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This is a List of National Historic Landmarks in Georgia. The United States National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service , and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance.
While Georgia was part of the Soviet Union the population grew steadily, rising from less than 4 million in the 1950s to a peak of 5.5 million in 1992 (including Abkhazia and Tskhinvali Region). [17] From 1992 the population began to decline sharply due to civil war and economic crisis driven mass migration throughout the 1990s and into the ...
George Walton (c. 1749 – February 2, 1804) was a Founding Father of the United States who signed the United States Declaration of Independence while representing Georgia in the Continental Congress. [1]
The first cinema in Georgia was established in Tbilisi on November 16, 1896. The first Georgian cinema documentary ("Journey of Akaki Tsereteli in Racha-Lechkhumi") was shot in 1912 by Vasil Amashukeli (1886–1977), while the first Georgian feature film ("Kristine") was shot in 1916 by Alexandre Tsutsunava (1881–1955).
The music of Athens, Georgia includes a wide variety of popular music and was an important part of the early evolution of alternative rock and new wave. [1] The city is well known as the home of chart-topping bands like R.E.M. , Widespread Panic , The B-52's , and several long-time indie rock groups. [ 1 ]
This is a list of the mammals native to the U.S. state of Georgia.. The critically endangered North Atlantic right whale is the state marine mammal of Georgia. West Indian manatee, vulnerable Little brown bat, endangered American bison, near threatened Indiana bat, near threatened New England cottontail, vulnerable Eastern small-footed myotis, endangered False killer whale, near threatened ...
Fragments of the Constitution of Georgia adopted by the Constituent Assembly of Georgia on 21st February 1921. The Act of Independence of Georgia, declared on 26 May 1918, in brief, outlined the main principles of the nation's future democracy. According to this act, "the Democratic Republic of Georgia equally guarantees to every citizen within ...
Georgia, officially the State of Georgia, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Tennessee and North Carolina to the north, South Carolina and the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Florida to the south, and Alabama to the west. Of the 50 United States, Georgia is the 24th-largest by area and eighth most populous.