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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
Kodak to stop making cameras, digital frames
Feb 9, 2012 7:37 pm
Eastman Kodak Co. said Thursday that it will stop making digital cameras, pocket video cameras and digital picture frames, marking the end of an era for the company that brought photography to the mas...
Feb 9, 2012 6:45 pm
John Dame Woody III is wanted for Aggravated Assault / Criminal Damage to property 2nd degree.
Innovative deer feeder invented in Albany
Feb 9, 2012 4:56 pm
Albany Tech drafting student Justin Howard was recognized Thursday after designing a new kind of deer feeder. The school's internship program with Albany Sheet Metal allows students to help de...
GOP to battle new Obama birth control policy
Feb 9, 2012 4:55 pm
Congressional Republicans are vowing to roll back the Obama administration's controversial policy that forces religious-affiliated groups to cover contraceptives in their health care plans.
The 29th Annual Farmers Conference starts Friday
Feb 9, 2012 1:18 pm
The conference over the weekend is for black farmers involved in the settlement lawsuit against the USDA.
Oil near $99 as investors eye Greece, US demand
Feb 9, 2012 12:27 pm
By PABLO GORONDI Associated Press Oil prices rose slightly above $99 a barrel on Thursday, supported by investors' faith in a bailout deal for Greece even as U.S. crude demand lagged behind th...
Feb 9, 2012 6:27 am
South Georgia is the country's Quail hunting capital. The Georgia Chamber of Commerce is using the sport to try to improve the state's economy. Chris Clark the CEO, GA. Chamber of Comm...
10 votes shy: Charter schools hoping for reconsideration
Feb 9, 2012 5:17 am
The resolution would've given the state the right to approve charter schools instead of leaving the decision up to local school boards.
Security cameras rolling on Arlington
Feb 9, 2012 5:05 am
It's a high-tech crime fighting tool in a small south Georgia town. The City of Arlington installed more than a dozen cameras around town. Now police have eyes monitoring businesses and high t...
Albany State University is prepared for severe weather
Feb 9, 2012 1:16 am
The Georgia Statewide Tornado Drill was today, and schools like Albany State are prepared.
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