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The first list of natural wonders was compiled by state librarian Ella May Thornton and published in the Atlanta Georgian magazine on December 26, 1926. That first list included: [citation needed] Amicalola Falls; Jekyll Island Forest; Marble vein in Longswamp Valley in Pickens County; Okefenokee Swamp; Stone Mountain; Tallulah Gorge; Warm Springs
The most natural and undisturbed monadnock of exposed granitic rock in the Piedmont biophysiographic province. Wassaw Island: 1967: Chatham: federal (Wassaw National Wildlife Refuge) Only barrier island in Georgia with an undisturbed forest cover.
Pages in category "Seven Natural Wonders of Georgia (U.S. state)" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
It is unique among the seven natural wonders, as it has been continuously inhabited by Native American communities for centuries. Image credits: Luca Galuzzi - www.galuzzi.it.
Amicalola Falls is a 729-foot (222 m) waterfall on Amicalola Creek in Dawson County, Georgia, United States. It the highest waterfall in Georgia and is considered to be one of the Seven Natural Wonders of Georgia. [1] The name "Amicalola" is derived from a Cherokee language term ama uqwalelvyi, meaning "tumbling waters."
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The Tallulah Gorge has been dubbed one of the "Seven Natural Wonders of Georgia". [2] Tallulah Falls Lake lies just above the gorge. It was created in 1913 by a hydroelectric dam built by Georgia Railway and Power (now Georgia Power) in order to run Atlanta's city streetcars.
American Beauty. The United States is home to 63 stunning national parks spread over 30 states. The oldest, Yellowstone National Park, was created by Ulysses S. Grant in 1872.