Province of Georgia common name Georgia continent North America country United States status Colony ... The Province of Georgia also Georgia Colony was one of the Southern colonies in British America ... grant of the Province of Carolina , which was closely linked to Georgia. South Carolina had never been able to gain control of the area, but after the Yamasee War the Georgia coast was effectively ... Archives . 13colonies Colonial Colleges coord missing DEFAULTSORT Province Of Georgia Category Pre ... British Georgia, Province of Category Former British colonies Category 1733 in the Thirteen Colonies fr Province de G orgie it Provincia della Georgia ja no Kolonien Georgia pt Prov ncia ... year end 1777 date end p1 1750 s1 Georgia U.S. state flag s1 Flag of Georgia 28U.S. state 29.svg image flag image coat image map gacolony.png image map caption A map of the Province of Georgia , 1732 1777 capital Savannah, Georgia common languages English currency Pound sterling representative1 year ... of the province extended to the Mississippi River . The colony s corporate charter was granted to General ... colonists disagreed with, such as being alcohol free. Oglethorpe envisioned the province as a location ... part of the organized settlement of Georgia. Another motivation for the founding of the colony was as a buffer state border , or garrison province that would defend the southern part of the British colonies from Spanish Florida . Oglethorpe imagined a province populated by sturdy farmers that could ... Georgia Oglethorpe, accompanied by the first settlers, arrived on February 12, 1733, at Yamacraw Bluff , in what is now Savannah, Georgia Savannah , and established a camp with the help of a local ... celebrated as Georgia Day . One plan had called for Georgia to be created to be a safe home for debtors ... Image SavannahColony.JPG thumb 250px Savannah, Georgia colony, early 1700s The Privy Council of the United ... governed the province, with the aid of annual subsidy subsidies from Parliament, for the next two ... more details
pp move indef Wiktionarypar GeorgiageorgiaGeorgia has two principal meanings Georgia country , a country ... of Georgia country Democratic Republic of Georgia 1918 21 Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic 1921 91 , part of the Soviet Union Georgia U.S. state , previously known as The State of Georgia 1861 70 , part of the Confederate States of America see Georgia in the American Civil War Province of Georgia 1732 76 Georgia may also refer to TOCright Places New Georgia , Solomon Islands South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands , British overseas territory in the South Atlantic Southern Ocean Strait of Georgia , British Columbia, Canada Georgia, Indiana , United States Georgia, New Jersey , United States Georgia, Vermont , United States Georgia Avenue , in Washington, DC, United States Georgia Street , in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Media and entertainment Georgia 1988 film Georgia 1988 film , Australian thriller Georgia 1995 film Georgia 1995 film , American independent drama Georgia 2010 film Georgia 2010 film , U.S. Georgian drama about Georgia s conflict with Russia Marching Through Georgia , the popular 1860s marching tune and song by Henry Clay Work. Georgia song Georgia song , 2005 song by Field Mob Georgia Cee Lo Green song Georgia Cee Lo Green song , 2010 song by Cee Lo Green Georgia Carolyn Dawn Johnson song Georgia Carolyn Dawn Johnson song , 2000 song by Carolyn Dawn Johnson Georgia , a song by Boz Scaggs on his 1976 album Silk Degrees Georgia on My Mind , 1930 song by Hoagy Carmichael Georgia, 2007 song by Hanson, on the album The Walk Hanson album The Walk State of Georgia TV series State of Georgia TV series , 2011 TV series Ships CSS Georgia battery CSS Georgia battery , floating battery, commissioned 1863 CSS Georgia cruiser CSS Georgia cruiser , merchantman, commissioned 1863 SS Georgia SS Georgia , oil tanker, commissioned 1908 USS Georgia BB 15 USS Georgia BB 15 , battleship, commissioned 1906 USS Georgia SSGN 729 USS Georgia SSGN 729 , submarine ... more details
Infobox film name Georgia, Georgia image caption director Stig Bj rkman producer Jack Jordan writer Maya Angelou starring Dirk Benedict music cinematography Andreas Bellis editing Sten G ran Camitz distributor released 1972 runtime 91 minutes country Film Sweden br Film US language English budget Georgia, Georgia is a 1972 Swedish American drama film directed by Stig Bj rkman . It was entered into the 23rd Berlin International Film Festival . ref name imdb cite web url http www.imdb.com title tt0068632 awards title IMDB.com Awards for Georgia, Georgia accessdate 2010 06 28 work imdb.com ref Cast Dirk Benedict Michael Winters Lars Erik Berenett Reception Clerk Stig Engstr m Lars James Thomas Finley Jr. Jack Roger Furman Herbert Thompson Minnie Gentry Mrs. Alberta Anderson Tina Hedstr m Waitress Randolph Henry Gus Diana Kj r Birgit Vibeke L kkeberg Guest Diana Sands Georgia Martin Artie Sheppard Scottie Terry Whitmore Bobo References reflist External links imdb title id 0068632 title Georgia, Georgia Category 1972 films Category American films Category Swedish films Category English language films Category 1970s drama films Category Films directed by Stig Bj rkman 1970s drama film stub ... more details
