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Atlanta's Piedmont Park with rare snowfall in winter. Big Creek Greenway (under construction), 42/6 77/25 Beginning from the Atlantic Ocean the state's eastern border with South Carolina runs up the Savannah River northwest to its origin at the confluence of the Tugaloo and Seneca Rivers it then continues up the Tugaloo (originally Tugalo) and into the Chattooga River its most significant tributary These bounds were decided in the 1797 Treaty of Beaufort and tested in the U.S Supreme Court in the two Georgia v South Carolina cases in 1923 and 1989, Atlanta offers resources and opportunities for amateur and participatory sports and recreation Golf and tennis are popular in Atlanta and the city contains six public golf courses and 182 tennis courts Facilities along the Chattahoochee River cater to watersports enthusiasts providing the opportunity for kayaking canoeing fishing boating or tubing the city's only skate park a 15,000 square feet (1,400 m2) facility that offers bowls curbs and smooth-rolling concrete mounds is at Historic Fourth Ward Park. . Haralson Government In 2004 a stalemate in federal support of Amtrak forced cutbacks in services and routes as well as resumption of deferred maintenance in fiscal 2004 and 2005 Congress appropriated about $1.2 billion for Amtrak $300 million more than President George W Bush had requested However the company's board requested $1.8 billion through fiscal 2006 the majority of which (about $1.3 billion) would be used to bring infrastructure rolling stock and motive power back to a state of good repair in Congressional testimony the DOT Inspector General confirmed that Amtrak would need at least $1.4 billion to $1.5 billion in fiscal 2006 and $2 billion in fiscal 2007 just to maintain the status quo in 2006 Amtrak received just under $1.4 billion with the condition that Amtrak would reduce (but not eliminate) food and sleeper service losses Thus dining service was simplified and now requires two fewer on-board service workers Only Auto Train and Empire Builder services continue regular made-on-board meal service in 2010 the Senate approved a bill to provide $1.96 billion to Amtrak but cut the approval for high-speed rail to a $1 billion appropriation, The Thirteen Colonies and neighboring polities in 1748 Greek life at Georgia Tech includes over 50 active chapters of social fraternities and sororities All of the groups are chapters of national organizations including members of the North-American Interfraternity Conference National Panhellenic Conference and National Pan-Hellenic Council the first fraternity to establish a chapter at Georgia Tech was Alpha Tau Omega in 1888 before the school held its first classes the first sorority to establish a chapter was Alpha Xi Delta in 1954 Students with Greek affiliation make up around 26 percent of the undergraduate student body!

6 Participating National Olympic Committees Concept Bruce Sutter The Locomotion at Darlington Railway Centre and Museum. MaggieMoo's and Marble Slab Creamery had their headquarters in an unincorporated area in the county however,[citation needed] now those companies are located in neighboring Gwinnett County in Norcross. Liberia (5) As of 2010 Atlanta is the seventh-most visited city in the United States with over 35 million visitors per year Although the most popular attraction among visitors to Atlanta is the Georgia Aquarium the world's largest indoor aquarium Atlanta's tourism industry is mostly driven by the city's history museums and outdoor attractions Atlanta contains a notable amount of historical museums and sites including the Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site which includes the preserved childhood home of Dr Martin Luther King Jr. as well as his final resting place; the Atlanta Cyclorama & Civil War Museum which houses a massive painting and diorama in-the-round with a rotating central audience platform depicting the Battle of Atlanta in the Civil War; the World of Coca-Cola featuring the history of the world-famous soft drink brand and its well-known advertising; the College Football Hall of Fame which honors college football and its athletes; the National Center for Civil and Human Rights which explores the civil rights movement and its connection to contemporary human rights movements throughout the world; the Carter Center and Presidential Library housing U.S President Jimmy Carter's papers and other material relating to the Carter administration and the Carter family's life; and the Margaret Mitchell House and Museum where Mitchell wrote the best-selling novel Gone with the Wind, The 1996 Games were covered by the following broadcasters: 78 2716; The Georgia State Panthers representing Georgia State University field varsity teams in 16 sports also including football and basketball GSU like Georgia Tech located within Atlanta proper is currently in its second stint as a member of the Sun Belt Conference it had been a charter member of the league in 1976 but left in 1981 in 2013 GSU returned to the Sun Belt from the Colonial Athletic Association the Panthers play football at Georgia State Stadium which was originally built as Olympic Stadium for the 1996 Olympics before being converted to Turner Field a baseball stadium for the Atlanta Braves.