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Johnson, Herschel Vespasian
(Encyclopedia) Johnson, Herschel Vespasian, 1812–80, U.S. political leader, b. Burke co., Ga. Admitted to the bar in 1834, he filled (1848–49) an unexpired Senate term before serving as circuit court…Brown, Joseph Emerson
(Encyclopedia) Brown, Joseph Emerson, 1821–94, U.S. public official, b. Pickens District, S.C. As governor of Georgia during the Civil War, Brown quarreled with Jefferson Davis over conscription and…Savannah, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Savannah, city (1990 pop. 137,560), seat of Chatham co., SE Ga., a port of entry on the Savannah River near its mouth; inc. 1789. A rail, fishing, and industrial center, it is a…Tiflis
(Encyclopedia) Tiflis: see Tbilisi, Georgia.Dariel
(Encyclopedia) Dariel, pass, Georgia: see Daryal.Chattahoochee
(Encyclopedia) ChattahoocheeChattahoocheechătˌəh&oomacr;ˈchē [key], river, 436 mi (702 km) long, rising in N Ga., and flowing generally SW to the Ala.-Ga. border and then S along it to join the…Iberian Gates
(Encyclopedia) Iberian Gates, pass, Georgia: see Daryal.Kasbek, Mount
(Encyclopedia) Kasbek, Mount: see Kazbek, Mount, Georgia.South Sandwich Islands
(Encyclopedia) South Sandwich Islands: see South Georgia.Cotton Belt
(Encyclopedia) Cotton Belt, former agricultural region of the SE United States where cotton was the main cash crop throughout the 19th and much of the 20th cent. Located on the Atlantic and Gulf…Trending
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