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Piedmont. AKA - Piedmont Plateau. Gently Sloping Hills Well Drained Soils Granite Base “Heartland of the State” Approx. ½ of Population of GA lives here! http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2126. Home of Stone Mountain (worlds largest mass of exposed granite).
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AKA - Piedmont Plateau • Gently Sloping Hills • Well Drained Soils • Granite Base • “Heartland of the State” • Approx. ½ of Population of GA lives here! • http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-2126
Home of Stone Mountain(worlds largest mass of exposed granite)
World’s Busiest Airport • Empire State of the South • Home of 1996 Olympic Games • Fifth Capital of GA
GA Red Clay • http://www.ga.nrcs.usda.gov/technical/soils/red.html
Piedmont Major Cities • Atlanta Metropolitan Area • Macon • Warner Robins • Luella • McDonough • Athens