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1738

50 YEARS BEFORE GEORGIA'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
1739
  1. General James Oglethorpe, founder of the Georgia Colony, travels from Ocmulgee to Coweta County in Georgia to meet with the Creeks.
  2. War of Jenkins' Ear, between British and Spanish troops on the Georgia-Florida border.
1740
  1. January 1, Richard Howley, born in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia. Governor of Georgia (1779-1780).
1742
  1. July, Battle of Bloody Marsh in Georgia, General James Oglethorpe's British colonial troops defeated an invasion by Spanish troops.
1743
  1. July 11, William Stephens appointed president of Georgia (1743-April 8, 1751).
1744
  1. August 31, John Houston, born in Waynesboro, Georgia. Two-term governor of Georgia (1778-1779/1784-1785).
1751
  1. April 8, Henry Parker appointed president of Georgia (1751-1752).
1752
  1. June, Georgia colony trustees surrendered power to the Royal government.
  2. December 6, Patrick Graham appointed president of Georgia (1752-October 30, 1754).
1754
  1. October 30, John Reynolds appointed first and Royal Governor of Georgia, by King George II (1754-February 16, 1754).
  2. December 13, proclamation establishing the General, Oyer and Terminer courts in Georgia.
1755
  1. Livestock owners to register marks and brands with the Secretary of the Royal Colony of Georgia.
  2. March 7, Act to Prevent Fraudulent Deeds and Conveyances, passed during Georgia's first Assembly as a royal colony.
  3. March 7, Act for raising fund for keeping a Light House on Tybee Island, Georgia.
1757
  1. February 16, Henry Ellis appointed governor of Georgia (1757-October 31, 1760).
1760
  1. October 31, James Wright, appointed governor of Georgia (1760-July 11, 1782).
1768
  1. April 11, the Georgia legislature appointed Benjamin Franklin to represent the business of the colony in Great Britain. 
1770
  1. Jerusalem Church, later Evangelical Lutheran Church, completed in Effingham County, Georgia.
  2. May 5, the Georgia legislature appointed Benjamin Franklin to represent, for one year, the business of the colony in Great Britain.
1771
  1. Brunswick founded by the Georgia Royal Provincial Colonial Council in Glynn County, named after the city in Germany. Coordinates 31°10'N-81°29'W. Attractions & Recreation : Golden Isles
1773
  1. British Indian Superintendent, John Stuart and Georgia Governor, James Wright meet with the Creeks at Augusta, and the Native Americans cede the lands between the Little and the Tugeloo Rivers in Georgia.
  2. June 16, motion to prepare Address of Thanks to Governor James Wright for securing cession of lands from Creek and Cherokee Native Americans in Georgia.
  3. September 29, the Georgia legislature re-appointed Benjamin Franklin to represent the business of the colony in Great Britain.
1774
  1. William Bartram, botanist and naturalist, travels the Lower Creek Trading Path in Georgia, from Augusta through the Old Ocmulgee Fields.
  2. June 14, certified document attesting Georgia land grand to Isaac Hayne.
1775
  1. George Walton, appointed president of the Council of Safety Georgia (1775-1776).
1776
  1. William Ewen, appointed president of the council of Safety of Georgia (1776-January 22, 1776).
  2. January 22, Archibald Bulloch, Georgia's first Provincial Governor (1776-February 22, 1977).

JULY 4, INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1777
  1. Brunswick appointed seat of Glynn County in Georgia.
  2. Effingham County established in Georgia, seat Springfield.
  3. Glynn County established in Georgia, seat Brunswick.
  4. Liberty County established in Georgia, seat Hinesville.
  5. Wilkes County established in Georgia, seat Washington.
  6. Augusta-Richmond County in Georgia, incorporated. Named for the British Duke of Richmond, county seat Augusta named for the Princess of Wales. The region was originally the Uchee Native Americans home. Area 324.1 sq.mi.(839km²). The City of Augusta consolidated with Richmond County in 1996. Attractions & Recreation : e.g. Augusta Canal National Heritage Area, Augusta Golf & Gardens, Augusta Museum of History, Augusta National Golf Club, Benet, Stephen Vincent House, Clarks Hill Lake, College Hill, Confederate Powderworks, Cotton Exchange, Enterprise Mill, Fort Discovery, Georgia Golf Hall of Fame, Lake Olmstead Stadium, Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History, Morris Museum of Art, Old Medical College, Phinizy Swamp Nature Park, Riverwalk Augusta, William B. Bell Auditorium, Woodrow Wilson's Boyhood Home.
  7. Burke County 'Bird Dog Capital of the World' in Georgia, incorporated, one of the original eight counties in the state. Named for English 'pro colonies' political writer Edmond Burke. Area 835.1 sq.mi. (2.163km²), county seat Waynesboro.
  8. February 5, Camden County in Georgia, incorporated. Named for Charles Pratt, Earl of Camden and Lord Chancellor of England. Area 629.9 sq.mi. (1.631km²), county seat Woodbine. Attractions & Recreation : Crooked River State Park, Cumberland Island, Okefenokee Wildlife Refuge, St. Mary's Submarine Museum, etc.
  9. February 5, Chatam County in Georgia incorporated, county seat Savannah. Area 440.4 sq.mi. (1.141km²)
  10. February 22, Archibald Bulloch died in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, the cause of his death remains unknown. Lawyer and first provisional governor of Georgia (1776-1777). Born in 1730 in Charleston, South Carolina. Bulloch County, in southeast Georgia, is named in his honor.
  11. March 4, English native Button Gwinnett, appointed acting governor of Georgia (1777-May 8, 1777). One the Georgia signers of the Declaration of Independence. Born April, 1737 in Gloucestershire, he died on May 19, 1777, after a duel and was buried in Savannah's Colonial Park Cemetery, Chatham County, Georgia. Gwinnett County established in 1818, was named for him.
  12. May 8, German born John Adam Treutlen, elected first constitutional governor of Georgia (1777-January 10, 1778).
  13. May 16, former governor of Georgia (March 4, 1777-May 8, 1777) Button Gwinnett fought a duel with Lachlan McIntosh, and died a few days later in Savannah, Georgia.
1778
  1. Glynn Academy founded in Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia.

