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April 4, 2007 By: Betty Ramsey, LEOASC/BETT R Passport Destination: Georgia Packing Round 1. Georgia is nicknamed the PEACH State. 2. Atlanta, Georgia's capital, is home to all of these landmarks except FORT PULASKI . 3 Georgia shares OKEFENOKEE Swamp with the state of Florida. 4. Andersonville National Historic Site is on the grounds of an infamous Civil War PRISONER-OF-WAR CAMP . 5. Every March this city celebrates the blooming of over 285,000 Yoshino Cherry trees. MACON 6. The state flower of Georgia is the CHEROKEE ROSE . Picture: Stone Mountain Departure Round 1. Good cooks know that the town of Vidalia is famous for this food product. SWEET ONIONS 2. The Pig Jig is part of the "Riverfest Weekend" held in COLUMBUS in the last weekend of April. 3. Savannah is the setting for his book "Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil". JOHN BERENDT 4. All of these state except ALABAMA are visible from Brasstown Bald, Georgia's highest peak. 5. Every April, top golfers compete in the MASTERS TOURNAMENT at the Augusta National Golf Course. Picture: two story red brick house with columns and ornamentation On Tour 1. Atlanta was taken by Union forces led by this general in September of 1864. WILLIAM T. SHERMAN 2. Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter graduated from this high school that is now a museum. PLAINS HIGH SCHOOL 3. This coastal city is known for its beautiful squares and antebellum houses. SAVANNAH 4. Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historical Site is in this neighborhood of Atlanta. SWEET AUBURN 5. World of COCA-COLA , Atlanta features soda pop memorabilia and interactive exhibits. 6. The 749,690 acre CHATTAHOOCHEE National Forest is in northern Georgia. 7. Thrill seekers will want to head for "Six Flags Over Georgia" in AUSTELL . Picture: lighthouse 8. The Lamar Q. Ball, Jr. Raptor Center is on the campus of this school in Statesboro. GEORGIA SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY 9. The town of Dahlonega was once famous for its GOLD MINE . 10. The beautiful old WHITE OAK in a square in Athens is called "The Tree that owns itself". 11. You can visit this former president's "Little White House" in Warm Springs, GA. FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT 12. The GHOSTS and legends walking tour of Savannah is very popular with tourists. Bonus Question One The statue tops the golden dome of the capital in Atlanta is known as Miss FREEDOM . Bonus Question Two Where on the map of Georgia is Atlanta found? Area 1 Picture: tall skinny gray building Slide Show 1. The faces of Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee and "STONEWALL" JACKSON are carved into Stone Mountain. 2. This 24-room Italian Renaissance revival mansion is a landmark in Macon. HAY HOUSE 3. Hardy souls can climb the 129-step spiral tower staircase at the 1872 lighthouse on ST. SIMONS ISLAND . 4. This building is the oldest still-standing skyscraper in Atlanta. FLATIRON BUILDING Clues for next destination: Dunedin Auckland Islands |