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The Georgia (U.S. state) PortalGeorgia/ˈdʒɔːrdʒə/ ⓘ is astate located in the southeasternUnited States. It was established in 1732, the last of the originalThirteen Colonies. Named afterKing George II ofGreat Britain, Georgia was the fourth state to ratify theUnited States Constitution, on January 2, 1788. It declared its secession from the Union on January 21, 1861, and was one of the original sevenConfederate states. It was the last state to be restored to the Union, on July 15, 1870. Georgia is the24th most extensive and the8th most populous of the50 United States. From 2007 to 2008, 14 ofGeorgia's counties ranked among the nation's 100 fastest-growing, second only toTexas. Georgia is known as thePeach State and theEmpire State of the South.Atlanta is the state's capital and its most populous city. Georgia is bordered on the south byFlorida; on the east by the Atlantic Ocean andSouth Carolina; on the west byAlabama; and on the north byTennessee andNorth Carolina. The northern part of the state is in theBlue Ridge Mountains, amountain range in the vastAppalachian Mountains system. The centralpiedmont extends from thefoothills to thefall line, where the rivers cascade down in elevation to the continentalcoastal plain of the southern part of the state. The highest point in Georgia isBrasstown Bald, 4,784 feet (1,458 m); the lowest point is theAtlantic Ocean. Georgia is the most extensive state east of theMississippi River in terms of land area, although it is the fourth most extensive (afterMichigan, Florida, andWisconsin) in total area, a term which includes expanses of water which are part of state territory.
Selected article -show another December to Dismember (2006) was aprofessional wrestlingpay-per-view event produced byWorld Wrestling Entertainment and starring theirECW brand. It took place onDecember 32006 at theJames Brown Arena inAugusta, Georgia. Its name is derived from theDecember to Dismember event held by the originalExtreme Championship Wrestling in 1995. The main event was anExtreme Elimination Chamber match for theECW World Championship. The six participants were defending ChampionThe Big Show(pictured),Bobby Lashley,Rob Van Dam,Hardcore Holly,CM Punk andTest, and the match was eventually won by Lashley who last eliminated the Big Show afterspearing him. The main match on theundercard was atag team bout betweenThe Hardys (Matt andJeff) andMNM (Joey Mercury andJohnny Nitro), which was won by The Hardys. The pay-per-view had the lowest buyrate in WWE history, with only 90,000 people ordering the event. Although it was scheduled to be held again in 2007, the show was canceled after all pay-per-view events became tri-branded, which would have meant there would be pay-per-view events with the entire roster on two consecutive weeks. Selected picture -show another Credit: Thomson200 Rabun Bald, with anelevation of 4,696 feet (1,431 m), is the second-highest peak in the U.S. state ofGeorgia; onlyBrasstown Bald 4,784 feet (1,458 m) is higher. It is immediately southeast ofSky Valley, Georgia, and is the tallest mountain in the county. An observation tower on the summit provides hikers with views that, on clear days, extend for more than 100 miles (160 km). State facts
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Selected biography -show another Jane Fonda (born December 21, 1937) is an American actress, writer,political activist, formerfashion model, andfitnessguru. She rose to fame in the 1960s with films such asBarbarella andCat Ballou. She has won twoAcademy Awards and received several other movie awards and nominations during more than 50 years as an actress. After 15 years of retirement, she returned to film in 2005 withMonster in Law, followed byGeorgia Rule two years later. She also produced and starred in over 20 exercise videos released between 1982 and 1995, and once again in 2010. Fonda has been an activist for many political causes; her opposition to theVietnam War and associated activities were controversial. She has also protested theIraq War and violence against women. In 2005 Fonda worked alongsideRobin Morgan andGloria Steinem to co-found theWomen's Media Center, an organization that works to amplify the voices of women in the media through advocacy, media and leadership training, and the creation of original content. Fonda currently serves on the board of the organization. Since 2001, Fonda has been aChristian. She published an autobiography in 2005, and in 2011, she published a second memoir,Prime Time. Selected anniversaries for November
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What areWikiProjects? Selected panorama Credit:Ebyabe TheLapham-Patterson House is a historic site inThomasville, Georgia. The house, built between 1884-85 as a winter cottage for businessman C.W. Lapham ofChicago, is a significant example ofVictorian architecture. It has a number of architectural details, such as fishscale shingles, an intricately designed porch, long-leaf pine inlaid floors, and a double-flue chimney. Inside, the house was well-appointed with a gas lighting system, hot and cold running water, indoor plumbing, and modern closets. Its most significant feature is its completely intentional lack of symmetry. None of the windows, doors, or closets are square. The house is a Georgia Historic Site and is also aNational Historic Landmark, which also puts it on theNational Register of Historic Places. Selected quote
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