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Southern Georgia
Area Info
The Atlantic Coastal Plain is south of the fall line, a line extending across Georgia from Augusta on the Savannah River, at the South Carolina border, to Milledgeville on the Oconee River, to Macon on the Ocmulgee River, to Columbus on the Chattahoochee River, at the Alabama border. The fall line is so named because it is the geomorphic contact of the Piedmont and Coastal Plain; rivers flowing across this juncture produce waterfalls. Cities were created at these falls on major rivers as points for cargo transfer from riverboats and barges to trains and wagons.
The Coastal Plain has two parts, the Upper Coastal Plain and the Lower Coastal Plain.
Courtesy of Edwin Jackson, Carl Vinson Institute of Government, University of Georgia
Lower Coastal Plain
In the Upper Coastal Plain, which covers the central and southwestern portions of the state, agriculture is the dominant activity. The core of the state's peanut, cotton, and vegetable industry is here. The Lower Coastal Plain includes the actual coastal area of the state and the Sea Islands, as well as the Okefenokee Swamp. Although some agricultural activity occurs, the area is significant because of shipping and recreation associated with the Georgia coast.
Articles
News from South Georgia from WALB
House OK's bills to pursue tax deadbeats
Mar 16, 2010 7:54 pm
Associated Press - March 16, 2010 3:54 PM ET ATLANTA (AP) - The House has voted to give state revenue officials more muscle to collect overdue taxes.
House bans gas chambers to euthanize pets
Mar 16, 2010 7:14 pm
Associated Press - March 16, 2010 3:14 PM ET ATLANTA (AP) - The House approved a bill that would outlaw the use of gas chambers to euthanize pets at animal shelters in Georgia.
Tea Partiers hope to put brakes on health care reform
Mar 16, 2010 7:01 pm
Bringing their numbers together again, anti-reform Tea Partiers Tuesday teamed up with conservative lawmakers amplifying GOP criticism of the health care overhaul.
Some Texas inmates can now 'order in'
Mar 16, 2010 6:58 pm
Prison food has never been considered a delicacy, so one Texas jail is adding to the menu.
Dog tased for attacking police car, chewing on tires
Mar 16, 2010 6:55 pm
A makeshift lock on a chain link fence was no match for the dog employees at Mann's Welding call Winston.
Lawyer named new Ga. ethics executive secretary
Mar 16, 2010 6:54 pm
Associated Press - March 16, 2010 11:44 AM ET ATLANTA (AP) - The state ethics commission has selected a new executive secretary. Stacy Kalberman will take the helm in April.
Detroit enacts ban on perfumes, scented lotions, and candles
Mar 16, 2010 6:53 pm
Three Detroit city buildings will ban workers from wearing perfume, cologne, aftershave lotions and even deodorant as a result of a settlement in a federal lawsuit.
Boy left behind after his own birthday party; parents realize days later
Mar 16, 2010 6:47 pm
Parents of a 3-year-old Michigan boy may be faced with child abandonment and child abuse charges after leaving their son alone after his own birthday party.
Mar 16, 2010 6:40 pm
George Kaufmann takes his golden retriever to work at Robert Bernard Jewelers every day, but that proved to be a problem one day in January when the dog, Soli, decided to eat a $20,000 treat.
LSU considers opening student-run microbrewery on campus
Mar 16, 2010 6:37 pm
Drinking and college normally go hand-in-hand but one university is taking that concept to a whole new level.