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Other uses dablink For provinces within Christian churches, see Ecclesiastical province Multiple issues lead too short January 2011 more footnotes January 2011 refimprove January 2011 A province is a territorial ... . Etymology The English language English word province is attested since about 1330 and derives from the 13th century Old French province , which itself comes from the Latin word provincia , which referred ... Latin etymology is from pro on behalf of and vincere to triumph or to take control of . Thus a province ... under Roman law . Geology In geology , the term province refers to a specific physiogeographic ... and culture In France , the expression en province still tends to mean outside the Paris region. Equivalent ..., le de France province le de France , built around the early House of Capet Capetian royal demesne ... the expression province is sometimes replaced by en r gion , r gion now being the term officially ... as the optimum size political unit in pre industrial Early Modern Europe . He asks, Was the province ... of Spain . While Serbia , the rump of former Yugoslavia , fought the separatists in the province ... and Kurdistan . Legal aspects In many federation s and confederation s, the province or state ... the state or province is sovereign, such as the environment or health standards, agreements made ... the balance of powers. Though foreign affairs do not usually fall under a province s or a federal ... a muhfazah , is usually translated as a governorate . In Poland , the equivalent of province is Voivodeships ... In many countries, a province is a relatively small non constituent level of sub national government ... , often with a large territory. In China, a province is a sub national region within a unitary state this means that a province can be created or abolished by the central government. A province is a distinct ... and Chile , a province is an administrative sub division of a region , which is the first order ... counties as administrative sub divisions. The Canadian province of British Columbia has regional ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 Georgia Day is the holiday which the U.S. state of Georgia U.S. state Georgia recognizes in honor of its Colonial history of the United States colonial founding as the Province of Georgia . On February 12, 1733, James Oglethorpe landed the first settler s in the Ann , at what was to become Georgia s first city and later the first List of capitals in the United States state capital , Savannah, Georgia Savannah . Not a public holiday , it is observed on or around February 12 at the Georgia Day Parade hosted by the Georgia Historical Society as part of the Georgia History Festival, a two week celebration of Georgia history. U.S. Holidays Category February observances Category Georgia U.S. state culture GeorgiaUS stub he ... more details
About the 1733 1879 military body of Georgia the current state military unit Georgia State Defense Force The Georgia Militia existed from 1733 to 1879 . It was originally planned by General James Oglethorpe prior to the founding of the Province of Georgia , the British colony that would become the state of Georgia U.S. state Georgia . One reason for the founding of the colony was to act as a buffer between the Spanish settlements in Florida and the British colonies to the north. For background, see the Yamasee War 1715 1717 . Three brigades of Georgia militia under the command of Brigadier General Pleasant J. Philips engaged Union forces on November 22, 1864, near Macon, Georgia , in the Battle of Griswoldville , the first battle of Sherman s March to the Sea near the end of the American Civil War . References http www.hsgng.org pages origins.htm Article from the Journal of the Historical Society of the Georgia National Guard External links http dlg.galileo.usg.edu Digital Library of Georgia Category Military in Georgia U.S. state Category Georgia U.S. state militia GeorgiaUS stub US mil hist stub ... more details
Unreferenced stub auto yes date December 2009 The pound was the currency of Georgia U.S. state Georgia until 1793. Initially, the British pound circulated. This was supplemented from 1735 with local paper money denominated in sterling, with 1 pound 20 shilling s 240 penny pence . The State of Georgia issued Continental currency denominated in sd and Spanish dollars , with 1 dollar 5 shillings. The continental currency was replaced by the U.S. dollar at the rate of 1000 continental dollars 1 U.S. dollar. See also Portal box State of Georgia Numismatics History of Georgia U.S. state Province of Georgia Pound currency DEFAULTSORT Georgia Pound Category Currencies of the Americas Category Historical currencies of the United States Category 1793 disestablishments Category Pre state history of Georgia U.S. state Category Economy of Georgia U.S. state Money unit stub GeorgiaUS stub ... more details
