In 1995 the First U.S. Army was reorganized at Fort Gillem, in Forest Park. First Army headquarters, building 101, sat on a small hill above the sprawling base, which closed in 2011. Courtesy of Garrison Public Affairs Office, Fort McPherson The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print. All requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource must be submitted to the rights holder.

The Garden Club of Georgia was officially established on June 7 and 8, 1928, at the Biltmore Hotel in Atlanta. For this inaugural meeting, Mrs. Robert L. Cooney of Atlanta (later to become the editor of the Garden History of Georgia) served as honorary president. Following the formulation of a slate of officers, Mrs. Phinizy Calhoun of Atlanta was elected as the organization’s first official president. A year later the Garden Club of Georgia held its first annual convention in Augusta.

George Sparks (center) was a southern educator and the first president of Georgia State University. He often made personal loans to students who lacked funds for tuition. The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print. Requests for permission to publish or reproduce the resource should be submitted to Special Collections and Archives at Georgia State University.

The original building on the campus of Georgia Health Sciences University, completed in Augusta in 1837, was designed by the architect Charles B. Cluskey. The structure, Cluskey's first major building, is an excellent example of the Greek revival style. Courtesy of Georgia Health Sciences University The New Georgia Encyclopedia does not hold the copyright for this media resource and can neither grant nor deny permission to republish or reproduce the image online or in print.

Grains, particularly corn, have been important to Georgia’s citizens, livestock, wildlife, and general economy since the state’s founding. Native Americans and European settlers depended on grains to sustain life and trade. Today Georgia citizens and livestock consume billions of pounds of grains each year. Some of this grain is produced by Georgia farmers, and the rest is imported from other states and countries. Grain Types and Uses Grains produced in Georgia include corn, grain sorghum, pearl millet, wheat, oats, barley, and rye.