- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Providence Canyon
- Date of Original:
- 1980
- Subject:
- Canyons--Georgia--Stewart County
Trees--Georgia--Stewart County
Gorges--Georgia--Stewart County
Parks--Georgia--Stewart County - Location:
- United States, Georgia, Stewart County, 32.07846, -84.8352
- Medium:
- color photographs
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- Identified by the Georgia Department of Natural Resources as one of the state's "Seven Wonders," the site is protected by Providence Canyon State Park, located approximately 150 miles southwest of Atlanta, in Stewart County.
Photograph of Providence Canyon, which is located in Stewart County, Georgia. The walls of the gorge are light tan and gold, and trees grow around the upper edge.
Providence Canyon is a network of gorges in southwest Georgia created by the erosion of soft, multicolored soils. Often called "Georgia's Little Grand Canyon," Providence Canyon consists of several chasms, plateaus, cliffs, and pinnacles. Erosion has exposed the geologic record of several million years within its walls, and minerals have stained the sediments, creating a display of colors that range from white to various shades of pink, purple, red, brown, yellow, and black. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/providence-canyon/m-2122/
- Rights Holder:
- Courtesy of Forrest Shropshire
Georgia Department of Natural Resources - Additional Rights Information:
- Please contact holding institution for information regarding use and copyright status.
- Original Collection:
- http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/geography-environment/providence-canyon
Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia - Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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