Wiktionarypar Georgiageorgia TOCright Outline of Georgia may refer to Outline of Georgia country Outline of Georgia U.S. state disambig ... more details
Saint Georgia died c. 500 was a nun and hermit ess near Clermont Ferrand Clermont , Auvergne province Auvergne . Her Calendar of saints feast day is 15 February. External links http www.catholic.org saints saint.php?saint id 3544 Georgia at Catholic Online http www.saintpatrickdc.org ss 0215.shtml geor Saint of the Day, 15 February Georgia of Clermont at SaintPatrickDC.org Use dmy dates date January 2012 Persondata name Georgia of Clermont alternative names short description date of birth place of birth date of death c. 500 place of death Category 500 deaths Category Year of birth missing Category Year of birth unknown Category 5th century Christian female saints Category 5th century French people France Category People of medieval France France saint stub ... more details
Infobox islands name New Georgia image name NewGeorgiaGroupCloseup.png image caption New Georgia Islands with main centres locator map Solomon Islands New Georgia Islands.PNG native name native name link ... country admin divisions title province country admin divisions Western Province Solomon Islands Western Province country largest city country largest city population population population as of density km2 ethnic groups Image New georgia pol89.jpg thumb 230px Solomon Islands New Georgia is the largest island of the Western Province Solomon Islands Western Province of the Solomon Islands . Geography This island is located in the New Georgia Group , an archipelago including most of the other larger islands in the province. About 72 km 45 miles long, it forms part of the southern boundary of the New Georgia Sound Kolombangara lies across the Kula Gulf to the west, Vangunu is to the east, and Rendova ... Central part of New Georgia is cradle of Roviana culture. The large complex of Bao megalithic shrines ... Georgia, by Peter J. Sheppard, Richard Walter and Takuya Nagaoka, p 9 38 p1 author Peter J. Shepherd, Richard Walter, Takuya Nagaoka title The Archaeology of Head Hunting in Roviana Lagoon, New Georgia ... over to smaller barrier islands at New Georgia with a hub in Nusa Roviana ref Cite web url http ... Ingova was overpowered by British colonial army. The Methodism Methodist Mission in New Georgia was established ... Province date 2008 url http westernsolomons.uib.no people mcdougall.php publisher For State, Society ... ref During World War II , the United States Battle of New Georgia New Georgia Campaign opened with landings on New Georgia and nearby islands on 30 June 1943. New Georgia was secured by American forces ... sight and hearing, destroyed a machine gun nest in combat on New Georgia, allowing his comrades ... Japanese Navy occurred in the waters near New Georgia Island, such as the Battle of Kula Gulf , in 1943 Munda Solomon Islands Munda , the Japan ese base on New Georgia Island, was the main objective ... more details
For other uses, see Cracker disambiguation cracker . File Georgia crackers 1873.jpg thumb 250px A pair of Georgia Crackers , 1873 Georgia Cracker refers to the original United States American pioneer settler s of the Province of Georgia later, the Georgia U.S. state State of Georgia , and their descendants ... . In the late 19th century and the early part of the 20th century, Georgia ranchers came to be known as Georgia Crackers by Floridians when they drove their cattle down into the grassy flatlands ..., and Georgia, who often change their places of abode. The word was later associated with the cowboys of Georgia and Florida cracker Florida , many of them descendants of those early frontiersmen ... h 552 ref Usage Image with inadequate rationale removed Image Georgia cracker peaches.jpg thumb 300px right Georgia Cracker label depicting a boy with peaches The term is used as a proud or jocular self description. Since the huge influx of new residents into Georgia from the northern parts of the United States in the late 20th century, Georgia cracker has become used informally by some white residents of Georgia of Scotch Irish American Scotch Irish and English American English stock, to indicate ... machine that dominated city politics in Augusta, Georgia for over half of the 20th century ... ref http www.augusta.com leaders slideshow local slide10.html ref Notable Georgia Crackers Bill Arp , Georgia s foremost 19th century humorist ref http freepages.history.rootsweb.com cescott billarp.html ... ref Doyle Lawson , Musician known for his mandolin piece Georgia Cracker ref http www.ibiblio.org fiddlers GEO GH.htm ref See also Portal State of Georgia Atlanta Black Crackers , a Negro ... Georgia U.S. state cracker pejorative References reflist Further reading http www.georgiabackroads.com books.htm Georgia Backroads External links http www.georgiaencyclopedia.org nge Article.jsp?path Folklife CustomsandLocalTraditions&id h 552 The Georgia Encyclopedia http sherpaguides.com georgia ... more details
