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ALL RAILROAD CROSSINGS ARE CLASSED AS SAFE OR UNSAFE. A DEAD STOP IS REQUIRED AT ALL UNSAFE CROSSINGS. AN OPERATOR OF A NOTOR VEHICLE SHALL NOT PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES ON TOP OF A HILL OR ON A CURVE WHEN THE W,U IS NOT CLEAR

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Editorial

The State Highway Department of Georgia presents you this map of our highway system and extends to all travelers an invihtion to use it es a guide to many points of interest.
Georgia has a great array of attractions and its friend!~ people are eager to share them. Space here permits mentioning only a few points of interest. There are other points of equal importance and interest where visitors will be welcomed.
Every section can be reached the year 'round over some of the 8000 miles of paved and well-marked highways. Georgia has sea shores, lakes and mountains, and its altitude ranges from sea level to 4,768 feet on Brasstown Bald.
The mild climate promotes festivals featuring the rose, tulip, azalea, dogwood, peach, peanut and other floral and agriculturGI products; golf tournaments; hunting ond fishing.
Recreational visitors to Georgia can ta~e their horseback riding by mountain lakes or under mossy live oaks; +heir hiking along the Appalachian Trail; their fishing in surf, lake or mountain stream.
The State Highway Department and the people of Georgia invite the motorids of America to visit Georgia and see for themselves the natural beauty and bountiful resources of field, forest and mine, and extensive produds of industry.
Excellent educational institutions are located in all parls of our commonwealth.
Copies of this map may be obtained from the State Highway Department, No. 2 Capitol Square, Atlanta; or any Chamber of Commerce or Motor Club in the State.
Current detour information may be obtained from the State Hiqhway Department, A+lante, or the Division Offices of the StGte Highway Department, located at Gainesville, Auguda, Macon, Sevanneh and Tifton.

State Patrol Headquarters

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A Few Points o/ Interest
STATE CAPITOL BUILDING: Atlnh- Houses also the State Library and State Museum of Netural History.- b-E.
THE CYCLORAMA: A circular rn1ml in Grant Part Atlut, 50 f ..t high and 400 feat in cireumfrence, depicts th Battle of Atlenta.-6-E.
STONE MOUNTAIN: Neu Atluh il i-he worl&'s lergesf ,olid bod'Y of ex~ pond 9r1nite, risinq 800 f..t bove ih surroundings. A sculptured me~ moria I to Confederate leaden has b..n started on one side.- 6-E.
INDIAN SPRINGS : A historic spa near Jaelr.1on, kr~own to the Creek Indian' for its medicinal value, ceded to the State in 1825. Said to be the oni'Y Indian land ceded by th1m for park purposcs.-9-G.
WAR~ SPRINGS: The curative powers of tha~e w1ieu were found so beneficie l in the treatment of infantile pralysis by Frenklin D. Roosevelt thet the property was develop1d for the netion, The Werm Spril'lgs Foundation was incorporated in 1927.-10-D.
LITTLE WHITE HOUSE: Werm Springs- Nur the foundation, set emid some of the most beeutiful scener-y in the State, wu the Geor9ia home of Presidut FranWn D. Roosevelt. This is the mod famou$ houu in G1orgia and thousands have visited it since it was built in 1933.- 10..0.
INDIAN MOUNDS: South of ~eon on U. S. Route 80, in the Oemulqu N.lfional Monument, there are many Indian Mounds that are beinQ explored under the supervilion of the National P.rl Serooke.- 10-H.
BIG APPLE: Cornelia-A monument erected in tribute to thl'l apple growing industry in northust Georgia.- 3-H.
FARMERS MARKET: Atlanta- Owned and eperfed by th Shte. U..is is the lrgest Stata frmen marht in the United States. Current u1 les are
almod two million dollars month. - 4-E.
LAN IER'S OAK: Brunswick- The free under which Sidney Lanier received inspiration for his poem " The Menhes of G lynn." N..rby are the beaches of St. Simon and Sea Island, "d the remains of Fort Frederico~~.- 17-P.
TOBACCO t.AARKETS: In many South Geor9ia sections the chuting auctioneers can be hurd in the Summer.
FORESTS: na "anery of the Stefa i1 enhanced by the vardani forest 9rowth that covers 661o of ih land.
HERTY LABORATORY: Sevannah- This noted labortory has perfeefed
man'l processes for ma~i ng paper from pine trees.- 13-0.
TOCCOA FALLS: Near Toeeoe -One of the most beautiful falls in the Stete. Toeeoe Cree~ ca5eades over a precipice 186 feet high . -3-1.
FORT BENNING : Colr.rmbu-The wgrld's largest inhntry school. Colum bus is a textile manufecturing eentar.- 12-C.
FORT FREDERICA: St. Simon lslend- 09lathorpa established this militaf'Y pott in I 736, e colonial bulwark against Spani$h invasion.- 17-P.
MIDWAY CHURCH: Midway, on U. S. Route 17, south of Savannah. Founded by Congregationalists in 1752. This church with its cemetery was a h11llowed spot lo man'Y men 1nd women who have helped to $hape the das+in'Y of Americ:.- 15.P. OKEFENOKEE SWAMP: Nar W'Ycron. This umi.tropical swamp i' -40 miles lon9. 20 miles wid1. A paved road from U. S. Route I leads to the Cowhouse lilond Section, which is open to visitors through efigrh of the Okafenoke Anoci1tion, Inc., o~~ non-profit group at Waycross.- I8-M.
THE GEORGIA SEA ISLANDS: The State's oldest and most romantic section is its strip of coast and the coastal islands. Here is found much ot the charm of the old South e$ well et progress of the new.- 17-P.

