| September 24, 1765 |
John and William Bartram dine with Royal Governor James Wright
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James Wright |
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William Bartram |
| September 24, 1782 |
Colonel Elijah Clarke crosses the Chattahoochee at Beaver Shoals, seaching for a Tory settlement.
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Elijah Clarke |
| September 24, 1789 |
The Judiciary Act of 1789 organizes the state of Georgia as a single judicial district.
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| September 24, 1810 |
Using a revolt by citizens of West Florida as a pretext, (they had secured Baton Rouge the previous day) Leonard Covington marches into West Florida and claims it for the United States. His actions endear him to the state of Georgia, the only American state near West Florida at the time. |
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Leonard Covington |
| September 24, 1824 |
Jeff Davis enters West Point
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Jefferson Davis |
| September 24, 1869 |
A proposal by Dr. Daniel O'Keefe lays out a plan for the establishment of public schools in Atlanta. Under it, a board of Education is elected the following year and some students begin attending school in 1872. |
| September 24, 1881 |
Atlanta opens its first telephone exchange
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| September 24, 1889 |
Decatur Female Seminary (today's Agnes Scott College) opens.
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| September 24, 1912 |
Druid Hills Golf Club opens in Atlanta
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| September 24, 1988 |
Earliest recorded frost for the state of Georgia
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