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Business Directory Georgia (226 words) |
 | The State Georgia (capital city Atlanta) with an area of 59489 mil ² and a population of 8.684.715 people became a State of the USA on January 2, 1788. |
 | Georgia is a southern state of the United States and its U.S. postal abbreviation is GA. Georgia was one of the thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. |
 | Georgia is one of the fastest growing states in the nation, with an estimated 8,829,383 people in 2004. |
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New Georgia Encyclopedia: James D. Bulloch (1823-1901) (719 words) |
 | Born to a prominent Georgia family associated with historic Bulloch Hall in Roswell, Bulloch was the uncle of Theodore Roosevelt, the twenty-sixth president of the United States. |
 | Born in 1823 in Savannah, Bulloch was a great-grandson of Archibald Bulloch, a leader of Revolutionary forces and the first president of Georgia's Council of Safety. |
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