CHRIST CHURCH : Savenneh- Orgeni:uod in 1733. John We$1e'Y, rector, in 1731ro organized hare what is beliaYad to be the first Protestent Sundy

School in the world.- llO. Sev1nnah is one of Georqie 's seeport citi&s end h the piece where Generel Oglethorpe fir~t settled. SymmatrieII'Y laid out by Oglethorp1, the city is one of great be~uty with ih parks. ih venues of pa lms and its
old homes. There is memorial mar.in9 the spof where General 09le-
thorpe 1antled.

THE WREN ' S NEST: Afl,nta- The home of Joel Chandler Herrh, the nationaii'Y famous euthor of "Uncle Ramus Stories" . - b-E.

THE GEORGIA SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY : Atlanta - Engineering branch of the University System of Georgie. Founded in 1885 and na tionelly recognited for ih high c:urric:ulum.-6-E.

OLD STATE CAPITOL: Milledge...ille- Seat of Stele Goernment from 1807 to 1868, now horne of a milita"Y school.- 9-1.

UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA: Athans- The fir~t State University in the United Stet1s to be chartered- 1785. The Univtrsit'Y System of Georgia cgmprises sideen in,titufiom for studenh, with a present enrollment of more than 23 ,000.- 5-I.

CHICKAMAUGA o~~nd CHATIANOOGA NATIONAL MILITARY PARK:
On U. S. Route 27 near Chatfanoog11 , erlending along the highway for three mile$, Established by llln Ad of Congreu in 1890. It was the scene of one of the bloodiut baHies of the Wer of tf..e Sirii1s. - 1-B.

TALLUlAH GORGE: T.lluleh Fell,, on U. S. Route 23. One of the most beautiful scenic attractions in the State. Tallulah River once Rowed over the sheer rock precipice but hes since been d iverted throuqh a tunnel to develop hyclro-aleelric power.- 2-1.

WESLEYAN COLLEGE : Meeon - We,layan Collage wes the first ~;her tared women's college to grant degree1 in the United Slh$. -10-G.

BERRY SCHOOLS: Near Rome, sterted by M.utha Barry in 1902 to en-
able mountain boys and girh to urn their erpense' while qettinq their education. large donations hiVe bnr~ mde by many philanthrgpists end the 32,000-cre campus is one of the lug u t in the world . - 4-8.

CAVE SPRINGS and GEORG IA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF: Louted few miles southwest of Rome. Edabli,hed in 1847 by legidative Act. Here is loctd a famous cave which reportldly furnhhed saltpeter for qunpowder used by the Southern Armies. In the c;11ve is a spring so large that it pump$ ih ow11 wafer into the city reservoir, ha5 anouqh left to supply 11 large swimminc:; pool ud then Rows off u a laro stream. -5-B.

FORT MOUNTAIN: Neer Chatsworth -On top of the mountain are the ruins of 1 done fort . lh origin is an Uluolved mystery. -2-D.

ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS MEMORIAL : C rawfordville -location gf liberty Hell, home of AJ ..ander H. Stephens, Viee-Prasidant of the Confaderacy.- 7-K.

GEORGIA STATE PARKS: Furnished overnight cabins CHill euilable at the following perh:

NAME OF PARK

located Near:

Pine ~ounta i n State Park- I 0-0

H111milton- Chipley

Ve9el S+fl Puk- 2-G.

Dahlonega - 81t~irsvilta ~ ClaYalend

laur S. Wa lker Stete Park- 17-M.

Waycross

liHia Ocmulg .. State Par~- IJ.J,

McRae

A divan ity of nfural ttradions re found in the followin9 parks :

C loud land Canyon Stet Park.- 2-A.

Cloudlll'ld

Fort Mounta in State Par~ - 2-D.

Chahworth

Brautown Bald Are- 1-G.

Blainville

Alrander H. Stephens Memorial Park-7-K.

Crawfordville*

Megnolie Springs State Park- 10-M.

Millen

Jefferson Da"i' Memoril State Park- 15-1.

Irwinville

Chehaw Park end Game Refuge- 15-F.

Albanv

Kolomo~i Mound1 Stele Park- 16-C.

Bla~ely*

Further development to be made.