10 Infrastructure Amtrak coordinates Thruway Motorcoach service to extend many of its routes especially in California.[citation needed] 7.1 British role Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center. Technology Square also known as "Tech Square" is located across the Downtown Connector and embedded in the city east of East Campus Opened in August 2003 at a cost of $179 million the district was built over run-down neighborhoods and has sparked a revitalization of the entire Midtown area Connected by the recently renovated Fifth Street Bridge it is a pedestrian-friendly area comprising Georgia Tech facilities and retail locations One complex contains the College of Business Building holding classrooms and office space for the Scheller College of Business as well as the Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center and the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center the Scheller College of Business is also home to three large glass chandeliers made by Dale Chihuly This is one of the few locations of Chihuly's works found in the state of Georgia, 69 2212 The Province of Georgia was one of the Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution by signing the 1776 Declaration of Independence the State of Georgia's first constitution was ratified in February 1777 Georgia was the 10th state to ratify the Articles of Confederation on July 24 1778 and was the 4th state to ratify the United States Constitution on January 2 1788. Province of New Hampshire established in the 1620s chartered as crown colony in 1679, Legislative authority resides in the General Assembly composed of the Senate and House of Representatives the Lieutenant Governor presides over the Senate while members of the House of Representatives select their own Speaker the Georgia Constitution mandates a maximum of 56 senators elected from single-member districts and a minimum of 180 representatives apportioned among representative districts (which sometimes results in more than one representative per district); there are currently 56 senators and 180 representatives the term of office for senators and representatives is two years the laws enacted by the General Assembly are codified in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated.
. By 1860 Atlanta's population had grown to 9,554 During the American Civil War the nexus of multiple railroads in Atlanta made the city a hub for the distribution of military supplies in 1864 the Union Army moved southward following the capture of Chattanooga and began its invasion of north Georgia the region surrounding Atlanta was the location of several major army battles culminating with the Battle of Atlanta and a four-month-long siege of the city by the Union Army under the command of General William Tecumseh Sherman on September 1 1864 Confederate General John Bell Hood made the decision to retreat from Atlanta and he ordered the destruction of all public buildings and possible assets that could be of use to the Union Army on the next day Mayor James Calhoun surrendered Atlanta to the Union Army and on September 7 Sherman ordered the city's civilian population to evacuate on November 11 1864 Sherman prepared for the Union Army's March to the Sea by ordering the destruction of Atlanta's remaining military assets. . Outdoor recreational activities include hiking along the Appalachian Trail; Civil War Heritage Trails; rock climbing and whitewater kayaking Other outdoor activities include hunting and fishing. . .
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