| A short
history of the Georgia State flag |
In 1733 Georgia
was founded by the British in 1733, and named after King George
II. It became a state after the Revolutionary War in 1776, and
seceded from the Union in 1861. It was re-admitted in July 1870.
Georgia is one of those states whose flag recalls the Confederacy,(Which
used a version of the Stars and Bars during the Civil War). The
Stars and Bars were the first Confederate flag. In a report of
March 4, 1861, it was recommended by the
“"Committee" on a Proper Flag for the Confederate
States of America. This committee indicated that the flag should
be "of a red field with a white space extending horizontally
through the center, and equal in width to one-third of the flag,
and the red spaces above and below to be of the same width as
the white, and the union blue extending down through the white
space, and stopping at the lower red space. Then in the center
of the union a circle of white stars corresponding in number
(seven) with the States in the Confederacy". This flag was
used during the Civil War with the state seal within the seven
stars, by the Georgian troops. In 1879 the new flag was similar,
but without the seal and stars, and the blue canton extended
to the full depth of the flag. On July 1,1956 the Stars and bars
of the old flag were replaced by the Confederate Battle Flag. |
A short
history of Georgia (The
Empire State of the South) |
Georgia is located
south of the Savannah River, and north of Florida with an Atlantic
sea-coast. In 1732 it received a Charter, and was made a royal
province in 1752. Georgia became a state in 1776, and was ratified
by the Constitution on January 2, 1788. On January 19, 1861 it
seceded and was re-admitted on July 15, 1870. |
| Area
of Georgia |
58,910 Sq. miles |
Capital
|
Atlanta |
| Major
Products |
Cotton, corn,
wheat, soybeans, textiles, kaolin, wood products and paper |
| State
Motto |
Wisdom, justice,
and moderation |
