Altamaha, River of Georgia

It rises in the foot hills of the Blue Ridge and flows s. and s. e. Drainage area 14,109 sq. m., length 155 m. Altar. Table on which, in primitive religions, sacrifices and libations were offered. In Greek and Roman, as well as in Jewish antiquity, it had an important part in the worship of the temple. Vitruvius gives rules for the position and construction dates from 1873. IMG:content-0105.jpg:[graphic]