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	New Georgia Encyclopedia: Georgia State Capitol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		In addition, Georgia granite was used for the foundation of the building, as were some 500,000 bricks salvaged from the 1884 demolition of the old city hall and county courthouse, which had served as the first statehouse in Atlanta.
		Housed in the new capitol were the offices of governor, treasurer, comptroller general, commissioner of agriculture, attorney general, secretary of state, adjutant general, school commissioner, state chemist, state physician, principal keeper of the state penitentiary, the geology department, and the railroad commission.
		Secretary of State Ben Fortson accepted the chairmanship of the gold dome project, which by the end of July had collected the forty-three ounces of gold estimated to be necessary for covering the dome.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-1148 (2350 words)

	History of the Georgia State Capitol
		Georgia, the last of the 13 British colonies established on the Atlantic seaboard, was founded by James Edward Oglethorpe with 114 original settlers on February 12, 1733, at the present site of the city of Savannah.
		The tremendous expense of quarrying Georgia marble made it impractical to use the marble on the exterior of the building, although Georgia marble was used for the interior finish of the walls, floors and steps, as well as the cornerstone.
		Renovation of the Capitol was authorized by the Georgia Legislature in 1956.
	www.legis.state.ga.us /legis/1995_96/house/caphis.htm (722 words)

	New Georgia Encyclopedia: Georgia General Assembly (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Since the General Assembly is the legislative body for the state, the location of its meetings has moved along with each move of the state capital.
		The state senate is very similar to the house, but the senate is a smaller body, with fifty-six members who represent districts from around the state.
		Each January representatives congregate at the state capitol for the start of the legislative session, which lasts for forty days, to deliberate matters of importance to the citizens of the state.
	www.georgiaencyclopedia.org /nge/Article.jsp?id=h-3164 (1428 words)

	GeorgiaInfo - Carl Vinson Institute of Government (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.netlab.uky.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Louisville is the present capital of the state of Georgia, and is situated on the north-east bank of the Ogechee [sic] river, 70 miles from its outlet, and 100 miles from Savannah.
		It is plausible that with the controversy over the Ohio capitol, the different architects responsible for its design, and the lack of funds for its construction a statue may have been authorized at one point, with the state later unable to afford it or deciding not to use a statue.
		Georgia's state capitol is one of the few capitols in the United States that also houses the state museum.
	www.cviog.uga.edu.cob-web.org:8888 /Projects/gainfo/capital.htm (11197 words)

	Buildings and building stone: Georgia State Capitol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Georgia's quarry industry has subsequently supplied the stone for various other state capitols, and for many additional buildings and monuments, but it wasn't up to the task of Georgia's state capitol in the late 1880s.
		Instead of Georgia marble or granite, the exterior (and thus the bulk) of Georgia's state capitol was built of Mississppian limestone from southern Indiana.
		Georgia marble was nonetheless used in many of the later government buildings that ring the capitol, providing a contrast of gray austere modern architecture with the tan Renaissance elegance of the Capitol itself.
	www.gly.uga.edu /railsback/BS-GSC.html (546 words)

	Georgia State Capitol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Secretary of State are on the second floor, while the General Assembly meets on the third floor.
		Georgia's coat of arms, with two figures on each side, is engraved on the pediment.
		Today, the Georgia Capitol Museum is a public education institution in the Office of the Secretary of State.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Georgia_State_Capitol (585 words)

	City of Atlanta Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		As the seat of state government since 1889, the capitol has been the focus of Georgia policy and law-making during the state's greatest periods of growth, and the scene of countless colorful events in the state's history.
		Built on one of the higher points of the city, the gold domed capitol is a visual landmark in the southern part of the downtown business district, and is the focal point of the state government complex.
		Architecturally, the Capitol is archetypical of a timeless, classical style that is a most appropriate reminder of the origins of the democratic form of government.
	www.atlantaga.gov /government/urbandesign_statecap.aspx (1430 words)

	Georgia State Capitol--Atlanta: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary
		The Georgia State Capitol, completed in 1889, is a landmark in the history of 19th-century American architecture.
		In continuous use as a state capitol housing the legislative and state government offices, it remains an important architectural and historic landmark.
		The Georgia State Capitol is located at 206 Washington St. on Capitol Square in downtown Atlanta, near the intersection of I-20 and I-75/85.
	www.cr.nps.gov /nr/travel/atlanta/geo.htm (481 words)

	Georgia Secretary of State \| Georgia Capitol Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Georgia Capitol Museum is a public educational institution housed in the State Capitol building under the administration of the Office of Secretary of State.
		In 1889 the Georgia General Assembly revived the office of state geologist and directed him “to collect, analyze and classify specimens of minerals, plants and soils.” The collections were to illustrate Georgia’s scientific and economic resources.
		The Commission on the Preservation of the Georgia State Capitol was charged in 1994 to provide advice and guidance for the care, conservation, and exhibition of the collection in the Georgia Capitol Museum, officially renamed in 1997.
	www.sos.state.ga.us /museum/default.htm (301 words)

