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On February 5, 1777, the original eight counties of the state were created: Burke, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Richmond, and Wilkes. Georgia has the second-largest number of counties of any state in the United States, only behind Texas, which has 254 counties.
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The five counties of Hawaii on the Hawaiian Islands enjoy...
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Appling County, the 42nd county created in Georgia, was...
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Catoosa County is a county located in the northwestern part...
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Oglethorpe County is a county located in the northeastern...
- Gwinnett County
Gwinnett County (/ ɡ w ɪ ˈ n ɛ t / gwih-NET) is located in...
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Bibb County is located in the U.S. state of Georgia.As of...
- Cobb County
Cobb County (/ k oʊ b, k ɒ b /) is a county in the U.S....
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History. This area was inhabited by indigenous peoples for...
- Muscogee County
Muscogee County is a county located on the central western...
- Richmond County
Richmond County is located in the state of Georgia in the...
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Before these counties were created in 1777, Georgia had been divided into local government units called parishes. Each of these original eight counties is named after members of the British government who had supported the American cause during the revolution.
Georgia also served as the staging ground for several important raids into British-controlled Florida. In 1777 the original eight counties of the state of Georgia were created. Prior to that Georgia had been divided into local government units called parishes.
In 1776 and 1778, Georgia served as the staging ground for several important raids into British-controlled Florida. The British army captured Savannah in 1778, and the American and French forces failed to recapture the city during the Siege of Savannah in 1779.
March 2–3 - American Revolution: Battle of the Rice Boats: Following the British seizure of rice from merchant ships on the Savannah River, militia from Georgia and South Carolina attack the British squadron on the river using fire ships. April 15 – Archibald Bulloch is sworn in as the first governor.
Jan 23, 2004 · After the death of Georgia’s president and commander-in-chief, Archibald Bulloch, in February 1777, the Council of Safety appointed Gwinnett to succeed him. Gwinnett proposed a military foray into British East Florida, a defensive measure that he argued would secure Georgia’s southern border.
Mar 26, 2005 · Georgia’s constitution, adopted on February 5, 1777, created the state’s first counties: Burke, Camden, Chatham, Effingham, Glynn, Liberty, Richmond, and Wilkes, all named for friends of the colonies in British Parliament, except Liberty, a title that honored St. John’s Parish’s early zeal for American rights.
