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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for June 9
Yesterday Tomorrow
| June 9, 1732 |
Privy Council affixes seal on charter creating the colony of Georgia
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| June 9, 1733 |
Oglethorpe returns to Charleston to thank the colony for its kindness
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James Oglethorpe |
| June 9, 1753 |
Original expiration date of the royal charter for the state of Georgia. The trustees had surrendered it two years earlier. |
| June 9, 1775 |
Governor Wright requests the right to leave the colony the following Spring
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James Wright |
| June 9, 1790 |
Col. Marinus Willet meets Creek Indian Nation chiefs at the top of Stone Mountain. He takes them to New York to treat with President George Washington |
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Stone Mountain |
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George Washington |
| June 9, 1825 |
The Fifth Georgia Land Lottery is authorized. It is held in 1827
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Georgia Land Lotteries |
| June 9, 1825 |
Coweta County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Coweta County, Georgia |
| June 9, 1825 |
Lee County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Lee County, Georgia |
| June 9, 1825 |
Muscogee County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Muscogee County, Georgia |
| June 9, 1825 |
Troup County created
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George Michael Troup |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Troup County, Georgia |
| June 9, 1825 |
Carroll County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Carroll County, Georgia |
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Charles Carroll |
| June 9, 1835 |
Whitehall post office established |
| June 9, 1836 |
A battle is fought between Georgia militia and Creek Indian in the vicinity of Fort Jones. It is known as the Battle of Shepherd's Plantation
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Creek Indians |
| June 9, 1885 |
Emily Harvie Thomas Tubman dies, Frankfurt, KY. |
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Emily Tubman |
| June 9, 1944 |
Eighth Air Force establishes a base in Allied-occupied France |
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Eighth Air Force |
| June 9, 1980 |
Chris Richardson, 12, is missing, never returning after a trip to a nearby swimming pool.
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Atlanta Child Murders |
| June 9, 1987 |
Mistrial declared in trial of Jim Williams
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil
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| June 9, 1994 |
Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes sets fire to a home she shares with Atlanta Falcon's football player Andre Rison in the Country Club of the South near Alpharetta.
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Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes |
Yesterday Tomorrow
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