	Introduction to Georgia - The United States of America
		Empire State of the South: This nickname represented a determination in the Georgia citizenry to be leader in industrial and economic development in the southern tier of states.
		This Georgia nickname was a derogatory term that referred to immigrants, called "Crackers," from the mountains of Virginia and North Carolina.
		The Georgia Peach is shown against an outline of the state on this commemorative quarter.
	www.netstate.com /states/intro/ga_intro.htm (723 words)

	Georgia (state) - Search Results - MSN Encarta (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The distinctive characteristic of the modern state is sovereignty, the...
		Church: As these two, the kingdom…, Class: The state is an instrument…, Class: Under capitalism we have a…, Constitution: If the First Amendment...
		State, Department of, department of the executive branch of the United States federal government, whose principal responsibility is the conduct,...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /Georgia_(state).html (198 words)

	georgia.gov - History & Culture
		The 1783 session of the Georgia Legislature passed an act moving the Capital to Augusta because it was nearer the center of population.
		In 1804 the Georgia legislature passed an act to move the Capital closer to the geographic center of the state.
		The Capitol construction was begun in October of 1884, and the dedication ceremony, an event drawing a vast crowd to Atlanta, was held July 4, 1889.
	www.georgia.gov /00/article/0,2086,4802_4987_15252433,00.html (1935 words)

	tructures and Monuments in Which Georgia Stone was Used
		The exterior of the Georgia State Capitol is constructed of limestone quarried in southern Indiana known as “Indiana Limestone” or “Indiana Oolitic.” The Indiana limestone consists of fragments of fossils.
		Georgia marble was used in the construction of the exterior trim on the Ford Museum.
		Georgia marble was used in the construction of the Gans Mausoleum in the Kensico Cemetery.
	www.cagenweb.com /quarries/states/ga-structs_and_monuments.html (12236 words)

	Georgia Secretary of State \| Georgia State Capitol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Georgia General Assembly is in session beginning the second Monday in January and continues for 40 working days.
		The tours consist of a brief overview of Capitol history and the lawmaking process; a visit to the public galleries of the House of Representatives or Senate; and conclude with a visit to the Georgia Capitol Museum.
		The Capitol is located in downtown Atlanta at the intersection of I-20 and I-75/85, near Underground Atlanta, The World of Coca-Cola, and the Five Points and Georgia State MARTA stations.
	www.sos.state.ga.us /state_capitol (311 words)

	The Political Graveyard: Politicians: Death in State Capitol Buildings
		Georgia state house of representatives, 1878-79; died in office 1879.
		Texas state house of representatives, 1921-23; died in office 1923.
		The coverage of the site includes certain federal officials, state officeholders and candidates in all 50 states, state and national political party officials, federal and state judges, and mayors (including candidates at election for mayor) of qualifying cities.
	politicalgraveyard.com /death/state-capitol.html (654 words)

	Georgia Governor Sonny Perdue \| The Capitol
		Distinctive in its design, Georgia's State Capitol is both a state and national treasure.
		The State Capitol currently houses the offices of the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Secretary of State.
		Also within the Capitol are the highly decorative chambers for the State Senate and the State House of Representatives, House and Senate offices, and committee meeting rooms.
	www.gov.state.ga.us /about_capitol.shtml (424 words)

	Georgia State Capitol \| Museum/Attraction Review \| Atlanta \| Frommers.com
		It wasn't until after the Civil War (1868) that Atlanta became, once and for all, the state capital; its present capitol building, completed July 4, 1889, was hailed as a testament to the city's recovery.
		Modeled after the nation's Capitol, another neoclassical edifice atop a "crowning hill," its 75-foot dome, covered in gold leaf and topped by a Statue of Freedom, is a major Atlanta landmark.
		The fourth floor houses legislative galleries and the Georgia Capitol Museum, with exhibits on cotton, peach, and peanut growing; cases of mounted birds, fish, deer, insects, and other species native to Georgia; rocks and minerals; American Indian artifacts; and more.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/atlanta/A28130.html (508 words)

	Georgia State Capitol by Edbrooke and Burnham (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The structure is domed, which for many Americans signifies "democracy" indicated by the fact that about 80% of the state capitols have domes.
		Like the domes of a number of state capitol buildings, Georgia's is gilded (or regilded after some of the gold leaf had dissipated).
		The statue atop the cupola is thought to be one originally made for Ohio's state capitol, although the evidence is ambiguous.
	www.bluffton.edu /~sullivanm/atlanta/capitol/capitol.html (299 words)