  2. Sir Archibald Campbell, captured Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia, during the U.S. War of Independence, resulting in British control over the city.
  3. January 10, John Houston, elected governor of Georgia (1778-January 21, 1779).
  4. December 29, British forces occupy Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia.
1779
  1. January 4, Richard Howley, elected governor of Georgia (1779-February 18, 1780).
  2. January 21, William Glascock, appointed acting governor of Georgia (1779-July 27, 1779).
  3. July 27, Seth John Cuthbert, appointed acting governor of Georgia (1779-August 6, 1779).
  4. August 6, John Wereat, appointed Chief Executive (de facto governor) of Georgia (1779-November 3, 1779).
  5. November 4, George Walton appointed governor of Georgia (1779-December 30, 1779).
  6. December 3, Richard Howley, appointed acting governor of Georgia (1779-February 18, 1780).
1780
  1. Map of the northern frontiers of Georgia made by Archibald Campbell, Liet.Col 71st B.
  2. Map of the Georgia coast surveyed by Joseph Avery, published by Command of Government by J.F.W. Des Barnes.
  3. Virginia native Stephen Heard, elected governor of Georgia (1780-August 18, 1781). Born November 1, 1740 in Hanover County, VA. Died November 15, 1815 in Elbert County, Georgia.
  4. June 30, map made of the Chief Parts of Georgia by J. Bew.
1781
  1. August 18, Nathan Brownson, Yale University graduate and first physician appointed governor of Georgia (1781-1782). Born in Woodbury, Litchfield County, Connecticut, moved in 1774 to Georgia. Died on October 18, 1796 in Riceboro, Liberty County, Georgia.
1782
  1. End of British control over Savannah city in Chatham County, Georgia.
  2. Richard Howley appointed Chief Justice of Georgia (1782-1783). Former Georgia governor (1779-1780).
  3. January 3, John Martin, elected governor of Georgia (1782-January 8, 1783).
  4. March, John Adam Treutlen, murdered in Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia. First constitutional governor of Georgia.
1783
  1. American settlers see the Native Americans as obstacles to 'progress' and the state of Georgia negotiates an illegal treaty at Augusta, taking Creek lands from the Ogeechee to the Oconee River.

