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Tallulah Gorge

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The Tallulah Gorge is a gorge formed by the Tallulah River cutting through the Tallulah Dome rock formation. [1]

32 relations: Atlanta, Burton, Georgia, Canyon, Choctaw, Conservation movement, Crust (geology), Deliverance, Ecosystem, Electricity generation, Fold (geology), Georgia Power, Helen Dortch Longstreet, James Longstreet, Karl Wallenda, Kayak, List of the seven natural wonders of Georgia (U.S. state), Pangaea, Penstock, Quartzite, Rafting, Schist, Sluice, South Carolina, Tallulah Falls Lake, Tallulah Falls Railway, Tallulah Falls, Georgia, Tallulah Gorge State Park, Tallulah River, Tightrope walking, Trillium, Trillium persistens, Zell Miller.

Atlanta

Atlanta is the capital city and most populous municipality of the state of Georgia in the United States.

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Burton, Georgia

The town of Burton, Georgia now lies underwater, covered by Lake Burton.

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Canyon

A canyon (Spanish: cañón; archaic British English spelling: cañon) or gorge is a deep cleft between escarpments or cliffs resulting from weathering and the erosive activity of a river over geologic timescales.

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Choctaw

The Choctaw (in the Choctaw language, Chahta)Common misspellings and variations in other languages include Chacta, Tchakta and Chocktaw.

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Conservation movement

The conservation movement, also known as nature conservation, is a political, environmental, and social movement that seeks to protect natural resources including animal and plant species as well as their habitat for the future.

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Crust (geology)

In geology, the crust is the outermost solid shell of a rocky planet, dwarf planet, or natural satellite.

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Deliverance

Deliverance is a 1972 American thriller film produced and directed by John Boorman, and starring Jon Voight, Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty and Ronny Cox, with the latter two making their feature film debuts.

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Ecosystem

An ecosystem is a community made up of living organisms and nonliving components such as air, water, and mineral soil.

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Electricity generation

Electricity generation is the process of generating electric power from sources of primary energy.

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Fold (geology)

A geological fold occurs when one or a stack of originally flat and planar surfaces, such as sedimentary strata, are bent or curved as a result of permanent deformation.

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Georgia Power

Georgia Power is an electric utility headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

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Helen Dortch Longstreet

Helen Dortch Longstreet (April 20, 1863 – May 3, 1962), known as the "Fighting Lady", was an American newspaper reporter, editor, publisher, and business manager.

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James Longstreet

James Longstreet (January 8, 1821January 2, 1904) was one of the foremost Confederate generals of the American Civil War and the principal subordinate to General Robert E. Lee, who called him his "Old War Horse." He served under Lee as a corps commander for many of the famous battles fought by the Army of Northern Virginia in the Eastern Theater, and briefly with Braxton Bragg in the Army of Tennessee in the Western Theater.

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Karl Wallenda

Karl Wallenda (January 21, 1905 – March 22, 1978) was a German-American high wire artist and founder of The Flying Wallendas, a daredevil circus act which performed dangerous stunts, often without a safety net.

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Kayak

A kayak is a small, narrow watercraft which is propelled by means of a double-bladed paddle.

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List of the seven natural wonders of Georgia (U.S. state)

The Seven Natural Wonders of Georgia are considered to be.

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Pangaea

Pangaea or Pangea was a supercontinent that existed during the late Paleozoic and early Mesozoic eras.

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Penstock

A penstock (fr. conduite forcée) is a sluice or gate or intake structure that controls water flow, or an enclosed pipe that delivers water to hydro turbines and sewerage systems.

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Quartzite

Quartzite (from Quarzit) is a hard, non-foliated metamorphic rock which was originally pure quartz sandstone.

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Rafting

Rafting and white water rafting are recreational outdoor activities which use an inflatable raft to navigate a river or other body of water.

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Schist

Schist (pronounced) is a medium-grade metamorphic rock with medium to large, flat, sheet-like grains in a preferred orientation (nearby grains are roughly parallel).

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Sluice

A sluice (from the Dutch "sluis") is a water channel controlled at its head by a gate.

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South Carolina

South Carolina is a U.S. state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Tallulah Falls Lake

Tallulah Falls Lake is a reservoir with of shoreline located in the Northeastern corner of Georgia in Rabun County.

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Tallulah Falls Railway

The Tallulah Falls Railway, also known as the Tallulah Falls Railroad, "The TF" and "TF & Huckleberry," was a railroad based in Tallulah Falls, Georgia, U.S. which ran from Cornelia, Georgia to Franklin, North Carolina.

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Tallulah Falls, Georgia

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Tallulah Gorge State Park

Tallulah Gorge State Park is a Georgia state park adjacent to Tallulah Falls, Georgia along the county line between Rabun and Habersham Counties.

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Tallulah River

The Tallulah River is a U.S. Geological Survey.

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Tightrope walking

Tightrope walking, also called funambulism, is the skill of walking along a thin wire or rope.

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Trillium

Trillium (trillium, wakerobin, tri flower, birthroot, birthwort) is a genus of perennial flowering plants native to temperate regions of North America and Asia.

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Trillium persistens

Trillium persistens, the persistent trillium, is a North American species of flowering plants in the genus Trillium of family Melanthiaceae (formerly Trilliaceae).

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Zell Miller

Zell Bryan Miller (February 24, 1932 – March 23, 2018) was an American author and politician from the U.S. state of Georgia.

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Tallulah Dome, Tallulah Falls.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallulah_Gorge

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