- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Cotton
- Creator:
- Giesen, James C.
- Date of Original:
- 2004-05-26
- Subject:
- Cotton
Agriculture--Georgia
Crops - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- articles
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- text/html
- Description:
- Encyclopedia article about cotton in Georgia. From the late eighteenth to the mid-twentieth century, there was no more important single factor in Georgia's agricultural economy than cotton. In 2007 the state was ranked third in cotton production in the United States (second in amount of cotton planted), with 1.03 million acres of land being used for cotton farming.
GSE identifier: SS8E2, SS8H8, SS8H6, SS8H8 - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/cotton/
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
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- Bibliographic Citation (Cite As):
- Cite as: "Cotton," New Georgia Encyclopedia. Retrieved [date]: http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org.
- Original Collection:
- Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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