19. The Cherokee rose is the official state flower, the live oak the official tree; and the brown thrasher the official bird.
20. United States Highway 27 runs the length of Georgia and is known as Martha Berry Highway, named after a pioneer educator.
21. Marshall Forest in Rome is the only natural forest within a city limits in the United States.
22. The popular theme park - Six Flags Over Georgia, was actually named for six flags that flew over Georgia. England, Spain, Liberty, Georgia, Confederate States of America, and the United States.
23. The name of the famous south Georgia swamp, the Okefenokee, is derived from an Indian word meaning the trembling earth.
24. Brasstown Bald Mountain is the highest point in Georgia. It has an elevation of 4,784 feet.
25. The Cyclorama is a three dimensional panorama that depicts the famous Battle of Atlanta, and is located in Grant Park in Atlanta.
26. Thomasville is known as the City of Roses.
27. Chickamuga National Park is the site of the bloodiest battle in American history.
28. The figures of Stonewall Jackson, Jefferson Davis, and Robert E. Lee make up the world's largest sculpture. It is located on the face of Stone Mountain. Additionally Robert E. Lee's horse, Traveler, is also carved at the same place.
29. The world's largest Infantry training center is located at Fort Benning.
30. The largest Farmer's Market of its kind is located in Forest Park.
31. Ralph Bunch, United States diplomat, was the first Georgian to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
32. Callaway Gardens is a world famous family resort, known for its azaleas.
33. Wesleyan College in Macon was the first college in the world chartered to grant degrees to women.
34. Ocmulgee National Monument in Macon is the largest archeological development east of the Mississippi River.
35. Athens is the location of the first university chartered and supported by state funds.
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