41. Three Governors Controversy

Georgia's "three governors controversy" of 1946-47, which began with the death of Governor-elect Eugene...

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42. Savannah River

The Savannah River, one of Georgia's longest and largest waterways, defines most of the boundary between...

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43. Man-Made Lakes

Man-made lakes are water impoundments?or water accumulated in reservoirs?that do...

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44. Bourbon Triumvirate

The term Bourbon Triumvirate refers to Georgia's three most powerful and prominent politicians of the post-...

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45. Geographic Regions of Georgia: Overview

The diverse landscapes of Georgia result from geological and climatic forces working throughout time,...

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46. New Deal

Georgia was helped perhaps as much as any state by the New Deal, which brought advances in rural electrification,...

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47. World War II in Georgia

Southern states were critical to the war effort during World War II (1941-45) and none more so than Georgia....

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48. Herman Talmadge (1913-2002)

Herman Talmadge, son of Eugene Talmadge, served as governor of Georgia for a brief time in early 1947...

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49. Creek Indians

The history of early Georgia is largely the history of the Creek Indians. For most of Georgia's colonial...

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50. Clay Eating

The ingestion of kaolin, also known as "white dirt," "chalk," or "white clay," is a type of pica (eating...

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