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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for February 11
Yesterday Tomorrow
| February 11, 1776 |
Royal Governor James Wright, who had been placed under house arrest in January, flees the Governor's mansion in Savannah. He remains with the British Fleet, then anchored off the coast near the Savannah River
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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James Wright |
| February 11, 1796 |
Jackson County created
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James Jackson |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Jackson County, Georgia |
| February 11, 1798 |
Joseph "Rich Joe" Vann born, Cherokee Nation (near present-day Chatsworth, Georgia)
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Joseph 'Rich Joe' Vann |
| February 11, 1812 |
Alexander H. Stephens, Vice-president of the Confederate States of America, Georgia governor and U. S. Senator, born on a farm in present-day Taliaferro County, Georgia (near Crawfordville). |
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Alexander Stephens |
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Taliaferro County, Georgia |
| February 11, 1861 |
Alexander Stephens inaugurated Vice-President of the C.S.A.
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Alexander Stephens |
| February 11, 1889 |
On appeal, Tom Woolfolk's conviction is overturned.
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Tom Woolfolk and the Woolfolk Family murders |
| February 11, 1985 |
Judge Frank A. Hooper dies. |
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Frank A. Hooper |
| February 11, 2008 |
Sixth death confirmed in Dixie Crystals plant explosion |
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Dixie Crystal Plant Explosion |
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