Description: Georgia Peach
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Date it became a state: January, 2, 1788
Governor: Sonny Perdue, Republican
Land Area: 57,906 sq. miles
States surrounding it: Al, Tenn, SC, NC, and Florida
State Nickname: The peach state
State Motto: Wisdom, Justice and Moderation
State Mammal: The Right whale
State Bird: Brown Thrasher
State Tree: Live oak
History (5 important events):
1. It became an English colony
2. Law prohibiting slavery
3. Spanish build fort on St. Katherine’s in 1673
4. English attack the Spanish fort in 1680
5. Jimmy Carter wins Nobel Prize in 2002
Geography (Describe the land, rivers, mountains, lakes, etc):
Many Marshes and swamps
Attractions/Places to Visit:
1. Stone mountain
2. Coca-cola museum
3. Atlanta shark museum
Other Interesting Facts:
The braves won the World Series In 1995
Olympics held in Georgia at 1996