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Elbrus, Mount

(Encyclopedia) Elbrus, MountElbrus, Mountĕlbr&oobreve;sˈ, ālbr&oomacr;sˈ [key], highest mountain of the Caucasus, SE European Russia, in Georgia, formed by two extinct volcanic cones,…

Hayne, Paul Hamilton

(Encyclopedia) Hayne, Paul Hamilton, 1830–86, American poet, b. Charleston, S.C., grad. Charleston College. Considered the last of the Southern literary cavaliers, he wrote a book of nature poetry (…

Gori

(Encyclopedia) GoriGorigôˈrē [key], city (1989 pop. 68,924), central Georgia. A rail junction, it has food processing plants. Mentioned in the 7th cent. as Tontio, it was later named after a fortress…

Berry, Martha McChesney

(Encyclopedia) Berry, Martha McChesney, 1866–1942, American educator and philanthropist, b. near Rome, Ga., Ph.D. Univ. of Georgia, 1920. Determined to provide educational opportunities for…

Carrollton

(Encyclopedia) Carrollton. 1 City (2020 pop. 26,738), seat of Carroll co., W Ga., on the Little Tallapoosa River; inc. 1897. Manufacturing includes…

Rion

(Encyclopedia) RionRionrēônˈ [key], ancient Phasis, river, c.195 mi (310 km) long, rising in the Caucasus near the Mamison Pass, W Georgia, and flowing S and W past Kutaisi into the Black Sea at Poti…

John HOUSTOUN, Congress, GA (1744-1796)

HOUSTOUN, John, a Delegate from Georgia; born in Waynesboro, Ga., August 31, 1744; attended the common schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Savannah, Ga.;…

Talmadge, Eugene

(Encyclopedia) Talmadge, Eugene, 1884–1946, governor of Georgia (1933–37, 1941–43), b. Forsyth, Ga. In his second term as governor (1935–37) of Georgia, his staff was forbidden by Harry Hopkins to…

Charles Hillyer BRAND, Congress, GA (1861-1933)

BRAND, Charles Hillyer, a Representative from Georgia; born in Loganville, Walton County, Ga., April 20, 1861; attended the common schools; graduated from the University of Georgia, Athens, Ga…