	Georgia for Democracy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Georgia for Democracy family of organizations consists of three entities: Georgia for Democracy, Inc.
		Georgia for Democracy Action Fund is a 527 organization working to educate voters on the positions, records, views, and qualifications of candidates running for public office in Georgia.
		Georgia for Democracy PAC is a non-affiliated state PAC, working to elect Georgia candidates who reflect our values.
	www.georgiafordemocracy.org /events/index.cfm?Fuseaction=Day&sm=2&sy=2005&sd=9&h=316 (502 words)

	Crowds greet Coretta Scott King's coffin at Georgia state Capitol - JAMAICAOBSERVER.COM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) - Mourners poured into the state Capitol to pay tribute to Coretta Scott King, the first woman and the first fl person to lie in honour in a statehouse that was once a bastion of segregation.
		The bronze casket holding Martin Luther King Jr's widow was cheered as it was borne through the streets of Atlanta by horse-drawn carriage and carried into the Capitol by an honour guard of the Georgia State Patrol.
		Zell Miller, former Georgia governor and US senator, was among the dignitaries who passed by the casket with his wife.
	www.jamaicaobserver.com /news/html/20060204T220000-0500_98040_OBS_CROWDS_GREET_CORETTA_SCOTT_KING_S_COFFIN_AT_GEORGIA_STATE_CAPITOL_.asp (534 words)

	ABC News: King to Be Honored at Ga. State Capitol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		was assassinated in 1968, then-Gov. Lester Maddox refused to close the Georgia Capitol in his honor and was outraged to see state flags at half-staff.
		Saturday's tribute is just one of several her husband, the famed civil rights leader, never received in a climate of segregation.
		Immediately after, the state flag she helped to change now bearing a much smaller Confederate battle emblem was lowered by Perdue.
	abcnews.go.com /US/wireStory?id=1579214 (397 words)

	Georgia Department of Community Affairs
		The county was the 144th county created in the state and was named after Robert Fulton who built the Clermont, a boat that revolutionized river travel and played an important role in the development of the South.
		The State Capitol and the Governer's Mansion are both located in Atlanta.
		The Georgia Capitol is a gilded dome which resembles a small -scale version of the Captiol in Washington, D.C. The Governor's Mansion is a Greek Revival Mansion with a fine collection of Federal Period furnishings.
	www.dca.state.ga.us /snapshots/p1.asp?County=Fulton (348 words)

	3rd Regiment Georgia Volunteers - Confederate Flags in the GA State Capitol Collection
		A committee from the association, chaired by Colonel Snead’s daughter, donated this flag to the State of Georgia.
		During the war, Wright was elected to the Georgia State Senate and chosen president of that body in absentia.
		Clement Evans was a lawyer in Lumkin County, Georgia and an inferior-court judge before being elected to the state senate for 1859-61.
	www.3gvi.org /ga3hist9.html (1315 words)

	Georgia State Resources
		For current information concerning this state, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education.
		NICHCY State Resources are listings of selected state-wide organizations that can refer people to organizations in their area.
		We update our state resources continuously; however, the addresses and telephone numbers of these selected groups are constantly changing.
	www.nichcy.org /stateshe/ga.htm (563 words)

	State Capitol Facts (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The Classical Renaissance architecture of Georgia's State Capitol resembles that of the United States Capitol.
		Georgia's coat-of-arms, with two figures on each side, is engraved on the pediment.
		It was among the earliest buildings to have elevators, central steam heat, and combination gas and steam lights.
	www.sos.state.ga.us /museum/html/capitol_facts.html (250 words)

	Georgia Force Football - Official Site
		Also in attendance celebrating the uniform unveiling was renowned University of Georgia Head Coach and Director of Athletics Vince Dooley, who is now the Chairman of the Advisory Board for the Georgia Force Board of Directors.
		As their neighbor, we are very excited to see the hard-hitting, high-flying action of the Arena Football League and all of Georgia Force achievements that will be made this season in our uniforms,” said Matt Mirchin, president of Russell Athletic.
		The Georgia Force will open their third season of play in the AFL when they kickoff the 2004 season on Sunday, February 8th at 3:00 p.m.
	www.georgiaforce.com /news/2004-01-27-uniform.asp (961 words)

	Hearing Assistive Technology at the Georgia State Capitol (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		The interior of the capitol is impressive with its open spaces, balconies, and stairs all done in beautiful woodwork and marble.
		The State Capitol does not have any audioloops installed as yet, but that may be a next move.
		Some of those kinds of devices are on hand, and more will be added over time, but a visitor may know better which works best for his or her hearing loss.
	www.georgiashhh.org /Articles/hearing_assistive_technology_at.htm (1623 words)

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