Georgia - School-Age
Georgia State Symbols
Georgia State Symbols
Information Sheet and Color Pages (pdf)
Georgia State Bird and State Flower Printable Color Page.
Georgia: State Seal
Amphibian: Green Treefrog
Bird: Brown Thrasher
Butterfly: Tiger Swallowtail
Crop: Peanut
Dance: Square Dance
Fish: Largemouth Bass
Flower: Cherokee Rose
Fruit: Peach
Game Bird: Bobwhite Quail
Gemstone Quartz
Insect: Honeybee
Mammal: White-tailed Deer
Marine Mammal: Right Whale
Mineral: Staurolite
Reptile: Gopher Tortoise
Shell: Knobbed Whelk
Song: Georgia on My Mind
Tree: Live Oak
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Things to Know
United States Senators from Georgia.
The first European to explore what is now the state of Georgia was Hernando de Soto.
James Oglethorpe was an British army general, Member of Parliament, and philanthropist. In 1733, James Oglethorpe founded the British colony of Georgia. He established a settlement that would later become the city of Savannah.
One of the original 13 colonies.
The story of Georgia's capitols and capital cities.
Learn about the Civil War
Major Rivers: Chattahoochee River, Savannah River, Suwannee River.
Famous Georgians
James E. Carter, the 39th president of the United States, Plains
The Cherokee silversmith, Sequoyah (1776-1843),was the only known man in the history of the world to single-handily develop an alphabet.
John Stith Pemberton (1831-1888), inventer of Coca-Cola.
Juliette Gordon Low (1860-1927), U.S. Girl Scouts founder
Samuel Truett Cathy (1921-2014), founder Chick-fil-A.
Jackie Robinson (1919-1972), baseball player. He was the first black baseball player to play in the major leagues by joining the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947.
Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968), civil rights leader, Atlanta
Ray Charles, singer (1930-2004), called the "father of soul".
Things to Do
Georgia Flag Map color page
Sites to See
Official Page of the Cherokee Nation
Trail of Tears
Events leading to the removal of the Cherokee from North Georgia.
