Some of the best-known facts about Georgia include that the state was one of the original 13 colonies, the birthplace of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, and that Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world. Are you wondering how Georgia got her nickname? Cherokee Indians cultivated peaches in Georgia in the mid-18th century, and today the state produces about 2.6 million bushels a year, making it the third largest producer of peaches in the United States, behind California and South Carolina. Georgia may not be the first state you think of when it comes to waterfalls, but the forests of North Georgia are teeming with them.
Driven especially by Atlanta's progressive image and its rapid economic and demographic growth, by the end of the 20th century, Georgia had already surpassed other states in the Deep South in terms of overall prosperity and convergence with national socioeconomic norms. As a teacher, advisor, and mentor, you will contribute to the state of Georgia's nationally recognized commitment to student success. With more than half of the state covered in pine trees and more commercial forests than any other state, it's no wonder that Georgia is known for its wood, resins, and turpentine, all of which come from trees. In the northeastern corner of the state are the Blue Ridge Mountains, with Georgia's highest peak rising to 4,784 feet.
Black bears, wildcats, deer and gophers are common in Georgia, and off the coast you can see manatees, right whales and humpback whales. Island lovers can quickly drive to four of Georgia's barrier islands (Sea, Jekyll, Tybee and St.) Research experiences are an essential part of Georgia's student education, and on a limitless campus, it's easy to immerse undergraduate and graduate students in applied, community, and historical research in many disciplines. At the same time that post-civil war Georgians idealized the old plantation, many were also rapidly abandoning agriculture for industry, and even embracing the ideology of Atlanta journalist Henry Grady, in favor of the north and industry. The state of Georgia is proud to have obtained the R1 rating in the Carnegie Classification as the highest research activity and to be one of the leading institutions in the country for its quality of undergraduate education and for its commitment to the success of students.
States east of the Mississippi River in terms of total area (although first in terms of land area) and, for many years, the youngest of the 13 former English colonies, Georgia was founded in 1732, at which time its boundaries were even larger, including much of the current states of Alabama and Mississippi. Georgia, one of the first states to secede from the Union in 1861, strongly supported the Confederate States of America (Confederacy) during the American Civil War. Over the past decade, Georgia State University has broken the mold by demonstrating that an institution can provide cutting-edge research and exceptional attention to the success of its students. Subsequently, cotton and iron manufacturing grew, but the real impetus to Georgia's postwar growth was the expansion of the railway transportation system, focused in Atlanta.
Georgia's inland waters consist of about two dozen artificial lakes, some 70,000 small ponds created largely by the Federal Soil Conservation Service, and natural lakes in the southwest, near Florida.
