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Valdosta
Valdosta , city (1990 pop. 29,806), seat of Lowndes co., S Ga., near the Fla. line, in a lake region; inc. 1860. Valdosta is a large naval stores market and a processing, distribution, and commercial center for a tobacco, cotton, pecan, watermelon, and livestock area. There is lumbering, food processing, and the manufacture of paper and textile bags, agricultural chemicals, potting soil, industrial batteries, polyethylene film, boats, and resins. Valdosta State Univ. is there. Moody Air Force Base is to the north. |
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"Valdosta." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Valdosta." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Valdosta.html "Valdosta." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2011. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Valdosta.html |
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Valdosta
Valdosta, Georgia/USA Named after the Georgian governor's plantation, Valle d'Aosta, itself the name of a region in Italy.
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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Valdosta." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Valdosta." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Valdosta.html JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Valdosta." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O209-Valdosta.html |
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