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The island and surrounding marine area of 52.01 square kilometres (20.08 sq mi) has been established as a biological reserve, with a permanent ranger station on the island. It is a popular tourist destination for ecotourism such as whale watching , attracting visitors for its beaches, coral beds, and sea life.
Formation of counties 1777-1932. From 1732 until 1758, the minor civil divisions in Georgia were districts and towns. In 1758, the Province of Georgia was divided into eight parishes, and another four parishes were created in 1765.
The oldest of these – now known as the Lagodekhi Protected Areas – dates back to 1912, when Georgia was part of the Russian Empire. The total area of Georgia's protected terrestrial territories is 6,501 km 2 (2,510 sq mi), which amounts to approximately 9.29% of the country's territory.
The Georgia state park system was founded in 1931. The first two areas to be designated as state parks were Indian Springs State Park and Vogel State Park. Other parks in Georgia include, but are not limited to, A.H. Stephens Historic Park in Crawfordville; Bobby Brown State Park in Elberton and Skidaway Island State Park in Savannah. In 2006 ...
List of counties in Georgia (U.S. state) Towns County, Georgia; Usage on sr.wikipedia.org Округ Таунс (Џорџија) Usage on sv.wikipedia.org Towns County; Usage on tr.wikipedia.org Towns ili, Georgia; Usage on tt.wikipedia.org Таунс (округ, Джорджия) Usage on tum.wikipedia.org Towns County, Georgia; Usage on uk ...
Stallings Island is a unique 16 acre archeological and ecological preserve with history dating back almost 5,000 years. Its name comes from the Stallings Culture and its inhabitants known for the ...
The U.S. state of Georgia is divided into 159 counties, more than any other state except for Texas, which has 254 counties. Under the Georgia State Constitution, all of its counties are granted home rule to deal with problems that are purely local in nature. Each county has a county seat. In Georgia, county seats typically have a courthouse at ...
(The Center Square) – Georgia is one step closer to having its first national park and preserve, after the bipartisan Ocmulgee Mounds Park and Preserve Establishment Act passed through committee ...