  2. January 8, Lyman Hall, elected governor of Georgia ( 1783-January 9, 1784).
1784
  1. Franklin County established in Georgia, seat Carnesville.
  2. Washington County established in Georgia, seat Sandersville.
  3. January 9, JohnHouston elected second-term governor of Georgia (1784-January 6, 1785).
  4. September 15, land granted for a college in Washington County, Georgia.
1785
  1. Augusta in Richmond County, served as Georgia State capital.
  2. January 6, Samuel Elbert elected governor of Georgia (1785-January 9, 1786).
  3. January 27, Georgia General Assembly created the University of Georgia in Athens, as the first chartered state-supported university in the U.S.
1786
  1. Augusta, Richmond's County seat, appointed to serve as Georgia State capital, during the Revolutionary period.
  2. Greene County established in Georgia, seat Greensboro.
  3. June 19, Rhode Island born Nathanael Greene, died in Mulberry Grove, Chatham County, Georgia. General in the War of Independence (1775-1783).
  4. August 14, Afro-American slave Austin Dabney of the Georgia regiment and slave Harry, freed by an Act of the Georgia legislature and given a land grant.
  5. November 9, Edward Telfair elected governor of Georgia (1786-November 9, 1787).
1787
  1. January 9, George Mathews, elected governor of Georgia (1787-January 9, 1788).
1788
  1. January 2, Georgia GA, 4th state admitted to the Union, one of the 13 original states of the U.S. Georgia Today : Nickname 'Georgia On My Mind', capital Atlanta, counties 159. Area 59,441 sq.mi.(153.952km²), 24th largest state. Counties : Appling, Atkinson, Bacon, Baker, Baldwin, Banks, Barrow, Bartow, Ben Hill, Berrien, Bibb, Bleckley, Brantley, Brooks, Bryan, Bulloch, Burke, Butts, Calhoun, Camden, Candler, Carroll, Catoosa, Charlton, Chatham, Chattahoochee, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Clay, Clayton, Clinch, Cobb, Coffee, Colquitt, Columbia, Cook, Coweta, Crawford, Crisp, Dade, Dawson, Decatur, DeKalb, Dodge, Dooly, Dougherty, Douglas, Early, Echols, Effingham, Elbert, Emanuel, Evans, Fannin, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Fulton, Gilmer, Glascock, Glynn, Gordon, Grady, Greene, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hancock, Haralson, Harris, Hart, Heard, Henry, Houston, Irwin, Jasper, Jackson, Jeff Davis, Jefferson, Jenkins, Johnson, Jones, Lamar, Lanier, Laurens, Lee, Liberty, Lincoln, Long, Lowndes, Lumpkin, McDuffie, McIntosh, Macon, Madison, Marion, Meriwether, Miller, Mitchell, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Murray, Muscogee, Newton, Ocenee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Peach, Pickens, Pierce, Pike, Polk, Pulaski, Putnam, Quitman, Rabun, Randolph, Richmond, Rockdale, Schley, Screven, Seminole, Spalding, Stephens, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taliaferro, Tattnall, Taylor, Telfair, Terrell, Thomas, Tift, Toombs, Towns, Treutlen, Troup, Turner, Twiggs, Union, Upson, Walker, Walton, Ware, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, White, Whitfield, Wilcox, Wilkes, Wilkinson, Worth. Attractions & Recreation : A.H.Stephens Historic Park, Allatoona Lake, Amicalola Falls State Park and Lodge, Andersonville National Historic Site, Anna Ruby Falls Visitor Center, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Atlanta International Museum of Art and Design, Banks Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Blackbeard Island National Wildlife Refuge, Black Rock Mountain State Park, Bobby Brown State Park, Bond Swamp National Wildlife Refuge, Carters Lake, Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area, Chattahoochee-Oconee National Forests, Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park, Chief Vann House Historic Site, Cloudland Canyon State Park, Crooked River State Park, Cumberland Island National Seashore, Dahlonega Gold Museum Historic Site, Elijah Clark State Park, Etowah Indian Mounds Historic Site, F.D.Roosevelt State Park, Florence Marina State Park, Fort Frederica National Monument, Fort King George Historic Site, Fort McAllister Historic Park, Fort Morris Historic Site, Fort Mountain State Park, Fort Pulaski National Monument, Fort Yargo State Park, General Coffee State Park, George L. Smith State Park, George T. Bagby State Park and Lodge, George W. Andrews Lake, Georgia Veterans State Park, Gordonia-Alatamaha State Park, Gray's Reef National Marine Sanctuary, Hamburg State Park, Hard Labour Creek State Park, Harris Neck National Wildlife Refuge, Hart State Park, Hartwell Lake, High Falls State Park, High Museum of Art, Hofwyl-Broadfield Plantation Historic Site, James H(Floppy) Floyd State Park, Jarrell Plantation Historic Site, Jefferson Davis Memorial Historic Site, Indian Springs State Park, Jimmy Carter National Historic Site, Jimmy Carter Presidential Library and Museum, John Tanner State Park, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Kolomoki Mounds Historic Park, Lake Sidney Lanier, Lapman-Patterson House Historic Site, Laura S. Walker State Park, Little Ocmulgee State Park and Lodge, Little White House Historic Site, Magnolia Springs State Park, Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site, Mighty Eight Air Force Museum, Mistletoe State Park, Moccasin Creek State Park, Morris Museum of Art, Museum of Design, NARA's Southeast Region - Atlanta GA, New Echota Historic Site, New Savannah Bluff Lock and Dam, Ocmulgee National Monument, Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge, Panola Mountain State Park, Picketts Mill Battlefield Historic Site, Piedmont National Wildlife Refuge, Providence Canyon State Park, Red Top Mountain State Park and Lodge, Reed Bingham State Park, Richard B Russell Dam and Lake, Richard B. Russell State Park, Robert Toombs House Historic Site, Sapelo Island National Estuarine Research Reserve, Sapelo Island Reserve and Reynolds Mansion, Seminole State Park, Skidaway Island State Park, Smithgall Woods Conservation Area and Lodge, Southern Museum of Civil War & Locomotive History, Sprewell Bluff State Park, Stephen C. Foster State Park, Sweetwater Creek State Park, Tallulah Gorge State Park, Telfair Museum of Art, Travelers Rest Historic Site, Tugaloo State Park, Unicoi State Park and Lodge, Victoria Bryant State Park, Vogel State Park, Walter F. George Lake, Warm Springs National Fish Hatchery, Wassaw National Wildlife Refuge, Watson Mill Bridge State Park, West Point Lake, Wolf Island National Wildlife Refuge, Wormsloe Historic Site.
