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Fletcher v. Peck
(Encyclopedia) Fletcher v. Peck, case decided by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1810, involving the Yazoo land fraud. The court ruled that an act of the Georgia legislature rescinding a land grant was…Whitefield, George
(Encyclopedia) Whitefield, George, 1714–70, English evangelistic preacher, leader of the Calvinistic Methodist Church. At Oxford, which he entered in 1732, he joined the Methodist group led by John…Kazbek, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Kazbek, MountKazbek, Mountkŏzbĕkˈ, Rus. kəzbyĕkˈ [key], peak, 16,541 ft (5,042 m) high, N Georgia, in the Greater Caucasus. An extinct volcano, it rises above the Daryal gorge and the…Gulistan, Treaty of
(Encyclopedia) Gulistan, Treaty ofGulistan, Treaty ofg&oomacr;lĭstänˈ [key], 1813, signed by Russia and Iran (Persia) at Gulistan, a village in what is now NW Azerbaijan. It ended the Russo-…Chiatura
(Encyclopedia) ChiaturaChiaturachēət&oomacr;ˈrə [key], city (1989 pop. 29,228), S central Georgia, on the Kvirila River. One of the world's largest manganese producers, Chiatura alone accounted…Walton, George
(Encyclopedia) Walton, George, 1741?–1804, American Revolutionary patriot, signer of the Declaration of Independence, b. near Farmville, Va. He moved to Savannah, Ga., where he established a law…Atlanta
(Encyclopedia) Atlanta Atlanta ətlănˈtə, ăt– [key], city (2020 pop. 498,715), state capital and seat of Fulton co., NW Ga., on the Chattahoochee R. and Peachtree Creek,…Columbus City Georgia Housing Statistics
Columbus city georgia dp 4 profile of selected housing characteristics SubjectNumberPercent Total housing units75,938100.0UNITS IN STRUCTURE1-unit, detached49,75165.51-unit, attached2…LaGrange, Lagrange Georgia Social Statistics
SubjectNumberPercent SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPopulation 3 years and over enrolled in school7,625100.0Nursery school, preschool7409.7Kindergarten4305.6Elementary school (grades 1-8)3,57246.8High…LaGrange, Lagrange Georgia Economic Statistics
SubjectNumberPercent EMPLOYMENT STATUSPopulation 16 years and over19,593100.0In labor force12,00861.3Civilian labor force11,98461.2Employed11,34157.9Unemployed6433.3Percent of civilian labor…Trending
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