Athens, GA., the county-seat of Clarke co., 73 mi. n. e. of Atlanta, on the Oconee River, and the Georgia, the Central of Georgia and the Seaboard Air Line railroads. The city has an extensive cotton trade and has cotton mills and other manufactures. It is the seat of the University of Georgia, the State College of Agriculture, the State Normal and the Lucy Cobb Institute for Girls. The city was founded in 1800 as the seat of the state university. Population in 1910, 14,913.