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Georgia History Timeline
Chronology for May 11;
Yesterday Tomorrow
| May 11, 1750 |
Three Puritans arrive to survey the land between the Ogeechee and Altamaha for possible colonization.
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Liberty County, Georgia |
| May 11, 1775 |
600 pounds of gunpowder removed from the Savannah armory by Radicals led by Noble Wimberly Jones
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City of Savannah, Georgia |
| May 11, 1803 |
Land Lottery Act passed by Georgia legislature. Georgia needed to divest new lands ceded by the Creek, and did not want to return to the corrupt headright practice. A lottery to be held in 1805 that gave advantages to veterans was chosen.
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Georgia headright grants |
| May 11, 1803 |
Wayne County created
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'Mad' Anthony Wayne |
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Wayne County, Georgia |
| May 11, 1803 |
Wilkinson County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Wilkinson County, Georgia |
| May 11, 1803 |
Baldwin County created
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Creation of Georgia Counties
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Baldwin County, Georgia |
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Abraham Baldwin |
| May 11, 1868 |
Convict leasing program starts in Georgia
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| May 11, 1969 |
The Allman Brothers Band play at Piedmont Park
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Piedmont Park |
| May 11, 1976 |
Coke Adds Life (to everything nice) campaign begins
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Coca-Cola |
| May 11, 2005 |
Governor Sonny Perdue signs state-wide smoking ban. |
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Sonny Perdue |
| May 11, 2008 |
11 tornadoes touch down in the state of Georgia. |
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Bibb County, Georgia |
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Laurens County, Georgia |
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Johnson County, Georgia |
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Fulton County, Georgia |
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Clayton County, Georgia |
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Carroll County, Georgia |
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Gwinnett County, Georgia |
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Georgia Tornadoes |
Yesterday Tomorrow
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