The Morgan County Courthouse is located in downtown Madison. The neoclassical revival structure was built in 1905. 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. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7qLHOq56imZWjsLqvy6innpyZlnuwvsZomKusmZi5pr%2BOnKaupqSesrR5wqKrop2jYrumtcahmaiqmKS8pb%2BOpqarn5GjeqS71KersmedpL%2Borc1mmqitoqm1sMHSnmSbp6eirq%2Brj2loaA%3D%3D

The Morris Museum of Art opened in 1992 as the first museum in the country dedicated to documenting the art and artists of the South. Located on the riverfront in downtown Augusta, the museum seeks to preserve and enhance a regional cultural legacy by showcasing the history of painting in the South through a broad-based survey collection of paintings and drawings. In 2007 the museum received a Governor’s Award in the Humanities.

The National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus opened its doors in 2001. Located on the Chattahoochee River in Columbus, the museum features Civil War ships and maritime artifacts within its 40,000 square feet. Courtesy of National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus 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.

The coastal and offshore waters of Georgia provide a tremendous and varied resource. The continental shelf off Georgia is about eighty miles wide and is the widest in the South Atlantic Bight, which extends from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. The Gulf Stream marks the eastern boundary of the shelf. Marine Populations With respect to natural resources, commercially important fishes such as snapper and grouper collect along bottom reefs throughout the middle of the shelf waters.

Alligators, which are native to Georgia, are among the hundreds of animal species to make their home in the Okefenokee Swamp. 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 may need to be submitted to the Georgia Department of Economic Development.