Empire State of the South

…However, the economic, transportation, and cultural center of the state is Atlanta, located in the northwest, which is also the largest city in the South. The state itself has occupied a central position in the South, as shown by its nickname of the Empire State of the South. In particular, the central part of the state was the center of the cotton kingdom of the South from the 19th century to the early 20th century. …

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…しかし同州の経済，交通，文化の中心は，北西部に位置するアトランタで，ここは南部最大の都市でもある。同州自体も，〈南部の帝国州Empire State of the South〉の別称をもつように，南部の中心的地位を占めてきた。とくに州中央部は，19世紀から20世紀初頭のピーク時まで，南部の綿花王国の中心をなした。…

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