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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for June 7
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| June 7, 1738 |
Thomas Causton, magistrate of Savannah is replaced by Henry Parker. A review of of the records reveal gross mismanagement of funds
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
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Storekeeper Thomas Causton |
| June 7, 1754 |
Puritans hold the first church service at a log cabin on Midway Neck.
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Liberty County, Georgia |
| June 7, 1773 |
William Bartram leaves Augusta as part of a team sent to survey the "New Purchase"
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William Bartram |
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City of Augusta, Georgia
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| June 7, 1777 |
Georgia passes its first headright law, allowing the leader of the executive branch to give land to individuals to "strengthen the state." No land is granted under this law.
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Georgia headright grants |
| June 7, 1834 |
Fannie Kemble marries Pierce Butler in Philadelphia
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Fannie Kemble (Butler) |
| June 7, 1853 |
On his way to Columbus, GA, Alexander Stephens railroad car derails about a mile outside of Macon, plunging down an embankment, killing 1. Stephens is hurt but is walking within a week. |
| June 7, 1862 |
James Andrews (The Great Locomotive Chase) is hung in Atlanta at the present-day intersection of Juniper and Third Street. His body is buried nearby, but later exhumed and moved to the National Cemetery at Chattanooga
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| June 7, 1873 |
Godfrey Barnsley died, New Orleans, Louisiana
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Godfrey Barnsley and Barnsley Gardens
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| June 7, 1922 |
Macon's WMAZ broadcasts the graduation of Mercer University. Although the station had operated since the Fall of 1921, it was considered experimental
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City of Macon, Georgia |
| June 7, 1941 |
Ku Klux Klan holds a convention in Atlanta. All but ten states are represented
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Ku Klux Klan in Georgia |
| June 7, 2007 |
Virginia State Police announce an investigation with federal authorities into dogfighting at Michael Vick's Virginia estate |
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Michael Vick |
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