Georgia is often called the Empire State of the South and is also known as the Peach State and Cracker State.
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Ocmulgee National Monument in Macon, Georgia is the largest archeological development east of the Mississippi River.
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At the Hawkinsville Civitan Club's Annual Shoot the Bull Barbecue Championship, people from all over Georgia and surrounding states flock to this small south Georgia town to enter their tasty barbecue concoctions in this famous cook-off.