  2. January, George Handley, elected governor of Georgia (1788-January 7, 1789).
  3. November 1, Samuel Elbert, died and buried in Savannah, Georgia. Governor of Georgia (1785-1786).
1789
  1. Augusta incorporated as town, seat of Richmond County in Georgia. Coordinates : 33°29'N-81°57'W.
  2. Savannah incorporated as city in Chatham County, Georgia. Established in 1733 along the Savannah River, and first capital of colonial Georgia. Today, a port and largest city of Chatham County. Historic downtown is the largest National Historic Landmark District in the United States.
  3. January 7, George Walton, appointed for a second term, governor of Georgia (1789-November 11, 1789).
  4. January 30, patent for Briggs and Longstreet's Steam Engine granted by the Georgia General Assembly.
  5. November 9, Edward Telfair, elected for a second-term governor of Georgia (1789-November 7, 1793).
1790
  1. Population in Georgia 82.548 residents.
  2. Elbert County established in Georgia, seat Elberton.
  3. John Houston, elected mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia (1790-1791).
  4. August 10, George McDuffie, born in Columbia County, Georgia. Lawyer and South Carolina governor (1834-1836).
  5. October 19, Lyman Hall, died in Augusta, Georgia. Georgia governor (1783-1784).
  6. December 10, Columbia County in Georgia, created. Named for Christopher Columbus. Area 290 sq.mi. (751km²), county seat Appling. Attractions & Recreation : City of Grovetown Museum, Laurel and Hardy Museum, Chickamauga & Chattanooga National Military Park, Cumberland Island National Seashore, Fort Frederica National Monument, Fort Pulaski National Monument, Jimmy Carter National Historic Site, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Martin Luther King Jr National Historic Site, Ocmulgee National Monument, Trail of Tears National Historic Trail.
1791
  1. Thomas Gibbons, elected mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia (1791-1792).
1792
  1. St. Marys incorporated, Camden County, Georgia. Area 20.29 sq.mi. (53km²). Attractions & Recreation : Cumberland Island National Seashore, Mardi Grass Festival.
  2. Joseph Habersham, elected mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia (1792-1793).
1793
  1. Hancock County established in Georgia, seat Sparta.
  2. McIntosh County established in Georgia, seat Darien.
  3. Montgomery County established in Georgia, seat Mount Vernon.
  4. Oglethorpe County established in Georgia, seat Lexington.
  5. Screven County established in Georgia, seat Sylvania.
  6. Warren County established in Georgia, seat Warrenton.
  7. William Stephens, elected mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia (1793-1794).
  8. September 17, George Handley died in Rae's Hall, Georgia. Governor of Georgia (1788-1789).
  9. November 7, George Mathews elected for a second-term governor of Georgia (1793-January 15, 1796).
  10. December 19, Bryan County in Georgia, incorporated. Area 441.8 sq.mi. (1.144km²), seat Pembroke.
1794
  1. Yazoo Land Fraud, Georgia General Assembly agreed to consider to sell Georgia western lands to private companies, sale overturned by Senator James Jackson.
  2. Thomas Gibbons, elected second-term mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia (1794-1795).
1795
  1. William Stephens, elected second-term mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia (1795-1796).
  2. March 12, George Tyler Wood, born in Cuthbert, Randolph County, Georgia. Second governor of Texas (1847-1849).
1796
  1. Jackson County established in Georgia, seat Jefferson.
  2. Jefferson County established in Georgia, seat Louisville.
  3. Lincoln County established in Georgia, seat Lincolnton.
  4. John Y. Noel, elected mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia (1796-1797).
  5. January 15, Jared Irwin, elected goveernor of Georgia (1796-January 12, 1798).
  6. February 8, Bulloch County in Georgia, incorporated and named for Archibald Bulloch. Area 682,6 sq.mi. (1.768km²), county seat Statesboro.
  7. February 21, 3 days after passage of the Rescinding Act under Governor Jared Irwin and Senator James Jackson, all records of the 'Yazoo Land Fraud' bill and resulting sales were burned in front of the State Capital in Louisville, Jefferson County, Georgia. The Yazoo Land Fraud began in 1785 with the organization of the secret Combined Society and the creation of Bourbon County Georgia.
  8. July 20, John Houston, died in Georgia. Two-term governor of Georgia (1778-1779/1784-1785).
  9. October 18, Nathan Brownson, died in Liberty County, Georgia. Governor of Georgia (1781-1782).
1797
  1. John Glen, elected mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia (1797-1798).
1798
  1. Augusta incorporated as city in Richmond County, Georgia.
  2. Jeffersonian Republican Senator James Jackson, elected governor of Georgia.
  3. Matthew McAllister, elected mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia (1798-1799).
  4. January 12, James Jackson, elected governor of Georgia (1798-March 3, 1801).
1799
  1. Ezekiel Harris House established in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia.
  2. Thomas Gibbons, elected third-term mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia (1799-1801).
  3. January 25, John Wereat, died in Bryan County, Georgia. (de facto governor in 1779).
1800
  1. Population in Georgia 162.686 residents.
  2. Blackbeard Island in Georgia, acquired by the Navy Department at public auction for the sum of $ 15,000. Named for Edward Teach, alias Blackbeard the Pirate.
1801
  1. Tattnall County established in Georgia, seat Reidsville.
  2. University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia, opened.
  3. David B. Mitchell, elected mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia (1801-1802).
  4. March 3, David Emanuel, appointed acting governor of Georgia (1801-November 7, 1801).
  5. November 7, Josiah Tattnall, Jr. elected governor of Georgia (1801-November 4, 1802).
  6. December 5, the Georgia General Assembly carved Clarke County out of Jackson County, named after Revolutionary War hero Elija Clarke, seat Athens.
1802
  1. Creek Native Americans and U.S. Commissioners signed the Treaty of Fort Wilkinson, which ceded Creek land in different areas of Georgia.
  2. Charles Harris, elected mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia (1802-1804).
  3. November 4, John Milledge, elected governor of Georgia (1802-September 23, 1806).
1803

THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE

  1. Baldwin County established in Georgia, seat Milledgeville.
  2. Milledgeville laid out, seat of Baldwin County in Georgia, Named for Governor John Milledge.
  3. Plan made of Statesboro, Bulloch County in Georgia, by Josiah Everitt.
  4. Wayne County established in Georgia, seat Jesup.
  5. Walton County established in Georgia, seat Monroe.
  6. Wilkinson County established in Georgia, seat Irwinton.
  7. City of Waynesboro, Burke County, Georgia, incorporated. Named for Revolutionary War general, Anthony "Mad Anthony" Wayne. Attractions & Recreation : Magnolia Springs State Park.
1804
  1. John Y. Noel, elected mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia (1804-1807).
  2. February 2, George Walton died and buried in Augusta, Georgia. Two-term governor of Georgia.
  3. December 12, Milledgeville seat of Baldwin County, designated as Georgia state capital.
1806
  1. Milledgeville seat of Baldwin County in Georgia, incorporated.
  2. June 27, Baldwin County in Georgia, incorporated, named for Abraham Baldwin, member of the Continental Congress, county seat Milledgeville. Area 258.5 sq.mi. (670km²).
  3. September 23, Jared Irwin, appointed second-term acting governor of Georgia (1806-November 10, 1809).
  4. December 6, Athens incorporated in Athens-Clarke County, Georgia.
1807
  1. Dublin, settled on the Oconee River in Laurens County, Georgia. Coordinates 32°32'N-82°54'W.
  2. Grier's Almanac published by Robert Grier, citizen of Butts County, Georgia.
  3. Jasper County established in Georgia, seat Monticello.
  4. Jones County established in Georgia, seat Gray.
  5. Laurens County established in Georgia, seat Dublin.
  6. Morgan County established in Georgia, seat Madison.
  7. Putnam County established in Georgia, seat Eatonton.
  8. Telfair County established in Georgia, seat McRae.
  9. William Davies, elected mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia.
  10. Charles Harris, elected second-term mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia (1807-1808).
  11. September 17, Edward Telfair died and buried in Savannah, Georgia. Two-terms governor of Georgia.
1808
  1. Pulaski County established in Georgia, seat Hawkinsville.
  2. John P. Williamson, elected mayor of Sacvannah in Chatham County, Georgia (1808-1809).
1809
  1. Twiggs County established in Georgia, seat Jeffersonville.
  2. William B. Bulloch, elected mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia (1809-1811).
  3. Eatonton, incorporated in Putnam County, Georgia. Coordinates 33°20'N-83°23'W. Attractions & Recreation : Oconee National Forest, Rock Eagle Effigy.
  4. November 10, David Brydie Mitchell, elected governor of Georgia (1809-November 5, 1813).
1810
  1. Population in Georgia 252.433 residents.
1811
  1. Madison County established in Georgia, seat Danielsville.
  2. Thomas Mendenhall, elected mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia.
  3. William B. Bulloch, elected second-term mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia (1811-1812).
1812
  1. Emanuel County established in Georgia, seat Swainsboro.
  2. Dublin incorporated as town and appointed seat of Laurens County in Georgia.
  3. George Jones, elected mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia (1812-1814).
  4. August 30, George Mathews died in Augusta, Georgia. Two-terms governor of Georgia.
1813
  1. January 21, John Charles Frémont, born in Savannah, Georgia. Explorer and mapmaker of the Far West.
  2. November 5, Peter Early, elected governor of Georgia (1813-November 20, 1815).
1814
  1. City of Fort Gaines founded, seat of Clay County in Georgia. Area 7.72 sq.mi. (20km²). Attractions & Recreation : George T. Bagby State Park & Lodge, George W. Andrews Lake, Kolomoki Mounds Historic Park, Sutton's Corner Frontier Museum, Walter F. George Lake.
  2. Matthew McAllister, elected second-term mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia (1814-1815).
  3. October 14, Lieutenant Colonel Daniel Appling, commended and awarded with a sword by the Georgia State Legislature as 1812 War hero.
1815
  1. Thomas U.P. Charlton, elected mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia (1815-1817).
  2. October 12, William Joseph Hardee, born near Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia. Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.
  3. November 15, Stephen Heard, died and buried in Elbert County, Georgia. Chairman of the Executive Council (Governor) of Georgia (1780-1781).
  4. November 20, David Brydie Mitchell, elected second-term governor of Georgia (1815-March 4, 1817).
1816
  1. Appling chartered, seat of Columbia County, Georgia. Attractions & Recreation : Mistletoe State Park.

