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Galileo Exercise Go to www.galiloe.usg.edu and use the password nephew to login. Choose Galileo Teen on the bottom of the page. Click by topic and choose Georgia on the page that comes up. Choose the New Georgia Encyclopedia. Find the cities & counties page. Find the following information about Cairo: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. What year was Cairo incorporated? How many miles North of Tallahassee, Florida is Cairo located? What year was the last census taken? How many residents are there in Cairo according to the last cencus? Who was the first settler? Where did he build his home? What Indian tribe threatened to attack the settlers? Who did the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad buy land from for a depot? Who did Henry Miller sell his land to in 1862? What did business did that person eventually start in Cairo? What did they produce?

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12. What happened to the courthouse in 1980? 13. What is the name of the citys newspaper and who has owned and operated it for 5 generations? 14. Name 2 notable residents of Cairo.

15. What is Cairos nickname and how did it earn the nickname?