State Profile for Georgia

Added to Union: January 2, 1788 (4th State)	State Official Bird: Brown Thrasher
Capital: Atlanta	State Official Flower: Cherokee
State Website: http://www.georgia.gov/	State Official Tree: Live Oak

Historical Figures from Georgia

• Jimmy Carter
  
• Joseph Rucker Lamar
  
• Clarence Thomas
  
• James Moore Wayne
  
• William Burnham Woods
  

Historical Sites in Georgia

• Jimmy Carter Library, Atlanta
  
• Jimmy Carter National Historic Site, Plains
  
• Little White House Historic Site, Warm Springs
  

There are 3 sites in Georgia

Did you know?

James Madison and George Washington are the only two Presidents to command an army into battle while serving as President. Washington led the militia to squash the Whiskey Rebellion, and Madison lead troops during the War of 1812.

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