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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for July 7;
Yesterday Tomorrow
| July 7, 1733 |
Oglethorpe organizes the administration of Georgia
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James Oglethorpe |
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Oglethorpe organizes an administration in the state of Georgia |
| July 7, 1742 |
Battle of Bloody Marsh
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Glynn County, Georgia |
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Fort Frederica |
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The Battle of Bloody Marsh |
| July 7, 1757 |
Gov. John Reynolds arrives in England. He resigns as royal governor and returns to his rank in the royal navy.
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| July 7, 1775 |
The Second Provincial Congress elects Archibald Bulloch, John Houstoun, The Reverend John Zubley, Noble Wimberly Jones and Lyman Hall as delegates to the Continental Congress
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Lyman Hall |
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Archibald Bulloch |
| July 7, 1831 |
Georgia Guard arrests Samuel Worcester and takes him to Camp Gilmer
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| July 7, 1863 |
General Lafayette McLaws writes a letter critical of his childhood friend and commanding officer at Gettysburg, James Longstreet
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Lafayette McLaws |
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James Longstreet |
| July 7, 1914 |
Barrow County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Barrow County, Georgia |
| July 7, 1946 |
Jimmy Carter marries his childhood sweetheart, Eleanor Rosalynn Smith
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Jimmy Carter |
| July 7, 1968 |
Elvis Presley records In the Ghetto
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'Mac' Davis |
| July 7, 1994 |
The storm finally rains itself out over central Alabama
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Tropical Storm Alberto |
| July 7, 1994 |
Ocmulgee River crests in Macon at 35.4 ft, new record (Hurricane Alberto).
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Tropical Storm Alberto |
| July 7, 2006 |
Judge Melvin K. Westmoreland of Fulton County Superior Court blocked a revised Georgia Voter ID law. |
Yesterday Tomorrow
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