12 See also See also: List of governors of Georgia and Georgia elected officials Industry in Georgia is diverse. 1688 200,000 4.3 Rankings 7 Parks and recreational activities Greg Maddux*** Education The native forest canopy is mainly oak redbud hickory poplar tuliptree pine and sweetgum with chestnut having been common decades before in what is now considered oak-hickory forest Traveling from the south the metro area is generally the first area in which autumn leaf color can be seen due to the different trees growing at the higher elevation and latitude Underneath the flowering dogwood is very common the black cherry are quite prolific with mulberry popping up sometimes as well Sourwood is also in its native range and is easily identified by the fact that it turns fiery red in early October much brighter and weeks earlier than most other trees (which usually peak in early November). . Brittain Dining Hall is the main dining hall for East Campus It is modeled after a medieval church complete with carved columns and stained glass windows showing symbolic figures the main road leading from East Campus to Central Campus is a steep ascending incline commonly known as "Freshman Hill" (in reference to the large number of freshman dorms near its foot) on March 8 2007 the former Georgia State University Village apartments were transferred to Georgia Tech Renamed North Avenue Apartments by the institute they began housing students in the fall semester of 2007. Province of Massachusetts Bay established in the 1620s a crown colony 1692, This was followed in 1813 by the locomotive Puffing Billy built by Christopher Blackett and William Hedley for the Wylam Colliery Railway the first successful locomotive running by adhesion only This was accomplished by the distribution of weight between a number of wheels Puffing Billy is now on display in the Science Museum in London making it the oldest locomotive in existence. .
. Midtown has the highest density of art and cultural institutions in the Southeast notably including the Fox Theatre Woodruff Arts Center the High Museum of Art the Center for Puppetry Arts the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Museum of Design Atlanta Midtown attracts over 6 million visitors annually mostly in connection with large annual events such Atlanta Pride the Atlanta Dogwood Festival and Music Midtown Since the 1990s Midtown has also been a primary area for high-density development due to the area's mass transit options urban street grid and desirability.
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