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67/19 89/32 Dawson Even before 2002 the state had become increasingly supportive of Republicans in Presidential elections it has supported a Democrat for president only three times since 1960 in 1976 and 1980 native son Jimmy Carter carried the state; in 1992 the former Arkansas governor Bill Clinton narrowly won the state Generally Republicans are strongest in the predominantly white suburban (especially the Atlanta suburbs) and rural portions of the state Many of these areas were represented by conservative Democrats in the state legislature well into the 21st century One of the most conservative of these was U.S Congressman Larry McDonald former head of the John Birch Society who died when the Soviet Union shot down KAL 007 near Sakhalin Island Democratic candidates have tended to win a higher percentage of the vote in the areas where black voters are most numerous as well as in the cities among liberal urban populations (especially Atlanta and Athens) and the rural Black Belt region that passes through the central and southwestern portion of the state, The composition of religious affiliation in Georgia is 70% Protestant 9% Catholic 1% Mormon 1% Jewish 0.5% Muslim 0.5% Buddhist and 0.5% Hindu Atheists deists agnostics and other unaffiliated people make up 13% of the population the largest Christian denominations by number of adherents in 2010 were the Southern Baptist Convention with 1,759,317; the United Methodist Church with 619,394; and the Roman Catholic Church with 596,384 Non-denominational Evangelical Protestant had 566,782 members the Church of God (Cleveland Tennessee) has 175,184 members and the National Baptist Convention USA Inc has 172,982 members the Presbyterian Church (USA) is the largest Presbyterian body in the state with 300 congregations and 100,000 members the other large body Presbyterian Church in America had at its founding date 14 congregations and 2,800 members; in 2010 it counted 139 congregations and 32,000 members the Roman Catholic Church is noteworthy in Georgia's urban areas and includes the Archdiocese of Atlanta and the Diocese of Savannah Georgia is home to the largest Hindu temple in the United States the BAPS Shri Swaminarayan Mandir Atlanta located in the suburb city of Lilburn Georgia is home to several historical synagogues including the Temple (Atlanta) Congregation Beth Jacob (Atlanta) and Congregation Mickve Israel (Savannah) Chabad and the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute are also active in the state! A person wearing a costume which resembles a yellowjacket including a black shirt with yellow interlocking G-T logo spins a dial on a wooden gymnasium floor. 3.4 Historic composition 2 Notable Architecture, This section may be too long and excessively detailed Please consider summarizing the material while citing sources as needed (March 2019), Province of Massachusetts Bay established in the 1620s a crown colony 1692. Atlanta Symphony Hall ? ? ? ? See also: List of museums in Atlanta According to historian Henry Adams the system of railroads needed:. Each region has its own distinctive characteristics for instance the Ridge and Valley which lies in the northwest corner of the state includes limestone sandstone shale and other sedimentary rocks which have yielded construction-grade limestone barite ocher and small amounts of coal; Central African Republic (5) Main article: Train station; Community improvement districts Metro Atlanta Proportion of black pop, History Jimmy Carter from Plains Georgia was President of the United States from 1977 to 1981 Martin Luther King Jr was born in Atlanta in 1929 He was a civil rights movement leader fighting for rights for African Americans and received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964.

. Through various commuter services Amtrak serves an additional 61.1 million passengers per year in conjunction with state and regional authorities in California (through Amtrak California and Metrolink) Connecticut (through Shore Line East) and Maryland (through MARC).[citation needed]. Aruba (3) J, All portions of Fulton County outside of the city limits of Atlanta are served by the Fulton County School System. Atlanta is one of few United States cities with permanent professional and resident companies in all major performing arts disciplines: opera (Atlanta Opera) ballet (Atlanta Ballet) orchestral music (Atlanta Symphony Orchestra) and theater (the Alliance Theatre) Atlanta attracts many touring Broadway acts concerts shows and exhibitions catering to a variety of interests Atlanta's performing arts district is concentrated in Midtown Atlanta at the Woodruff Arts Center which is home to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and the Alliance Theatre the city frequently hosts touring Broadway acts especially at the Fox Theatre a historic landmark among the highest-grossing theatres of its size, Hampton pop 6,987 Religion Percent, Roger Williams established Providence Plantations in 1636 on land provided by Narragansett sachem Canonicus Williams was a Puritan who preached religious tolerance separation of Church and State and a complete break with the Church of England He was banished from the Massachusetts Bay Colony over theological disagreements; he founded the settlement based on an egalitarian constitution providing for majority rule "in civil things" and "liberty of conscience" in religious matters in 1637 a second group including Anne Hutchinson established a second settlement on Aquidneck Island also known as Rhode Island. 40/4 Amtrak's Piedmont near Charlotte North Carolina with a state-owned locomotive This route is run under a partnership with the North Carolina Department of Transportation 2003. . East Point MARTA station, 5.3 Industry Meriwether (21,049) Atlanta was selected in April 2014 for an expansion team to join Major League Soccer and begin play in 2017 the team operated by Falcons owner Arthur Blank (co-founder of the Home Depot) shares Mercedes-Benz Stadium with the Falcons and is named Atlanta United FC in 2018 Atlanta United launched its reserve team Atlanta United 2 in the USL Championship.