Brown thrasher

State flower:
Rosa laevigata
(Cherokee rose)

Northern
Georgia is
mountainous
Central
Georgia is
generally
hilly with
some
plateaus
Southern
Georgia is a
flat costal
plain area

Top Crops/ Animals

Top producers of:
Peaches
Peanuts
Eggs
Chickens
Rye
Pecans
Tomatoes
Onions
Blueberries
Near top producers of: cabbage
Cantaloupe
Cotton
Watermelon

Famous foods
Fried Chicken
Grits
Pecans
Peaches
Peanuts

Famous people from there

Wayne Williams
Jackie Robinson
Jimmy Carter
Martin Luther King Jr.
Dakota Fanning

3 facts
In Gainesville (The Chicken Capitol of
the World) it is illegal to kill a chicken
with a fork
Berry College in Rome, Georgia has
the worlds largest campus
The theme park six flags was named
after the 6 flags that have flown over
Georgia