The Georgia Mountains Region is an area in Northeast Georgia, United States, spreading westward. The region is so named for the Blue Ridge Mountains that pass through it in the northeast. These mountains are a section of the much larger Appalachian mountain chain that spans most of the United States longitudally along the eastern areas of the nation. The region is known for its scenic beauty and the possibility of the Blue Ridge mountains being the oldest mountains on the planet.
Geography
The Georgia Mountains Region constitutes the Northeastern corner of the state of Georgia, it contains the counties of:
The Blue Ridge mountains found in the northeast are a small chain of mountains that form an odd teardrop shape when looked upon from above with the tip of the teardrop facing east. The teardrop is connected to the rest of the Appalachian chain at the base of the teardrop. The Blue Ridge mountains have been theorized to be the oldest mountains in the world. They are also the termination point of the Appalachians.
As carriers of epidemic diseases, Hernando de Soto and other Spanish explorers who visited the north Georgiamountains during the sixteenth century were directly responsible for the decline and eventual demise of the Mississippians.
The introduction of livestock to the Georgiamountains eventually resulted in the clearing of canebrakes and the extermination of wild pea vines and strawberries from the forest floor.
After the forced removal of the Cherokees in 1838, much of the Georgiamountains was awarded to white settlers in 40- and 160-acre tracts.
The region of Svaneti was gradually annexed in 1857–1859.
In contrast with western Georgia, nearly 85% of the forests of the region are deciduous.
Georgia is pinning its hopes for long-term recovery on the development of an international transportation corridor through the key Black Sea ports of P'ot'i and Batumi.
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