Georgia Nicholson may refer to Nicholson, Georgia , U.S. Georgia Nicolson, the title character of Confessions of Georgia Nicolson disambig ... more details
Infobox settlement name Tori native name other name settlement type Region image skyline imagesize image alt image caption image map SamtskheJavakhetiLocationinGeorgia.svg mapsize map alt map caption Map highlighting the modern political subdivision image map1 ToriHistorical.jpg mapsize1 map alt1 map caption1 Map highlighting the historical region of Tori in Georgia latd latm lats latNS longd longm longs longEW coordinates type coordinates display title coordinates footnotes subdivision type List of sovereign states Country subdivision name flag Georgia subdivision type1 subdivision name1 seat seat type Capital leader party leader title Governor leader name area total km2 population total population as of population density km2 auto parts type Districts parts style para parts p1 iso code Tori lang ka is a historic region in central Georgia country Georgia , now part of the Samtskhe Javakheti region, together with Javakheti and Meskheti . It borders on Trialeti to the east, Imereti to the northwest and Shida Kartli to the northeast. The province chiefly lay in what is now known as the Borjomi Gorge . In medieval Georgia, Tori was in hereditary possession of the Gamrekeli Toreli family. The name Tori went obsolete in the 15th century. Around the same time, it became a hereditary fiefdom of the Avalishvili family. Historical regions of Georgia coord missing Georgia country Category Former provinces of Georgia country Category Historical regions of Georgia country Category Caucasus cs Tori Gruzie it Tori Georgia he ka uk ... more details
History of Georgia can refer to History of Georgia country , an article about the country, Georgia country Georgia . History of Georgia U.S. state , an article about the United States U.S. state of Georgia U.S. state Georgia . disambig ... more details
Georgetown is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Georgia Georgetown, Chatham County, Georgia Georgetown, Quitman County, Georgia geodis nl Georgetown Georgia vo Georgetown Georgia ... more details
Deleted image removed Image Southwest Georgia.png thumb right 300px The Southwestern Region of Georgia Southwest Georgia is a fourteen county region in the U.S. state of Georgia U.S. state Georgia . It has a 2010 census population of 356,433, and is one of the least populated regions of Georgia. U.S. state Georgia . A common acronym used is SOWEGA . The largest city is Albany, Georgia Albany . Counties include Baker County, Georgia Baker , Calhoun County, Georgia Calhoun , Colquitt County, Georgia Colquitt , Decatur County, Georgia Decatur , Dougherty County, Georgia Dougherty , Early County, Georgia Early , Grady County, Georgia Grady , Lee County, Georgia Lee , Miller County, Georgia Miller , Mitchell County, Georgia Mitchell , Seminole County, Georgia Seminole , Terrell County, Georgia Terrell , Thomas County, Georgia Thomas , and Worth County, Georgia Worth . In 1995, 25 of the region s population lived in poverty. References http www.swgrdc.org stats download 2TSPopulation.PDF Southwest Georgia Regional Development Commsission Georgia coord missing Georgia U.S. state Category Regions of Georgia U.S. state ... more details
Huntington is the name of four places in the Georgia U.S. state State of Georgia Huntington, Bulloch County, Georgia Huntington, Richmond County, Georgia Huntington, Sumter County, Georgia Huntington, Troup County, Georgia geodis ... more details
Pittsburg, Georgia refers to three places in the state of Georgia U.S. state Georgia in the United States Pittsburgh Atlanta Pittsburgh, Georgia Fulton County Pittsburg, Georgia DeKalb County Pittsburg, Georgia Walker County Geodis ... more details
The term Constitution of Georgia can refer to one of two documents The Constitution of Georgia country , the governing document of Georgia country Georgia , a nation in the Caucasus region of eastern Europe and western Asia. The Georgia U.S. state Constitution Georgia State Constitution , the governing document of Georgia U.S. state Georgia , one of the states of the United States of America. disambig ... more details
Government of Georgia may refer to Cabinet of Georgia , an executive council of government ministers in the sovereign nation of Georgia, headed by the Prime Minister Government of Georgia U.S. state , the government of the state of Georgia, in the United States disambig ... more details
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