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The Lions Club in McRae (pop. 3,007) built its own 1/12 scale version of the Statue of Liberty using, among other things, a stump for her head and Styrofoam for her upraised arm.

first appeared: 1/7/2001

Music icon Ray Charles was born Ray Charles Robinson in Albany (pop. 79,200) in 1930. Blind since age 7, he has recorded numerous hits, including Georgia on My Mind, the state's official song.

first appeared: 12/31/2000

The first African American church in the United States, established in 1777, is The First African Baptist Church in Savannah, which still thrives today.

first appeared: 12/24/2000

Main Street in Crawfordville (pop. 694) is dubbed the “Tinseltown of East Georgia,” because it’s been used in several films, such as Summer of My German Soldier and Coward of the County.

first appeared: 12/17/2000

Ellijay (pop. 1,101), in Gilmer County, is one of Georgia’s longest continually inhabited communities. It’s mentioned in writing as early as 1735.

first appeared: 12/10/2000

The Bonaventure Cemetery, in Savannah, was featured in the novel and movie Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. The cemetery lies on the grounds of what was once a plantation.

first appeared: 12/3/2000

The Okefenokee Swamp, eight miles south of Waycross (pop. 16,410) is one of the largest freshwater wetlands in the United States. It is about 60 miles long and 20 miles wide. In 1974, Congress added it to the National Wilderness Preservation System.

first appeared: 11/26/2000

Athens (pop. 45,734) has a double-barreled cannon on the lawn of the City Hall. It is the only one of its kind in the world and is considered one of the most unusual relics preserved from the Civil War.

first appeared: 11/19/2000

In 1887, Harper's magazine hailed Thomasville as "the best winter resort on three continents." It was one of several built by progressive leaders after the Civil War, designed to attract wealthy individuals who wanted to spend winters in a warmer climate.

first appeared: 11/12/2000

Magnolia Springs State Park in Jenkins County is named for the spring that produces 9 million gallons of clear, cold (64-degree) water every day.

first appeared: 11/5/2000

Gone With the Wind, written by Atlanta native Margaret Mitchell, was the author’s only book published during her lifetime. The manuscript for Lost Laysen, a short novel Mitchell wrote in 1916, was found in 1995 and published a year later.

first appeared: 10/22/2000

Savannah, founded by James Oglethorpe in 1733, was one of the first planned cities in the country. Each male settler received 50 acres. Lots and buildings were arranged so they could be defended from invaders.

first appeared: 10/8/2000

Wesleyan College in Macon was the first college in the world chartered to grant degrees to women. The school received its charter Dec. 23, 1836. Classes began Jan. 7, 1839, with almost 100 students. About 600 are enrolled today.

first appeared: 9/24/2000

In 1842, Dr. Crawford W. Long of Jefferson was the first person to use ether as an anesthetic during an operation. He administered sulfuric ether to a patient before removing a tumor from the man’s neck.

first appeared: 9/10/2000

Elberton produces more granite monuments than any other city in the world, and is the self-proclaimed "Granite Capital of the World." About 45 granite quarries exist in this part of northeast Georgia.

first appeared: 8/27/2000

President Jimmy Carter was the first president to be born in a hospital—on Oct. 1, 1924, at the Wise Clinic in Plains. He also is the only president to have attended the U.S. Naval Academy.

first appeared: 8/13/2000

Hart County is the only Georgia county named after a woman. Revolutionary War heroine Nancy Hart reportedly killed one Tory (a colonist loyal to England), wounded another, and held the remaining members of their group at gunpoint until the Whigs (supporters of the American Revolution) arrived.

first appeared: 7/30/2000

Who are the Girl Guides? Well, you know them as the Girl Scouts. Juliette Gordon Low founded the organization in 1912 in Savannah. The name was changed a year later.

first appeared: 7/16/2000

MARSHALL FOREST, A 250-ACRE PRESERVE in Rome, Ga., is the only natural forest located within a city limits in the United States. It is home to more than 300 species of plants, along with numerous animals.

first appeared: 7/2/2000

Franklin D. Roosevelt built a vacation home dubbed, the "Little White House" in Warm Spring, Ga., in 1932. He first went to Warm Springs in 1924 hoping to find a cure for his polio, which struck him in 1921.

first appeared: 6/18/2000

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