  2. Darien, incorporated in McIntosh County, Georgia. Coordinates 31°22'N-81°26'W.
  3. April 2, General Edmond P. Gaines, Lt. Col. D.L. Clinch and Infantry batallion and surveyors landed on a sandbar of the Chattahoochee River, near the Chemocheechobee Creek and built nearby 'Fort Gaines' in Clay County, Georgia.
1817
  1. James Moore Wayne, elected mayor of Savannah in Charham County, Georgia (1817-1819).
  2. March 4, William Rabun, elected governor of Georgia (1817-October 24, 1819).
  3. July 31, Colonel Philip Cook born in Twiggs County, Georgia.
1818
  1. The Bank of Darien, opened in Darien, McIntosh County, Georgia.
  2. Gainesville settled on Lake Sidney Lanier, seat of Hall County in Georgia. Coordinates 34°18'N-83°50'W. Attractions & Recreation : Blue Ridge Montains, Chattahoochee National Forest, Oconee National Forest.
  3. Green Beauchamps set up a store to trade with the natives in Fort Gaines, Clay County, Georgia.
  4. Gwinnett County established in Georgia, seat Lawrenceville.
  5. Habersham County established in Georgia, seat Clarkesville.
  6. Hall County established in Georgia, seat Gainesville.
  7. December 15, Appling County in Georgia, created from treaty lands obtained from the Creek Native Americans. Named for Colonel Daniel Appling, county seat Baxley. Area 508.8 sq.mi.(1.318km²). Cities & Towns : Baxley, Graham, Surrency.
  8. December 15, Early County created in Georgia, seat Blakely.
  9. December 15, Irwin County created in Georgia, from Creek Indian lands. Named for governor Jared Irwin. County seat Ocilla.
1819
  1. Rabun County established in Georgia, seat Clayton.
  2. Thomas U.P. Charlton, elected second-term mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia (1819-1821).
  3. October 24, Matthew Talbot, appointed acting governor of Georgia (1819-November 5, 1819).
  4. November 5, John Clark, elected governor of Georgia (1819-November 7, 1823).
1820
  1. Population in Georgia 340.989 residents.
1821
  1. Barnesville formed for white settlement by the Land Lottery, located in Lamar County, Georgia.
  2. Blakely, founded in Early County, Georgia. Coordinates 31°23'N-84°56'W.
  3. Dooly County established in Georgia, seat Vienna.
  4. Fayette County established in Georgia, seat Fayetteville.
  5. Gainesville, incorporated in Hall County, Georgia.
  6. Henry County established in Georgia, seat McDonough.
  7. Houston County established in Georgia, seat Perry.
  8. Monroe County established in Georgia, seat Forsyth
  9. Newton County established in Georgia, seat Covington.
  10. James Morrison, elected mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia (1821-1824).
  11. Pioneers settled in Clayton County region in Georgia 'Gone With The Wind County'. County seat Jonesboro.
  12. August 21, reimbursement for property losses of white settlers, for property 'stolen' by Creek native Americans in Warren County, Georgia.
1822
  1. Bibb County in Georgia, created and named after William Wyatt Bibb, a Georgia Senator and Alabama Governor. County seat Macon.
  2. Decatur, appointed seat of DeKalb County in Georgia. Coordinates 33°47'N-84°18'W. Attractions & Recreation : Stone Mountain
  3. Pike County established in Georgia, seat Zebulon.
  4. December 9, Crawford County in Georgia incorporated. Named for William H. Crawford, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, county seat Knoxville. Area 325.1 sq.mi. (842km²).
  5. December 9, DeKalb County in Georgia incorporated. Named after French Army officer Baron Johann DeKalb, county seat Decatur. Area 268.3 sq.mi. (695km²).
1823
  1. Macon in Bibb County, Georgia, incorporated. Named after Senator Nathaniel Macon of North Carolina.
  2. The Coffee post road opened in Berrien County, Georgia to channel settler's crops to Florida. County seat Nashville.
  3. November 7, George Michael Troup, elected governor of Georgia (1823-November 7, 1827).
  4. December 8, Decatur County in Georgia incorporated, seat Bainbridge, and named for Commodore Stephen Decatur. Area 596.8 sq.mi. (1.5646km²).
  5. December 10, Decatur incorporated as town, seat of Dekalb County, Georgia. Named after Commodore Stephen Decatur. Area 4.18 sq.mi. (11km²).
1824
  1. Peach County established in Georgia, seat Fort Valley.
  2. Upson County established in Georgia, seat Thomaston.
  3. Ware County established in Georgia, seat Waycross.
1825
  1. Creek Native American Chief William McIntosh murdered by Upper Creek Native Americans in Carroll County, Georgia. Reason, his transfer of Creek land to white settlers.
  2. Lowndes County created in Georgia.
  3. Treaty that ceded Creek Native American lands to the state of Georgia.
  4. Lowndes County established in Georgia, seat Valdosta.
  5. Taliaferro County established in Georgia, seat Crawfordville.
  6. Thomas County established in Georgia, seat Thomasville.
  7. William C. Daniell, elected mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia.
  8. June 9, Carroll County in Georgia, incorporated. Named for Charles Carroll of Maryland, last surviving signer of the Declaration of Independence, county seat Carrollton. Area 499.3 sq.mi. (1.293km²).
  9. June 9, Columbus-Muscogee County in Georgia incorporated. Named for the Muscogee Native Americans, county seat Columbus. Area 216.3 sq.mi. (84km²). Attractions & Recreation : Andersonville National Historic Site, Callaway Gardens, Chattahoochee River Walk, Coca-Cola Space Science Center, Columbus Museum, F.D. Roosevelt State Park, Jimmy Carter National Historic Site, Little Whitehouse, National Infantry Museum, Oxbow Meadows, Por Columbus Civil War Naval Museum, Providence Canyon, Spinger Opera House, Wild Springs Village, Westville.
  10. June 9, Coweta County in Georgia incorporated. Area 443.1 sq.mi. (1.148km²), county seat Newnan. Coweta meaning 'water falls'.
  11. December 12, Baker County in Georgia, incorporated. Named for Colonel John Baker a Puritan and Revolutionar War patriot, county seat Newton. Area 343.2 (889km²).
  12. December 24, Butts County in Georgia, incorporated. Named for militiaman Captain Samuel Butts, county seat Jackson. Area 186.6 sq.mi. (483km²). Indian Springs oldest State Park in the U.S. is in Butts County.
1826
  1. Blakely, appointed as seat of Early County in Georgia.
  2. Discovery of gold in the City of Villa Rica in Carroll County, Georgia.
  3. Coweta County established in Georgia, seat Newnan.
  4. Flint River Baptist Church constituted and erected at Hynds Spring in Jonesboro, Clayton County, Georgia.
  5. Lee County established in Georgia, seat Leesburg.
  6. Muscogee County area in Georgia, acquired from the Creek Native American Territory, county seat Columbus.
  7. Troup County established in Georgia, seat Lagrange.
  8. Joseph W. Jackson, elected mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia (1826-1828).
  9. December 11, Carroll County created by an act of the Georgia General Assembly, seat Carrollton.
  10. December 26, Jackson incorporated. Butts County, Georgia, seat named after President Andrew Jackson. Area 4.73 sq.mi. (12km²). Attractions & Recreation : Dauset Trails Nature Center, High Falls and Indian Springs State Parks.
1827
  1. Columbus, founded on the Chattahoochee River, located in and seat of Muscogee County, Georgia. Coordinates 32°29'N-84°59'W.
  2. Harris County established in Georgia, seat Hamilton.
  3. Marion County established in Georgia, seat Buena Vista.
  4. Talbot County established in Georgia, seat Talbotton.
  5. Meriwether County established in Georgia, seat Greenville.
  6. May, first elections held in Carroll County, Georgia.
  7. June 28, post office opened in Barnesville (Barnes' Store), Lamar County, Georgia.
  8. July, steamboat Fanny arrived from Pensacola in Fort Gaines, Clay County Georgia, the start of steamboat traffic on the Chattahoochee River.
  9. November 7, John Forsyth, elected governor of Georgia (1827-November 4, 1829).
1828
  1. Appling County's first government seat established in Holmesville, Georgia.

