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Georgia Stories

Daily Life in Early Georgia

Special | 6m 7sVideo has Closed Captions

The first English colonists faced a wilderness plagued by insects, heat, and disease.

The first English colonists faced a wilderness plagued by insects, heat, and disease.

01/22/1994 | Rating NR

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Georgia Stories is a local public television program presented by GPB

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Georgia Stories

Daily Life in Early Georgia

Special | 6m 7sVideo has Closed Captions

The first English colonists faced a wilderness plagued by insects, heat, and disease.

01/22/1994 | Rating NR

Problems playing video? | Closed Captioning Feedback

Genre

History

Maturity Rating

NR

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Georgia Stories is a local public television program presented by GPB