Pickens County, Georgia

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

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Pickens County, Georgia canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf county of Georgia
borderedBy Bartow County
surface form: Bartow County, Georgia

Cherokee County, Georgia
Dawson County, Georgia
Gilmer County, Georgia
Gordon County, Georgia
climate humid subtropical climate
country United States of America
countySeat Jasper, Georgia
economy light manufacturing
natural resource extraction
tourism
geology Appalachian Mountains
surface form: Appalachian Mountains foothills

marble deposits
hasCity Jasper, Georgia
hasFestival Georgia Marble Festival in Jasper
hasIndustry marble quarrying
stone fabrication
hasLandmark Georgia marble
surface form: Georgia Marble Company quarries

Marble Valley
Tate Historic District
hasNaturalFeature Burnt Mountain
Long Swamp Creek
Sharp Mountain
Talking Rock Creek
hasProtectedArea Chattahoochee National Forest
surface form: 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 Mountains
surface form: Appalachian foothills

Appalachian region
Piedmont region of Georgia
United States South
northwestern Georgia
namedAfter Andrew Pickens
partOf Atlanta urban area
surface form: Atlanta metropolitan area
region Northeast Georgia
surface form: North Georgia
state Georgia
subdivisionOf Georgia
surface form: State of Georgia
subdivisionType county
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
transportInfrastructure Georgia State Route 515
Interstate 575 terminus near Jasper

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Georgia marble quarriedIn Pickens County, Georgia
Andrew Pickens commemoratedBy Pickens County, Georgia
Georgia State Route 53 passesThrough Pickens County, Georgia
Gilmer County, Georgia borders Pickens County, Georgia
Cherokee County, Georgia borderedBy Pickens County, Georgia