  2. Columbus, incorporated in Muscogee County, Georgia.
  3. The Medical Academy (later University of Georgia School of Medicine) founded in Augusta, Richmond County, Georgia.
  4. Randolph County established in Georgia, seat Cuthbert.
  5. William T. Williams, elected mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia (1828-1830).
  6. December 26, Newnan incorporated and established as Coweta County seat in Georgia. Named after North Carolina native General Daniel Newnan. Nickname 'City of Homes'. Area 18.1 sq.mi. (47km²). Coordinates 33°23'N-84°48'W. Attractions & Recreation : Catalpa Plantation Historic Site, Oak Grove Plantation & Gardens Historic Site.
1829
  1. Gold discovery near Dahlonega in Cherokee County, Georgia.
  2. November 4, George Rockingham Gilmer, elected governor of Georgia (1829-November 9, 1831).
  3. December 22, Carrollton seat of Carroll County in Georgia, incorporated. Nickname 'The Friendly City'. Area 20.69 sq.mi. (54km²). Attractions & Recreation : Adamson Square, Carrollton Cultural Arts Center, Horton's Books and Gifts 'oldest bookstore in Georgia', John Tanner State Park, McIntosh Reserve Park, Sunbelt Jazz Festival, Susan Hayward Gravesite.
  4. December 22, Bainbridge incorporated, seat of Decatur County in Georgia. Named for Commodore William Bainbridge, area 18.87 sq.mi. (49km²). Coordinates 30°54'N-84°34'W. Attractions & Recreation : Seminole State Park.
1830
  1. Population in Georgia 516.823 residents.
  2. Heard County established in Georgia, seat Franklin.
  3. Stewart County established in Georgia, seat Lumpkin.
  4. William R. Waring, elected mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia (1830-1832).
  5. 1830 - Cherokee County in Georgia created from ceded land of the Cherokee Native Americans, county seat Canton. Area 423.7 sq.mi. (1.079km²).
1831
  1. Newton designated seat of Baker County in Georgia. Named for Sergeant John Newton a Revolutionar War soldier. Area 3.02 sq.mi.(8km²).
  2. November 9, Wilson Lumpkin, elected governor of Georgia (1831-November 4, 1835).
  3. December 28, Cherokee County, in Georgia, officially established.
1832
  1. Bartow County established in Georgia, seat Cartersville.
  2. Canton established, seat of Cherokee County in Georgia. Named after the city in China, area 14.26 sq.mi. (37km²).
  3. Cobb County in Georgia created, named for Thomas W. Cobb of Greensboro, a Judge, U.S. Senator and U.S. Representative. County seat Marietta. Attractions & Recreation : Andrew J.Cheney-Newcomer House, Atlanta-Frasier Street Historic District, Blackwell Family Cemetery, Brasswell-Carnes House, Brumby-Little House, Brushy Mountain Civil War Earthworks, Church Street/Cherokee Street Historic District, Clarkdale Historic District, Concord Covered Bridge District, Frobel-Knight Borders House, Gilgal Church Battlefield Site, Glover-McLeod-Garrison House, Hill-Pike House, Hiram Butler House, Israel-Causey-Maxham House, J.C. Bankston Rock House, Johnston's River Line, Kennesaw Multiple Resource Area, Lost Mountain Store, Midway Presbyterian Church, Northwest Marietta Historic District, Power Family Cabin, Riverview Carousel & Six Flags, Robert Mable House & Cemetery, Sewell Mill Ruins, Soap Creek Ruins, Washington Avenue Historic District, Whitlock Avenue Historic District, William Gibbs McAdoo House, Zion Baptist Church.
  4. Floyd County established in Georgia, seat Rome.
  5. Forsyth County established in Georgia, seat Cumming.
  6. Gilmer County established in Georgia, seat Ellijay.
  7. Lumpkin County established in Georgia, seat Dahlonega.
  8. Murray County established in Georgia, seat Chatsworth.
  9. Paulding County established in Georgia, seat Dallas.
  10. Union County established in Georgia, seat Blairsville.
  11. George W. Owens, elected mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia (1832-1833).
  12. December 3, original Cherokee County, with seat Canton in Georgia, established and divided into ten counties; Cherokee, Cass(present Bartow), Cobb, Floyd, Forsyth, Gilmer, Lumpkin, Murray, Paulding, Union.
1833
  1. City of Canton in Cherokee County, Georgia, incorporated under the name Etowah.
  2. Dahlonega incorporated, seat of Lumpkin County, Georgia. Coordinates 34°32'N-83°59'W. Attractions & Recreation : Anna Ruby Falls, Appalachian Trail, Chattahoochee National Forest, Track Rock Gap
  3. Walker County established in Georgia, seat Lafayette.
  4. Wilson Lumpkin elected Governor of Georgia.
  5. William T. Williams, elected second-term mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia (1833-1834).
  6. December 23, Georgia Act introduced, concerning free persons of colour, their guardians and colored preachers.
1834
  1. William W. Gordon, elected mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia (1834-1836).
  2. September 15, William Harris Crawford, died in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. U.S. senator.
  3. December 18, name change of Etowa into Canton in Cherokee County, Georgia.
  4. December 19, Marietta incorporated, Cobb county seat Georgia. Area 21.95 sq.mi. (57km²). Attractions & Recreation : Art in the Park, Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park, Marietta Museum of History, Root House, Theatre in the Square.
1835
  1. John Bozeman, born in Georgia. Explorer after whom Bozeman in Montana is named.

