Pickens County, Georgia

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county of Georgia

Pickens County, Georgia is a northwestern Georgia county in the Appalachian foothills, historically known as a major source of high-quality Georgia marble.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	county of Georgia →
borderedBy	Bartow County, Georgia NERFINISHED → Cherokee County, Georgia NERFINISHED → Dawson County, Georgia NERFINISHED → Gilmer County, Georgia NERFINISHED → Gordon County, Georgia NERFINISHED →
climate	humid subtropical climate →
country	United States of America →
countySeat	Jasper, Georgia →
economy	light manufacturing → natural resource extraction → tourism →
geology	Appalachian Mountains foothills → marble deposits →
hasCity	Jasper, Georgia →
hasFestival	Georgia Marble Festival in Jasper →
hasIndustry	marble quarrying → stone fabrication →
hasLandmark	Georgia Marble Company quarries → Marble Valley → Tate Historic District →
hasNaturalFeature	Burnt Mountain → Long Swamp Creek NERFINISHED → Sharp Mountain → Talking Rock Creek →
hasProtectedArea	Portions of Chattahoochee National Forest nearby →
hasTown	Talking Rock, Georgia →
hasUnincorporatedCommunity	Marble Hill, Georgia → Tate, Georgia →
historicalSignificance	contribution to U.S. monumental architecture through marble supply → major source of Georgia marble →
knownFor	Georgia marble → high-quality marble production →
largestCity	Jasper, Georgia →
locatedIn	Appalachian foothills → Appalachian region → Piedmont region of Georgia → United States South → northwestern Georgia →
namedAfter	Andrew Pickens →
partOf	Atlanta metropolitan area →
region	North Georgia →
state	Georgia →
subdivisionOf	State of Georgia →
subdivisionType	county →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →
transportInfrastructure	Georgia State Route 515 → Interstate 575 terminus near Jasper →

Referenced by (2)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Andrew Pickens →	commemoratedBy
Georgia marble →	quarriedIn