Industries in Georgia, including paper manufacturing, agriculture, and electrical power generation, produce and manage thousands of tons of industrial toxins each year. A toxin, by definition, is a substance that is highly poisonous to living creatures. Toxins generally originate from such living sources as plants, animals, and bacteria. In today’s highly industrialized world, however, humans create toxins as by-products of the processes used to produce goods, food, and energy. Some of these toxins have direct and negative impacts on human health, while others affect the environments in which people live, thereby creating an indirect impact on human health.

In 1900 while still in his mid-twenties, Ivan Allen cofounded the Atlanta office supply firm later known as the Ivan Allen Company. Through the “Forward Atlanta” campaign of the 1920s and many other activities, Allen became the city’s quintessential booster. His son, Ivan Allen Jr., carried on this civic tradition as mayor of Atlanta in the 1960s. From Dalton to Atlanta Isaac Anderson Allen was born in Dalton on March 1, 1876, to Susan and Earnest Allen.

The U.S. Postal Service featured Jackie Robinson on this 1982 postage stamp. Courtesy of Smithsonian National Postal Museum 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. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qLHOq56imZWjsLqvy6innpyZlnuwvsZomKusmZi5pr%2BOrKeoqqSoerDB052mqKpdp7KkvsSaq6KnnmS3oq%2FKopxmqp%2BXtq%2B%2FzqdkanFhbnpyhZZrZqOZk6C2pnnRqJmipqOku26%2F05qkqWVhboVzew%3D%3D

In 2001 the Jane Fonda Center at Emory University in Atlanta opened to conduct research in adolescent reproductive health. The center also offers training for health care professionals. Jane Fonda, who donated $2 million to open the center, stands beside Dr. Michael Johns, the chief executive officer of Emory Healthcare. Courtesy of Emory 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.

Designed in the neoclassical revival style, the Jasper County Courthouse was built in Monticello in 1907. The building, constructed of brick and Georgia marble, is the county's fourth courthouse. Courtesy of Don Bowman 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.