  2. Catalpa Plantation, an historic site, built in Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia.
  3. Oak Grove Plantation and Gardens, an historic site, built in Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia.
  4. William Schley elected Governor of Georgia.
  5. November 4, William Schley, elected governor of Georgia (1835-November 8, 1837).
1836
  1. Creek uprising in the Fort Gaines area in Clay County, Georgia.
  2. Battle of Brushy Creek took place in Cook County, Georgia.
  3. Fort Valley, settled in Peach County, Georgia. Coordinates 32°33'N-83°53'W. Attractions & Recreation : Massee Lane Gardens
  4. Last battle of the Creek Indian War, fought in Chickasawhatchee Swamp near Red Bluff, Baker County, Georgia, and about 2,500 people began the forced removal to Indian Territory, including several hundred warriors in chains, marched on foot to Alabama.
  5. Monroe Railroad and Banking Company was organized from Macon to Forsyth, Georgia.
  6. Wesleyan College founded as the Georgia Female College in Macon, Bibb County Georgia. The first college in the world chartered to grant degrees to women.
  7. William H. Cuyler, elected mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia.
  8. John C. Nicoll, elected mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia (1836-1837).
1837
  1. A United States mint operated in Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Georgia.
  2. Dalton founded, seat of Whitfield County, Georgia. Coordinates 34°47'N-84°58'W. Attractions & Recreation : Cohutta National Fish Hatchery, Fort Mountain State Park.
  3. Macon County established in Georgia, seat Oglethorpe.
  4. Suwanee, post office opened and city founded, located in Gwinnett County, Georgia.
  5. Matthew Hall McAllister, elected mayor of Savannah in Chatham County, Georgia (1837-1839).
  6. November 8, George Rockingham Gilmer, elected second-term governor of Georgia (1837-November 6, 1839).
  7. December 25, Dade County in Georgia incorporated, named for a Virginian native Major Francis Langhorne Dade, county seat Trenton. Area 173.9 sq.mi. (450km²), named after the city in New Jersey. Attractions & Recreation : Cloudland Canyon State Park.
1838
  1. Blairsville laid out on land deeded to the U.S. by the Cherokee Native Americans. Seat of Union County in Georgia, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains in Georgia. Attractions & Recreation : Appalachian Trail, Brasstown Bald (4,784ft/1.458m.) highest point in Georgia.

  2. Native American Chief Richard Taylor, Chief of the Chickamauga District of the Nation, led a contingent of Cherokees west, during the land removal in Catoosa County, Georgia.
  3. December 28, Chattooga County in Georgia, incorporated. Named to the Chattooga River, county seat Summerville. Area 313.8 sq.mi. (813km²). Attractions & Recreation : Chattahoochee National Forest, James H. (Sloppy) Floyd State Park, Johns Mountain, Taylor Ridge.
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1738-1838 APPLING COUNTY Timeline 2 Topics

 
1818
  1. December 15, Appling County in Georgia, created from treaty lands obtained from the Creek Native Americans. Named for Colonel Daniel Appling, county seat Baxley. Area 508.8 sq.mi.(1.318km²). Cities & Towns : Baxley, Graham, Surrency.
1828
  1. Appling County's first government seat established in Holmesville, Georgia.
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1738-1838 CHATHAM COUNTY Timeline 9 Topics

 

1740
  1. January 1, Richard Howley, born in Savannah, Chatham County, GA. Governor of Georgia (1779-1780).
1777
  1. February 5, Chatam County in GA incorporated, county seat Savannah. Area 440.4 sq.mi. (1.141km²)
  2. February 22, Archibald Bulloch died in Savannah, Chatham County, GA, the cause of his death remains unknown. Lawyer and first provisional governor of Georgia (1776-1777). Born in 1730 in Charleston, South Carolina. Bulloch County, in southeast Georgia, is named in his honor.
1778
  1. Sir Archibald Campbell, captured Savannah in Chatham County, GA, during the U.S. War of Independence, resulting in British control over the city.
1782
  1. End of British control over Savannah city in Chatham County, GA.

  2. March, John Adam Treutlen, murdered in Savannah, Chatham County, GA. First constitutional governor of Georgia.
1784
  1. December, Richard Howley, died in Savannah, Chatham County. Georgia Chief Justice (1782-1783) and governor (1779-1780).
1789
  1. Savannah incorporated as city in Chatham County, Georgia. Established in 1733 along the Savannah River, and first capital of colonial Georgia. Today, a port and largest city of Chatham County. Historic downtown is the largest National Historic Landmark District in the United States.
1815
  1. October 12, William Joseph Hardee, born near Savannah in Chatham County, GA. Confederate general in the U.S. Civil War.
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1738-1838 COWETA COUNTY Timeline 5 Topics

 
1739
  1. General James Oglethorpe, founder of the Georgia Colony, travels from Ocmulgee to Coweta County in Georgia to meet with the Creeks.
1825
  1. June 9, Coweta County in Georgia incorporated. Area 443.1 sq.mi. (1.148km²), county seat Newnan. Coweta meaning 'water falls'.
1828
  1. December 26, Newnan incorporated and established as Coweta County seat in Georgia. Named after North Carolina native General Daniel Newnan. Nickname 'City of Homes'. Area 18.1 sq.mi. (47km²). Coordinates 33°23'N-84°48'W. Attractions & Recreation : Catalpa Plantation Historic Site, Oak Grove Plantation & Gardens Historic Site.
1835
  1. Catalpa Plantation, an historic site, built in Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia.

  2. Oak Grove Plantation and Gardens, an historic site, built in Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia.
GEORGIA STATISTICS - COUNTY (LAND) AREA
509
1.318km² - GA Appling
CELEBRITIES BORN IN GEORGIA
1919

- January 31, Jack Roosevelt 'Jackie' Robinson, born in Cairo, Georgia, died October 24, 1972. Professional baseball player - Jackie Robinson Photo - Buy at AllPosters.com

1924

- October 1, Jimmy Carter, born in Plains, Georgia. Thirty-ninth President of the United States of America (1977-1981) - Jimmy Carter Photo - Buy at AllPosters.com

1953
Kim Basinger - December 8, Kimila Ann Basinger, born in Athens, Georgia. Academy Award winning film and tv actress - Kim Basinger Photo - Buy at AllPosters.com
1967
Pretty Woman - October 28, Julia Fiona Roberts, born in Smyrna, Georgia. Film actress - Pretty Woman Photo - Buy at AllPosters.com
1977
- June 8, Kanye West, born in Atlanta, Georgia. Rapper and record producer
1980
- September 25, Clifford Joseph Harris'T.I./T.I.P.', born in Bankhead, Atlanta, Georgia. Rapper, songwriter, actor, record executive-producer
1981
- February 11, Kelly Rowland (real name Kelendria Trene Rowland), born in Atlanta, Georgia. Singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, philanthropist
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