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Following the 1802 Article of Agreement and Cession, Georgia's new western boundary began with the juncture of the Chattahoochee and Flint rivers in southwest Georgia and proceeded north to the great bend of the river (at present-day West Point, Georgia).
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1498- May 20 - Italian explorer John Cabot leaves Dursey Head (Ireland) and makes a 2nd trip to explore North America. On this trip Cabot have have explored the coast of Georgia
16th Century- Creek controlled almost all of Georgia 1526- September 29 - First colony on mainland America is established by Lucas Vazques de Ayllon, believed location on Georgia's Sapelo Island 1540- Spaniard Hernando de Soto explores Georgia 1566- Forts built along the Atlantic coast, including the first in Georgia on St. Catherine's Island
1629- Charles I grants a charter to Sir Robert Heath which includes all territory between 31 and 36 degrees N Lat. and extended from sea to sea. Approximately from Albemarle Sound in North Carolina to Jekyll Island off the coast of Georgia. Delivery of this charter is a matter of dispute. There are even claims that this charter was conveyed to Samu...
1717- 1. June - Sir Robert Montgomery secures a grant from the Palatine and Lords Proprietors of the Province of Carolina for the lands between the Alatamaha and Savannah Rivers. He names his colony theMargravate of Azilia. 2. Sir Robert Montgomery publishesA Discourse Concerning the Designed Establishment of a New Colony to the South of Carolina, ...
1801 1. March 3 - David Emanuel, President of Senate. 2. November 7 - Joshia Tattnall, Jr., governor. 3. December 5 - Clarke and Tatnall Counties formed. 1802- November 4 - John Milledge, governor. 1803- May 11 - Baldwin, Wayne and Wilkinson Counties formed. 1806- September 23 - Jared Irwin, governor. 1807- December 10 - Jasper, Jones, Laurens, Mor...
1902- October 25 - Joseph M. Terrell governor. 1905- 1. Royal Crown Cola is bottled in Columbus, Georgia by Claude A. Hatcher, a local grocery wholesaler 2. August 17 - Crisp, Grady, Jenkins and Tift Counties formed. 3. August 18 - Jeff Davis, Stephens, Toombs and Turner Counties formed. 1906- July 31 - Ben Hill County formed. 1907 1. April 24 - Ru...
2003- Georgia's governor signs legislation to redesign the state flag without the Confederate emblem, which is considered by many to be evocative of Georgia's past history as a slave state. Sources: Compiled from the Chronology of Georgia by Richard E. Irby, Jr.
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The Mississippi Territory was split on December 10, 1817, to form the U.S. state of Mississippi and the Alabama Territory for 2 years; [29] then in December 1819, the new state of Alabama became the western boundary of Georgia.
4 days ago · View this 1810 Historical Georgia Counties map tool. The historical Georgia counties will be displayed on the map, and you can also overlay present day counties, townships and more.
Sep 25, 2009 · Established in 1732, with settlement in Savannah in 1733, Georgia was the last of the thirteen colonies to be founded. Its formation came a half-century after the twelfth British colony, Pennsylvania, was chartered (in 1681) and seventy years after South Carolina’s founding (in 1663).
Oct 20, 2003 · The state of Georgia earned the nickname “The Empire State of the South” in the antebellum period largely because of its textile industry. From 1840 until 1890 the state consistently led the South in textile production, the leading manufacturing sector of the United States in the years before the Civil War.
The Georgia data appears to be based on the 1820 census and includes statistics and information about population, climate, education, history, government, etc. The entry on religion simply reads: “The baptists and methodists are by far the most numerous religious denominations.
