Retired August 6 2010 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. !
Centennial Olympic Park 1.2 Western and Atlantic Railroad 36/2 The Dukes of Hazzard a 1980s TV show was set in the fictional Hazzard County Georgia the first five episodes were shot on location in Conyers and Covington Georgia as well as some locations in Atlanta Production was then moved to Burbank California.[citation needed]. ; Walton (91,600) Main article: 2009 Atlanta Braves season. In 1606 King James I of England granted charters to both the Plymouth Company and the London Company for the purpose of establishing permanent settlements in America the London Company established the Colony and Dominion of Virginia in 1607 the first permanently settled English colony on the continent the Plymouth Company founded the Popham Colony on the Kennebec River but it was short-lived the Plymouth Council for New England sponsored several colonization projects culminating with Plymouth Colony in 1620 which was settled by English Puritan separatists known today as the Pilgrims the Dutch Swedish and French also established successful American colonies at roughly the same time as the English but they eventually came under the English crown the Thirteen Colonies were complete with the establishment of the Province of Georgia in 1732 although the term "Thirteen Colonies" became current only in the context of the American Revolution.
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