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Clarkesville is located in central Habersham County on the south side of the Soquee River, a southwest-flowing tributary of the Chattahoochee River.. According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 2.49 square miles (6.45 km 2), of which 2.46 square miles (6.37 km 2) are land and 0.03 square miles (0.08 km 2), or 1.20%, are water.
Moccasin Creek State Park is a 32-acre (13 ha) state park located on the western shore of Lake Burton in Rabun County in the northeast corner of Georgia. The park features campgrounds; a fishing pier for the physically disabled, the elderly, and children; and walking trails. Even though the surrounding area is mountainous, the camping area is ...
Atlanta Motorsports Park. Atlanta Motorsports Park (AMP) is an American auto racing facility that contains two driving circuits in the North Georgia mountains. Designed by Formula One architect Hermann Tilke, Atlanta Motorsports Park's two-mile main road course is held in high regard by outlets such as Road & Track, who named it to its list of ...
Gresham Motorsports Park. / 34.16667°N 83.55250°W / 34.16667; -83.55250. Gresham Motorsports Park (formerly Jefco Speedway, Georgia International Speedway and Peach State Speedway) is a half-mile (.8 km) paved oval auto racing track in Jefferson, Georgia. The track opened in 1967, named Jefco Speedway.
References. External links. Bicycle Ride Across Georgia. The Bicycle Ride Across Georgia (BRAG) is an annual road-cycling tour across the US state of Georgia. It began in 1980 as an offshoot of RAGBRAI. Between 1,000 and 2,000 riders participate in this great ride every year. [ 1 ] The route covers approximately 400 miles over 7 days with ...
Located next to the 1/2 Mile Oval was the Augusta International Raceway 3 Mile road circuit. This former track is being developed into the 300-acre (1.2 km 2) Diamond Lakes Regional Park. The "Augusta 510" was run on November 17, 1963, at the road circuit with a noon start time and a 5:00 PM end time. The race actually covered 417 miles (671 km ...
Clarke County was created in 1801 by an act of the Georgia General Assembly on December 5. It was named for Revolutionary War hero Elijah Clarke and included 250 square miles (647.5 km 2) that was formerly part of Jackson County. Colonel Clarke played a leading role the 1779 victory at the Battle of Kettle Creek in Wilkes County.
Surface. Paved [ 1] Length. .548 [ 1] miles. Turns. 4. The Middle Georgia Raceway was a raceway located in Byron, Georgia. Nine NASCAR Grand National Series races were held at the track between 1966 and 1971. Richard Petty won four races, Bobby Allison won three, and David Pearson and Bobby Isaac each earned one victory.