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Georgia (U.S. state) - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14) |
 | | It was the thirteenth colony and became the fourth state, ratifying the United States Constitution on January 2, 1788. |
| | The state tree is the Southern live oak (Quercus virginiana), the state bird is the brown thrasher (Toxostoma rufum), and the state flower is the cherokee rose (Rosa laevigata). |
| | During this time, much of the state was destroyed in the March to the Sea, part of the setting for the book and movie Gone With the Wind. |
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